CSTA Computer Science Standards

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ALIGNED TO CSTA STANDARDS

The courses in Zenva Schools have been mapped to the CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards.

Designed to provide the foundation for the complete computer science curriculum and its implementation at the K-12 level, the CSTA Standards prepare students for entry into the workforce or college.

Relevant standards targeting prior grade levels are included in all the mapping documents below.

Grade 3-5

Course	Codes	Mapping Documents	Prerequisites
Intro to Coding with Scratch	1B-AP-10 1B-AP-12 1B-AP-15 1B-IC-21	Course Plan	Entry-level
Scratch Projects 1 – Fish Animation	1B-AP-10 1B-AP-12 1B-AP-15 1B-IC-19 1B-IC-21	Course Plan	Familiarity with Scratch
Scratch Projects 2 – Cat on Trampoline	1B-AP-08 1B-AP-09 1B-AP-10 1B-AP-15 1B-IC-19 1B-IC-21	Course Plan	Familiarity with Scratch
Scratch Projects 3 – Beach Clean Up Game	1B-AP-08 1B-AP-09 1B-AP-10 1B-AP-11 1B-AP-13 1B-AP-15 1B-IC-19 1B-IC-21	Course Plan	Familiarity with Scratch
Intermediate Scratch – Self-Driving Car Simulation	1B-AP-08 1B-AP-09 1B-AP-10 1B-AP-11 1B-AP-13 1B-AP-15 1B-IC-18 1B-IC-19 1B-IC-21	Course Plan	Familiarity with Scratch
Intro to Hardware & Software	1B-CS-01 1B-CS-02 1B-IC-18	Course Plan	Entry-level
Intro to Digital Systems	1B-CS-01 1B-CS-02 1B-NI-04 1B-IC-18	Course Plan	Entry-level

Grade 6-8

Course	Codes	Mapping Documents	Prerequisites
Intro to Coding with Scratch	2-AP-10	Course Plan	Entry-level
Scratch Projects 1 – Fish Animation	2-CS-01 2-AP-10 2-AP-16	Course Plan	Familiarity with Scratch
Scratch Projects 2 – Cat on Trampoline	2-CS-01 2-AP-10 2-AP-11 2-AP-13 2-AP-16 2-IC-21	Course Plan	Familiarity with Scratch
Scratch Projects 3 – Beach Clean Up Game	2-AP-10 2-AP-11 2-AP-13 2-AP-16	Course Plan	Familiarity with Scratch
Intermediate Scratch – Self-Driving Car Simulation	2-AP-10 2-AP-11 2-AP-12 2-AP-13 2-AP-16 2-AP-17 2-AP-19 2-IC-20 2-IC-21 2-IC-23	Course Plan	Familiarity with Scratch
Intro to Digital Systems	2-CS-01 2-DA-07 2-IC-20	Course Plan	Entry-level
Intro to Networks	2-NI-04 2-IC-20 2-IC-21	Course Plan	Entry-level. Familiarity with digital systems recommended
Data Representation & Binary	2-DA-07 2-IC-20 2-IC-21	Course Plan	Entry-level. Familiarity with digital systems recommended
Intro to Coding with Python Turtle	2-AP-10 2-AP-13 2-AP-16 2-AP-19	Course Plan	Entry-level
Python Turtle Mini-Projects	2-AP-10 2-AP-13 2-AP-14 2-AP-16	Course Plan	Basic familiarity with Python and Python Turtle
Intro to Game Development with Unity	2-AP-10 2-AP-11 2-AP-14 2-AP-19	Course Plan	Entry-level. Recommended for Year 8 and up

Grade 9-10

Course	Codes	Mapping Documents	Prerequisites
Managing Data in Networked Systems	3A-CS-01 3A-CS-02 3A-NI-07 3A-NI-08 3A-DA-10 3A-IC-24	Course Plan	Entry-level. Familiarity with digital systems and data representation recommended
Python Turtle Mini-Projects	3A-AP-15 3A-AP-16 3A-AP-17 3A-AP-18 3A-AP-21 3A-AP-23	Course Plan	Basic familiarity with Python and Python Turtle
Python Projects – Medical Diagnosis Bot	3A-NI-06 3A-NI-07 3A-NI-08 3A-DA-10 3A-AP-14 3A-AP-17 3A-AP-18 3A-AP-21 3A-IC-24 3A-IC-29 3A-IC-30	Course Plan	Basic familiarity with Python
Python Projects – Object-Oriented Game	3A-AP-14 3A-AP-16 3A-AP-17 3A-AP-18 3A-AP-23 3A-IC-24 3A-IC-29	Course Plan	Basic familiarity with Python
Python Projects – Medical Patient GUI	3A-NI-06 3A-NI-07 3A-NI-08 3A-AP-14 3A-AP-16 3A-AP-17 3A-AP-18 3A-IC-29 3A-IC-30	Course Plan	Basic familiarity with Python
Intermediate Python Project – Pygame Game	3A-AP-14 3A-AP-15 3A-AP-16 3A-AP-17 3A-AP-18	Course Plan	Assumes familiarity with Python & OOP
Intro to HTML and CSS	3A-IC-24	Course Plan	Entry-level.
HTML & CSS Project – Responsive Website	3A-AP-13 3A-AP-16 3A-AP-17 3A-AP-21	Course Plan	Basic familiarity with HTML & CSS. Recommended for Year 10 and up
Intro to JavaScript	3A-CS-01 3A-AP-13 3A-AP-14 3A-AP-15 3A-AP-17	Course Plan	Entry-level, but HTML familiarity recommended.
JavaScript Project – Language Learning Game	3A-CS-01 3A-AP-13 3A-AP-14 3A-AP-16 3A-AP-17 3A-AP-18	Course Plan	Familiarity with JavaScript
Intro to Game Development with Unity	3A-AP-18	Course Plan	Entry-level
Unity Mini-Projects	3A-CS-01 3A-AP-13 3A-AP-16 3A-AP-17 3A-AP-18	Course Plan	Basic familiarity with Unity
Unity Project – 3D Platformer	3A-CS-01 3A-AP-16 3A-AP-17 3A-AP-18	Course Plan	Familiarity with Unity & C#
Intro to 3D Modeling with Blender	3A-AP-13 3A-AP-16 3A-AP-21 3A-IC-24	Course Plan	Entry-level

Grade 11-12

Course	Codes	Mapping Documents	Prerequisites
Intro to HTML and CSS	3B-AP-20 3B-AP-24	Course Plan	Entry-level
Intro to JavaScript	3B-AP-12 3B-AP-14 3B-AP-24	Course Plan	Entry-level, but HTML familiarity recommended.
JavaScript Project – Language Learning Game	3B-AP-14 3B-AP-20 3B-AP-24	Course Plan	Familiarity with JavaScript
Python Projects – Medical Diagnosis Bot	3B-AP-08 3B-AP-11 3B-AP-12 3B-AP-14 3B-AP-17 3B-AP-20 3B-AP-21 3B-IC-25 3B-IC-27	Course Plan	Basic familiarity with Python
Python Projects – Object-Oriented Game	3B-AP-13 3B-AP-14 3B-AP-17 3B-AP-20 3B-AP-21 3B-IC-25 3B-IC-27	Course Plan	Basic familiarity with Python
Python Projects – Medical Patient GUI	3B-NI-04 3B-DA-06 3B-AP-12 3B-AP-14 3B-AP-16 3B-AP-17 3B-AP-18 3B-AP-20 3B-AP-21 3B-IC-28	Course Plan	Basic familiarity with Python
Intermediate Python Project – Pygame Game	3B-AP-11 3B-AP-14 3B-AP-16 3B-AP-20	Course Plan	Assumes familiarity with Python & OOP
Intro to Game Development with Unity	3B-DA-07 3B-IC-27	Course Plan	Entry-level
Unity Mini-Projects	3B-AP-14 3B-AP-16 3B-AP-20	Course Plan	Basic familiarity with Unity
Unity Project – 3D Platformer	3B-AP-14 3B-AP-16 3B-AP-20	Course Plan	Familiarity with Unity & C#
Intro to 3D Modeling with Blender	3B-DA-07 3B-AP-15 3B-IC-27	Course Plan	Entry-level