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Big Idea 1 Creativity Computing is a creative activity.
EU 1.1 Creative development can be an essential process for creating computational artifacts.
LO 1.1.1 Apply a creative development process when creating computational artifacts.
LO 1.2.1 Create a computational artifact for creative expression.
LO 1.2.2 Create a computational artifact using computing tools and techniques to solve a problem.
LO 1.2.3 Create a new computational artifact by combining or modifying existing artifacts.
LO 1.2.4 Collaborate in the creation of computational artifacts.
LO 1.2.5 Analyze the correctness, usability, functionality, and suitability of computational artifacts.
EU 1.3 Computing can extend traditional forms of human expression and experience.
LO 1.3.1 Use computing tools and techniques for creative expression.
Big Idea 2 Abstraction Abstraction reduces information and detail to facilitate focus on relevant concepts.
LO 2.1.1 Describe the variety of abstractions used to represent data.
LO 2.1.2 Explain how binary sequences are used to represent digital data.
LO 2.2.1 Develop an abstraction when writing a program or creating other computational artifacts.
LO 2.2.2 Use multiple levels of abstraction to write programs.
LO 2.2.3 Identify multiple levels of abstractions that are used when writing programs.
EU 2.3 Models and simulations use abstraction to generate new understanding and knowledge.
LO 2.3.1 Use models and simulations to represent phenomena.
LO 2.3.2 Use models and simulations to formulate, refine, and test hypotheses.
Big Idea 3 Data and Information Data and information facilitate the creation of knowledge.
LO 3.1.1 Find patterns and test hypotheses about digitally processed information to gain insight and knowledge.
LO 3.1.2 Collaborate when processing information to gain insight and knowledge.
LO 3.1.3 Explain the insight and knowledge gained from digitally processed data by using appropriate visualizations, notations, and precise language.
LO 3.2.1 Extract information from data to discover and explain connections or trends.
LO 3.2.2 Determine how large data sets impact the use of computational processes to discover information and knowledge.
LO 3.3.1 Analyze how data representation, storage, security, and transmission of data involve computational manipulation of information.
Big Idea 4 Algorithms Algorithms are used to develop and express solutions to computational problems.
LO 4.1.1 Develop an algorithm for implementation in a program.
LO 4.1.2 Express an algorithm in a language.
LO 4.2.1 Explain the difference between algorithms that run in a reasonable time and those that do not run in a reasonable time.
LO 4.2.2 Explain the difference between solvable and unsolvable problems in computer science.
LO 4.2.3 Explain the existence of undecidable problems in computer science.
LO 4.2.4 Evaluate algorithms analytically and empirically for efficiency, correctness, and clarity.
Big Idea 5 Programming Programming enables problem solving, human expression, and creation of knowledge.
LO 5.1.1 Develop a program for creative expression, to satisfy personal curiosity, or to create new knowledge.
LO 5.1.2 Develop a correct program to solve problems.
LO 5.1.3 Collaborate to develop a program.
LO 5.2.1 Explain how programs implement algorithms.
LO 5.3.1 Use abstraction to manage complexity in programs.
EU 5.4 Programs are developed, maintained, and used by people for different purposes.
LO 5.4.1 Evaluate the correctness of a program.
LO 5.5.1 Employ appropriate mathematical and logical concepts.
Big Idea 6 The Internet The Internet pervades modern computing.
LO 6.1.1 Explain the abstractions in the Internet and how the Internet functions.
LO 6.2.1 Explain characteristics of the Internet and the systems built on it.
LO 6.2.2 Explain how the characteristics of the Internet influence the systems built on it.
LO 6.3.1 Identify existing cybersecurity concerns and potential options to address these issues with the Internet and the systems built on it.
Big Idea 7 Global Impact Computing has global impact.
EU 7.1 Computing enhances communication, interaction, and cognition.
LO 7.1.1 Explain how computing innovations affect communication, interaction, and cognition.
LO 7.1.2 Explain how people participate in a problem-solving process that scales.
LO 7.2.1 Explain how computing has impacted innovations in other fields.
EU 7.3 Computing has global effects - both beneficial and and harmful - on people and society.
LO 7.3.1 Analyze the beneficial and harmful effects of computing.
EU 7.4 Computing innovations influence and are influenced by the economic, social, and cultural contexts in which they are designed and used.
LO 7.4.1 Explain the connections between computing and real-world contexts, including economic, social, and cultural contexts.
EU 7.5 An investigative process is aided by effective organization and selection of resources. Appropriate technologies and tools facilitate the accessing of information and enable the ability to evaluate the credibility of resources.
LO 7.5.1 Access, manage, and attribute information using effective strategies.
LO 7.5.2 Evaluate online and print sources for appropriateness and credibility.
