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Standards alignment for Developing Games Scheme of Work

Lesson 2 - Lesson 9 - Lesson 12 -

Lesson 1 - Lesson 4 - Lesson 7 - Lesson 13 -
Level 2 (Ages 11-14) Adding a sprite Lesson 3 - Events Lesson 5 - User Lesson 6 - Lesson 8 - Compound Lesson 10 - Lesson 11 - Using Variables
Concept Subconcept Code Investigating a Variables and Computational improvements
By the end of Grade 8, students will be able to.. and control its and Actions needs Project lifecycle Flowcharts conditional Functions libraries naming
simple game data types Thinking and feedback
movement statements conventions
Recommend improvements to the design of computing
Devices 2-CS-01 devices, based on an analysis of how users interact with the
devices
Computing
Hardware & Design projects that combine hardware and software
Systems 2-CS-02
Software components to collect and exchange data.
Systematically identify and fix problems with computing
Troubleshooting 2-CS-03
devices and their components.
Network
Model the role of protocols in transmitting data across
Communication 2-NI-04
networks and the Internet.
& Organization
Networks & The
Explain how physical and digital security measures protect
Internet 2-NI-05
electronic information.
Cybersecurity
Apply multiple methods of encryption to model the secure
2-NI-06
transmission of information.
Storage 2-DA-07 Represent data using multiple encoding schemes
Collection,
Collect data using computational tools and transform the data
Data & Analysis Visualization, & 2-DA-08
to make it more useful and reliable.
Transformation
Inference & Refine computational models based on the data they have
2-DA-09
Models generated.
Use flowcharts and/or pseudocode to address complex
Algorithms 2-AP-10 Y Y
problems as algorithms.
Create clearly named variables that represent different data
Variables 2-AP-11 Y Y
types and perform operations on their values.
Design and iteratively develop programs that combine control
Control 2-AP-12 structures, including nested loops and compound Y
conditionals
Decompose problems and subproblems into parts to facilitate
2-AP-13 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
the design, implementation, and review of programs.
Modularity
Create procedures with parameters to organize code and
Algorithms & 2-AP-14 Y
make it easier to reuse.
Programming
Seek and incorporate feedback from team members and
2-AP-15 Y Y Y
users to refine a solution that meets user needs.
Incorporate existing code, media, and libraries into original
2-AP-16 Y
programs, and give attribution.
Program Systematically test and refine programs using a range of test
2-AP-17 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Development cases.
Distribute tasks and maintain a project timeline when
2-AP-18 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
collaboratively developing computational artifacts.
Document programs in order to make them easier to follow,
2-AP-19 Y
test, and debug.
Compare tradeoffs associated with computing technologies
2-IC-20
that affect people's everyday activities and career options
Culture
Discuss issues of bias and accessibility in the design of existing
2-IC-21
technologies.
Impacts of
Computing Collaborate with many contributors through strategies such
Social
2-IC-22 as crowdsourcing or surveys when creating a computational Y
Interactions
artifact.
Safety, Law, & Describe tradeoffs between allowing information to be public
2-IC-23
Ethics and keeping information private and secure.