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K to 12 curricula for computer science

For a discussion of differences in curricular needs between elementary, middle, and high school needs in computer science, see this website: https://k12cs.org/curriculum-assessment-pathways/.


For 5th to 8th graders, see the curricula recommended at this website: code.org in the 3rd parties section. In particular, see ScratchEd at this link: https://code.org/educate/curriculum/middle-school.

We should emphasize computational thinking over coding. Learning the former does not require a computer. For resources related to this, see CS Unplugged: https://csunplugged.org/en/.

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