Grade 1 Computational Thinker Cornerstone Task Summary

Devices

• 1. CS.D.01 Select and operate the appropriate application/software to perform a variety of tasks or obtain a desired outcome.

Troubleshooting

• 1.CS.T.01 Identify and communicate basic hardware and software problems that may occur during use (e.g., application/program not working correctly, no sound coming from device, caps lock turned on), using appropriate technical terminology.

Storage

• 1. DA.S.01 Identify, access, modify, and save an existing file with a computing device.

Algorithms

• 1. AP.A.01 Model daily processes and follow basic algorithms (step-by-step lists of instructions) to complete tasks verbally, kinesthetically, via a programming language, or using a device.

Variables

• 1.AP.V.01 With guidance, model the way programs store and manipulate grade level data by using numbers or other symbols to represent information (e.g., encode or decode words using numbers, pictographs or symbols to letters, words, or direction)

Control

• 1. AP.C.01 With guidance, create programs by using creative expression or problem solving, to accomplish tasks that include sequencing and repetition. Programming languages, robot devices, or unplugged activity can serve as the means

Program Development

• 1. AP.PD.01 Create a grade-level appropriate document to illustrate thoughts, ideas, or stories in a sequential manner (e.g., storyboard, story map, sequential graphic organizer).
• 1. AP.PD.03 Identify and correct errors (debug) in programs which include sequencing and repetition to accomplish a task, through a variety of techniques and strategies that could include an unplugged activity (e.g., changing order or sequence, following steps, trial and error)
• 1. AP.PD.04 Use correct terminology (e.g., beginning, middle, end, etc.) and explain choices made during the development of an algorithm and/or program to solve a simple problem. 

Culture and Diversity

• 1. IC.C.01 Use grade-level appropriate language to identify and describe how people use a variety of technologies and applications in their daily work and personal lives.

Students formulate problem definitions suited for technology-assisted methods such as data analysis, abstract models and algorithmic thinking in exploring and finding solutions.

Students collect data or identify relevant data sets, use digital tools to analyze them, and represent data in various ways to facilitate problem-solving and decision-making.

Students break problems into component parts, extract key information, and develop descriptive models to understand complex systems or facilitate problem-solving.

Students understand how automation works and use algorithmic thinking to develop a sequence of steps to create and test automated solutions.