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# Intro to CS
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## A 14 week Introduction to Computer Science course.
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This course is targeted to middle school grades 6-8 (ages 11-14 years). It is also written for teachers who may not have a Computer Science background, or who may be teaching an "Intro to Computer Science" course for the first time.
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This course takes approximately 14 weeks to complete, spending about 1 week on each of the first 11 lessons, and 3 weeks for students to complete the final project at the end. Of course, teachers should feel free to customize the curriculum to meet individual school or district resources and timeframe.
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**Download it**
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The entire course is also available as a download. Choose any of these formats:
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* [**HTML** - The entire course in a single HTML page that you can print to PDF or paper.](/--docs#book:/courses/csintro/SUMMARY)
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[ **OneNote** - Intro to CS with MakeCode for micro:bit](https://1drv.ms/o/s!AqsgsTyHBmRBgQvFaUaeANNHbxpC)
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[ **PDF** - Intro to CS with MakeCode for micro:bit](https://1drv.ms/b/s!AqsgsTyHBmRBgQ1Fjzm5y5wKG75M)
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[ **iBooks** - Making with micro:bit](https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/making-with-micro-bit/id1255260221?mt=11)
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### ~
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### Lesson structure
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Each of the 12 lessons is structured in this format:
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* Topic Introduction
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* Unplugged Activity (30 min) - An offline game or activity that demonstrates the concept/topic
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* micro:bit Activity (45-60 min) - An activity that everyone makes on their micro:bit that teaches the skills learned in this lesson.
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* Project (60-120 min) - A prompt for an original project that each student will create to demonstrate their understanding of the skills and concepts covered in this lesson.
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* Project Mods - Examples of additional things students can do to extend the project.
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* Assessment - A project rubric and guidance for grading the project.
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* Standards - A list of CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards and/or concepts covered by this lesson.
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## Course contents
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* [About](/courses/csintro/about)
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* [Introduction](/courses/csintro/introduction)
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* [References](/courses/csintro/references)
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* [Acknowledgements](/courses/csintro/acknowledgements)
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### Lessons
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1. [Making](/courses/csintro/making)
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2. [Algorithms](/courses/csintro/algorithms)
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3. [Variables](/courses/csintro/variables)
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4. [Conditionals](/courses/csintro/conditionals)
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5. [Iteration](/courses/csintro/iteration)
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6. [Review/Mini-Project](/courses/csintro/miniproject)
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7. [Coordinate grid system](/courses/csintro/coordinates)
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8. [Booleans](/courses/csintro/booleans)
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9. [Bits, bytes, and binary](/courses/csintro/binary)
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10. [Radio](/courses/csintro/radio)
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11. [Arrays](/courses/csintro/arrays)
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12. [Independent final project](/courses/csintro/finalproject)
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