Computer Science
A set of instructions, like a recipe, that describes how to complete a task.
What is an algorithm?
This curriculum teaches students to be safe, responsible, and respectful online, and is often integrated across K–12 in LAUSD.
What is Common Sense Education's Digital Citizenship Curriculum?
This is the term for organized, competitive video gaming, often played in teams and aligned with school values like teamwork and strategy.
What is esports?
This popular design tool lets students create 3D models, often used before printing on a Makerbot or other printer.
What is Tinkercad?
This term describes the use of games to teach academic content and 21st-century skills like collaboration and problem-solving.
What is game-based learning?
The number of hours of CS instruction that is required for K-5th grade.
What is 20 hours?
You should always do this before posting or sharing photos or personal information about someone else online.
What is asking permission?
In a computer science club, students often build games, apps, or bots using this logic-driven skill.
What is coding?
This invention kit lets students turn everyday objects (like bananas or paper clips) into computer keys.
What is Makey Makey?
The names of the original default player skins in Minecraft.
Who are Steve and Alex?
This branch of computer science explores how machines can recognize patterns, make decisions, and even write poetry — but only as ethically as the data they’re trained on.
What is artificial intelligence (AI)?
This describes the permanent trail of data you leave behind whenever you use the internet.
What is a digital footprint?
In this fast-paced, soccer-style video game, players control rocket-powered cars and compete in school esports leagues, developing teamwork, communication, and quick decision-making skills.
What is Rocket League?
This programmable tool uses color-coded blocks and motion sensors to teach engineering and coding fundamentals through hands-on experimentation.
What are cubelets?
This special character in Minecraft Education allows educators to leave instructions or information for students.
What are NPCs, Non-Player Characters?
This 19th-century mathematician created the first computer program.
Who was Ada Lovelace?
This is the skill of checking who created online content, what their purpose is, and whether the information can be verified.
What is media literacy (evaluating credibility or fact-checking?
This is the name of the activity in the CS Club Educator Guide that uses the Makey Makey.
What is “Help Restore the Coral Reef”?
This programmable robotics kit allows students to build, code, and debug moving creations.
What is LEGO SPIKE Prime?
This visual programming platform uses blocks like "when green flag clicked" and is often paired with storytelling or games.
What is Scratch?
California’s Computer Science Standards are structured by combining these two elements: one explains what students learn, and the other explains how they apply it.
What is a CS Concept and a CS Practice?
This practice helps students take control of their online presence by regularly reviewing privacy settings, removing unused accounts, and managing what others can see about them.
What is managing your digital footprint?
Strong esports programs teach this essential value — helping students handle losses gracefully, support teammates, and maintain a positive mindset under pressure.
What is digital sportsmanship?
These are the names of the two VEX kits schools received.
What are Vex Go and Vex 123?
This pedagogical theory supports game-based learning by emphasizing that students construct knowledge best when they actively build, tinker, and reflect through experiences like game creation.
What is constructivism (or constructionism)?