The focus should be on how computing technologies can both perpetuate inequalities and help to bring about equity in society.
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Explore Chemistry, Physics, Biology or Computing lessons and activities with Google Arts and Culture then discuss the impact this has had society.
Explore the activities from National Geographic to explore global issues.
Explore Google Trends
Listen to this NY Student run Podcast, Let's Science That!, to explore Science and then discuss the impact this podcast can have on a global scale
9-12.IC.2 Debate laws and regulations that impact the development and use of computing technologies and digital information.
The focus is on developing and defending a claim about how a specific law related to computing technologies impacts different stakeholders.
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Explore resources about deepfakes around the Lunar Moon Landing
The focus is on developing and defending a claim about a specific ethical dilemma related to computing technologies.
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Discuss the ethics around bringing back woolly mammoths with this article.
Explore ecosystems around urban farming and composting with this activity.
Explore robotics with this Belouga AI: The Age of the Robots
The focus is on discussing the personal and societal benefits and drawbacks of different types of data collection and use, in terms of ethics, policy, and culture.
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Use these live cam footage to explore habitats and animals globally
The focus is on applying an understanding of bias and ethical design in order to make recommendations for designing with inclusivity and social good in mind.
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Explore the UN Sustainable Development Goals and consider the impact technology can have on the success of them.
Explore RX Chemistry AI and discuss the implications of this site
At this level, considering accessibility becomes part of the design process and awareness of professionally accepted accessibility standards.
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Explore traditional lab activities and discuss accessibility to them
Create a model that showcases how labs should work to make sure it's inclusive
At this level, the focus is on making connections between computer science and the fields of interest of individual students.
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Explore the Engineering challenges from Future Engineers
Learn about astronauts with this activity.
The focus is on using data to build alternative numerical models that can best represent a data set.
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Explore patterns with bee hives
The emphasis is on designing and following collection protocols. Data sources include, but are not limited to sensors, web or database scrapers, and human input.
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Explore physics, neuroscience and more with OK GO Video activities.
Use PHET Simulations to manipulate data and simulate science topics
Explore Chemistry with RXN with IBM
Use data from Information is Beautiful to explore plastic use and more.
The emphasis is on refining large data sets to create multiple narratives depending upon the audience. Large data sets require use of a software tool or app to cross reference, analyze, refine, and visualize subsets of the data.
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Explore Biology and Computer Science with these activities and resources
If you have iPads, check out Algodoo app to design, construct and explore the world of physics
The focus is on having students think about how to decompose a programming problem into functions and procedures, including working around the constraints imposed by specific functions or features provided in a library.
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Try the routing and deadlock game from Computer Science Unplugged
The focus is on understanding that the same abstract concept can be performed in different ways in a program, as long as the same inputs yield the same results.
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Explore 3D shapes and measurements
Explore an interactive periodic table
Explore if/then statements in Hypersonics and Newton's 2nd Law
The focus of this standard is a high-level understanding that algorithms involve tradeoffs, especially related to memory use and speed. Students should understand that classic algorithms are solved problems that can be reused.
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The focus is on updating the elements or components within a named instance of a data structure, without changing the value associated with the name itself.
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Track outbreaks with data structures
Use online programs or create a program that showcases data
The focus is on combining different forms of repetition and conditionals, including conditionals with complex Boolean expressions.
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The emphasis is on perseverance and the ability to use different test cases on their programs and identify what issues are being tested in each case.
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Research real-world examples of software failures due to inadequate testing
Debugging activities
Bring in a guest speaker to share experiences
The focus is on the collaborative aspect of software development, as well as the importance of documenting the development process such that the reasons behind various development decisions can be understood by other software developers.
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Design or develop a program to simulate the effects of greenhouse gas emissions
Build a computational model for any science topic
The emphasis is on designing (but not necessarily creating) solutions with embedded systems. Systems can be biological, mechanical, social, or some other type of system. Designs could include written descriptions, drawings, and/or 3D prototypes.
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Learn how computers work with this interactive lesson from Google Arts and Culture
Knowledge of specific advanced terms of computer architecture and how specific levels work is not required. Rather the progression, in general terms, from voltage to binary signal to logic gates and so on to the level of human interaction, should be explored.
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Some examples of multi-step troubleshooting problems include resolving connectivity problems, adjusting system configurations and settings, ensuring hardware and software compatibility, and transferring data from one device to another.
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The focus is on understanding the design decisions that direct the coordination among systems composing the Internet that allow for scalability and reliability. Discussions should consider historical, cultural, and economic decisions related to the development of the Internet, as well as the core components of servers and routers.
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Learn how computers work with this Code.org video
The focus is on discussing how specific emerging technologies impact networks in terms of scale, access, reliability, and security, and user behavior.
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Discuss the Internet of Things
Talk about the use of different products to create internet connections (copper vs fiber optics)
The emphasis is on identifying both personal information and organizational information, and devices and embedded systems, that an individual may have access to and that adversaries may want to compromise, obtain, or leverage.
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Explore the Cybersecurity Lab from Nova
Explore Cybercrimes
The emphasis is on considering the CIA Triad when recommending safeguards for a specific application or device.
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Explore the vocabulary of cybersecurity
The focus is on making security recommendations and discussing trade-offs between the degree of confidentiality, the need for data integrity, the availability of information for legitimate use, and assurance that the information provided is genuine.
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Try one of these Cybersecurity Science Projects
The focus is on analyzing the role that cryptography and data security play in events that have shaped history and impact the future.
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Review this lesson about Cybersecurity and Cryptography
Explore the physics of hacking
Explore Morse Code
The emphasis is on analyzing different types of breaches and planning appropriate actions that might be taken to prevent and respond to a security breach.
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Try your Phishing prowess in this Google activity.
Explore the Cyber Security Games
Participate in World Backup Day
Try one of these fun activities around cybersecurity
The focus is to demonstrate proficient keyboarding skills by the end of 12th grade.
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Complete online activities that require students to use the keyboard.
Digital tools and methods should include both social and professional (those predominantly used in college and careers). Collaboration should occur in real time and asynchronously, and there should be opportunities for students to both seek and provide feedback on their thoughts and products.
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Mastery of this standard implies an ability to choose and use the technology tool or resource best suited for a task or purpose.
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New technologies could include different tools for collaboration, creation, etc. that the student has not used before. Platforms could include devices running different operating systems or could be emerging STEAM technologies. Digitally fluent individuals can move between platforms and can use that knowledge when encountering new technology.
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Explore data on Zooniverse
Explore data on eBird
Use PHET simulations
Active management implies an understanding of how intentional and unintentional actions can affect a digital presence.
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Create online scenarios
Strategies that support positive mental health in the digital world include both ways to avoid or handle cyberbullying and ways to interact positively and constructively with others in connected spaces.
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Use ciphers or mazes to showcase the digital world