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Teach computer programming and coding to your kids with the CS First curriculum, free of charge. Students can create fun, interactive projects. Sign up and get started today!
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Overview. Students go on a first journey through Scratch for...
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Overview. Students go on a first journey through Scratch for CS First with four fun projects that introduce the core elements of Scratch and foundational coding skills. Examples. Lessons access_time 45-90 mins each. CS First is aligned to education standards.
Find coding courses and computer science lessons to use with your students. All of the materials in the computer science curriculum are free and easy to use.
Teach coding can be simple and fun to learn with CS First. This free of charge, video-based computer science curriculum is designed for teachers with no prior CS knowledge and for students in...
- Overview of CS First
- What is a CS First class?
- How CS First works
- Minimum requirements to host a CS First class
- Benefits of creating a CS First Class
CS First is an easy-to-use computer science curriculum designed for students in grades 4-8 (ages 9-14) that is free of charge. Teachers use the video content to teach kids coding basics with Scratch for CS First, a special version of the Scratch coding editor inside the CS First website. CS First is available online at http://g.co/csfirst and can b...
A class consists of a roster of students and one or more CS First lessons. Classes can be used to organize and assign lessons to your students. The curriculum includes standalone lessons and sequenced multi-lesson units; you can view them all at g.co/csfirst/curriculum.
Standalone lessons
• Description: Standalone lessons teach students the basics of block-based coding with Scratch for CS First, and are great for anyone who is new to coding or for special one-day events such as conferences or Hour of Code™.
• Structure: Standalone lessons are 45 - 75 minute standalone lessons designed for students to start and complete a coding project in one session. Students will watch a series of videos and create one coding project in Scratch for CS First with opportunities to personalize their work using “Add-Ons.”
Multi-lesson units
• Description: Multi-lesson units are built around student interests and vary in complexity. They are designed to introduce students to core computer science concepts over several sessions.
1. You set up a class online. Anyone can teach CS First—no computer science experience required.
2. CS First provides the curriculum and materials.
Anyone can run a class anywhere as long as you have:
1. Computers
2. Internet (See our tips for what to do if you have slow internet or no internet.)
3. Headphones (recommended but not required)
Setting up a CS First class allows you to:
• Track student progress for students enrolled in your CS First class.
• Gain valuable insight via reflection survey summaries.
• Connect to Google Classroom.
• Access your students projects within your teacher dashboard.
• Request physical materials (for multi-lesson units only).
CS First was built by Google computer science experts and experienced teachers to meet the needs of students in multiple disciplines in a variety of learning environments. Explore the...
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