Third Grade
Nevada Standards Aligned: Beta - CSF Course D
Sequencing
Lesson 2: Graph Paper Programming
Nevada Standard(s): 3.AP.PD.1
Assessment Suggestion: No assessment on this standard at this point as students are gaining skills they need to work on during the following three lessons. Assessment opportunities are available in lessons 5.
Lesson 3: Introduction to Online Puzzles
Nevada Standard(s): 3.AP.PD.1
Assessment Suggestion: No assessment on this standard at this point as students are gaining skills they need to work on during the following two lessons. Assessment opportunities are available in lessons 5.
Lesson 4: Relay Programming
Nevada Standard(s): 3.AP.PD.1
Assessment Suggestion: No assessment on these standards at this point as students are gaining skills they need to work on during the following lesson. Assessment opportunities are available in lessons 5.
Lesson 5: Debugging with Laurel
Nevada Standard(s): 3.AP.PD.1
Assessment Suggestion: Have students independently complete puzzle 6 to assess understanding.
Impacts of Computing
Lesson 6: Designing for Accessibility
Nevada Standard(s): 3.IC.C.1
Assessment Suggestion: Use the "App Redesign Activity" from the lesson plan.
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Events and Variables
Lesson 7: Build a Star Wars Game
Nevada Standard(s): 3.CS.D.1
Assessment Suggestion: Through observational assessment, check to see if students can tell how computer hardware and software work together as a system to accomplish tasks. Note: Slides 12-14 in the slide deck for this lesson have been added to address this standard and are not part of the lesson plan.
Additional Option: "Hardware and Software Skits" is a new unplugged lesson introduced by Code.org in 2024 to meet this standard, so teachers may want to consider teaching that lesson at this point. The plan and all materials needed to teach it can be found here.
Lesson 8: Dance Party
Nevada Standard(s): 3.AP.V.1
Assessment Suggestion: Use students' completed project at level 15.
Loops
Lesson 9: Loops in Ice Age
Assessment Suggestion: Have students independently complete puzzle 8 to assess understanding of both standards for this lesson.
Lesson 10: Drawing Shapes with Loops
Assessment Suggestion: Have students independently complete puzzle 8 to assess understanding of both standards for this lesson.
Lesson 11: Nested Loops in Maze
Nevada Standard(s): 3. AP.V.1
Assessment Suggestion: Have students independently complete puzzle 8 to assess understanding of both standards for this lesson.
Data
Lesson 12: Simulating Experiments
Nevada Standard(s): 3.DA.CVT.1
Assessment Suggestion: Use this page from the lesson.
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End of Course Project
Lesson 13: End of Course Project
Nevada Standard(s): 3.AP.PD.2, 3.IC.SLE.1
Assessment Suggestion: - As students work on level 1 "Example projects," have them work in groups and take on varying roles (e.g., researcher, programmer, test developer, designer, recorder) in order to collaborate with peers during the design, implementation, and review stages of program development [3.AP.PD.2]. Use students' "Create your project" at level 2 and confirm that their work is authentic in alignment with 3.IC.SLE.1.Â
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