​​UNIT 1:

BECOME A PROGRAMMER

​Unit Overview

Module A: Computer Programs & You
Understanding the
importance of computer programs & technology in everyday life.

​Unit Overview

Module A: Computer Programs & You
Understanding the
importance of computer programs & technology in everyday life.

Module B: Think
like a Programmer.
Answer a series of
questions designed
to help you start thinking like a programmer.

​Unit Overview

Module A: Computer Programs & You
Understanding the
importance of computer programs & technology in everyday life.

Module B: Think
like a Programmer.
Answer a series of questions designed to help you start thinking like a programmer.

Module C: Join the
Scratch Community.
You will create your
school Scratch account & edit your Scratch public profile.

​Unit Overview

Module A: Computer Programs & You
Understanding the
importance of computer programs & technology in everyday life.

Module B: Think
like a Programmer.
Answer a series of
questions designed
to help you start thinking like a programmer.

Module C: Join the
Scratch Community.
You will create your
school Scratch account & edit your Scratch public profile.

​Unit Overview

Module D: Become A Programmer
Get familiar with the Scratch interface & learning how to stack blocks of code to form scripts.

Module A: Computer Programs & You
Understanding the
importance of computer programs & technology in everyday life.

Module B: Think
like a Programmer.
Answer a series of
questions designed
to help you start thinking like a programmer.

Module C: Join the
Scratch Community.
You will create your
school Scratch account & edit your Scratch public profile.

​Unit Overview

Module D: Become A Programmer
Get familiar with the Scratch interface & learning how to stack blocks of code to form scripts.

Module E: Create an Animated Scene.

Explore the Scratch libraries to create an animated scene of two friends having fun. Afterwards, level up by editing the scene.

By the end of Module A, students will:

• Develop an understanding of the importance of programming in daily life.

• Compare how people played, learned, & worked before the invention of technology​.

• Comprehend the meaning of programming vocabulary.

​Learning Objectives

​Module A:

Computer Programs & You!!

Computer programs are EVERYwhere and in EVERYthing!

Computer programs are EVERYwhere and in EVERYthing!

Without programs computers do NOTHING!!

A computer is a machine that stores information & performs tasks.

A computer is a machine that stores information & performs tasks.

Computers are used everyday to help people learn, work, and play.

A computer is a machine that stores information & performs tasks.

Computers are used everyday to help people learn, work, and play.

A program tells a computer what to do, including counting numbers, typing words, drawing pictures, and/or playing music and/or videos.

Computer programs are EVERYwhere and in EVERYthing!

Without programs computers do NOTHING!!

Technology and computer programs have changed how people work and live by making things faster, safer, easier and more fun to do!!

​Technology in Daily Life!!!