Computing Systems

Students progress from basic troubleshooting to understanding how computer systems are built and function on a hardware level.

CSTA Computing Systems Standards Middle and High School activities

JS 101-401 Middle School

CSTA 2-CS-01 Recommend improvements to the design of computing devices, based on an analysis of how users interact with the devices.

CSTA 2-CS-02 Design projects that combine hardware and software components to collect and exchange data.

CSTA 2-CS-03 Systematically identify and fix problems with computing devices and their components.

CS 101-601 High School

CSTA 3A-CS-03 Develop guidelines that convey systematic troubleshooting strategies that others can use to identify and fix errors.

Free Computing Systems Aligned Project

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You and your students can create this project in conjunction with the Vidcode Coding Sandbox and Makey Makey lab kit to let kids to control videos they upload with the controller of their own making, pixelating and distorting their video as they wish.

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Access the 3-12 Curriculum Pathway

Teach your students how hardware + software connect to make up our world