How to learn Grades K–2: Computer science
CSTA K–12 Computer Science Standards: Computer science, Grades K–2
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1. Algorithms and Programming
- Step-by-Step Instructions: Step-by-step instructions for everyday tasks (making a sandwich, brushing teeth); that if instructions are wrong or missing, things go wrong; computers follow instructions exactly
- Data and Information for Computers: What data is: information that computers use — numbers, words, pictures, sounds; everything a computer knows comes from data that people give it
2. Networks and the Internet
- Patterns and Classification: Humans are great at spotting patterns; computers can learn to spot patterns too, but they need lots of examples; sorting and classification activities as the basis of machine learning
3. Computing Systems
- Computers in Everyday Life: Identifying computers in everyday life — not just laptops but phones, tablets, smart speakers, traffic lights, washing machines; what makes something a computer