Lesson 1

Introduction to programming

In this lesson, students are introduced to commands and programs. They compare actions to commands in an unplugged activity, and then transition into creating programs in the Code Editor. To conclude the lesson, students partner up and share the commands they used to build their programs.

school
Grade 3
local_library
Subject Science, Math
schedule
Length of lesson 50 minutes

Learning objective

Students will define the role of commands in programming.

Standards

CSTA Standards

  • 1B-AP-08: Compare and refine multiple algorithms for the same task and determine which is the most appropriate.
  • 1B-AP-17: Describe choices made during program development using code comments, presentations, and demonstrations

Lesson contents