Computer Science Common Core Standards for Grades 3-5

Here is a brief summary of the Computer Science Common Core Standards for grades 3-5. We hope this helps parents understand what your children will be learning and encourages dialogue between you and your student. Parents can help reinforce and ask questions about these concepts at home.

By the end of grade 5, all students will be able to:

Computer Systems and Troubleshooting

Understanding Computer Systems: Learn how parts of a computer work together. Make simple models to show this.
Fixing Problems: Use common methods to fix computer issues like no power, no internet, or app crashes.

Internet and Online Safety

How Data Travels: Understand how information is sent over the internet in pieces and put back together.
Protecting Information: Learn ways to keep personal information safe, like using strong passwords.

Data and Patterns

Storing Data: Know that different types of data need different amounts of space.
Using Data: Organize and show data to find patterns and make predictions.

Programming and Problem Solving

Choosing the Best Method: Compare different ways to solve a problem and pick the best one.
Using Variables: Create simple programs that use variables to keep track of information.
Control Structures: Make programs with events, loops, and conditionals to control the order of actions.
Breaking Down Problems: Split problems into smaller parts and use bits of existing programs to make new ones.

Program Development and Collaboration

Improving Programs: Plan, test, and fix programs while considering others' ideas.
Respecting Creative Work: Give credit when using or changing someone else's work and explain your coding choices.
Working Together: Take on different roles when working with classmates to create and review programs.

Impact and Accessibility

Tech in the World: Discuss how technology has changed our lives and how it's influenced by different cultures.
Making Tech Better: Suggest ways to make technology easier for everyone to use and understand different views to improve it.
Creative Rights: Understand why creators might limit the use of their work and respect those decisions.

To learn more review the Common Core Standards here: https://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/csstandards.pdf

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