Grade 7 CTE SCOS Standards

Introduction to MakeCode with Minecraft

Navigating the Minecraft environment

Creating/Importing a Minecraft world

Connecting to MakeCode

The basics of MakeCode blocks

Understand the role of the Agent

Writing computer algorithms

Understand what an algorithm is

Write an algorithm

Understand the requirement for thorough instructions in computer programs

Moving to JavaScript

Understanding text-based programming language

Be able to identify equivalent JavaScript code for MakeCode blocks

Be able to make modifications to JavaScript code to affect the output

JavaScript Loops

Identify and modify Repeat loops in JavaScript

Identify and modify While loops in JavaScript

Identify and modify For loops in JavaScript

JavaScript Logic

Identify and modify IF THEN and IF THEN ELSE statements in JavaScript

Use Comparison operators in JavaScript

Use Boolean operators in JavaScript

Errors

Define and Identify Semantic Errors

Define and Identify Syntax Errors

Project

Design and develop a programmatic solution for a problem

Understand the presence and influence of digital art and media in popular culture.

Remember examples of digital arts and media present in everyday life and various industries.

Understand how digital arts and media influence communication, culture, and individual perspectives in popular culture.

Understand how generative AI is influencing the digital arts in popular culture.

Understand how businesses and organizations use digital arts and media to inform decisions and engage audiences.

Understand how digital arts and media support marketing and branding.

Understand how digital art is used in communication strategies to engage audiences.

Understand how generative AI is influencing digital arts in a variety of careers.

Understand techniques to make digital media projects using 2D, 3D, and multimedia tools.

Understand digital 2D tools to make an original composition.

Understand digital 3D tools to make an original composition.

Understand audio, video, photo or a combination to produce an original composition.

Understand career pathways in the digital arts and career clusters.

Explain career roles, responsibilities, and required qualifications within the digital arts and media industry.

Summarize professional practices and ethical standards that contribute to success in digital arts and media careers.

Explain the impact of emerging technologies and industry trends on current and future digital arts and media careers.

Understand why showcasing digital art is a standard practice in the media industry.

Compare digital methods of showcasing art in the media industry.

Compare non-digital methods of showcasing art in the media industry.

Understand invention, innovation, and the design process.

Recall inventing 101.

Explain the engineering design process.

Explain innovation in action.

Understand engineering core concepts.

Explain systems.

Explain reverse engineering.

Explain mechanisms.

Understand technological impacts.

Explain reducing, reusing, and recycling.

Explain cleaning up the mess.

Explain creating alternative solutions.

Understand getting creative.

Explain drawing and design.

Explain creating a scale.

Explain digital drawings.

Introduction to MakeCode with Minecraft

Navigating the Minecraft environment

Creating/Importing a Minecraft world

Connecting to MakeCode

The basics of MakeCode blocks

Understand the role of the Agent

Using Variables in MakeCode

Identifying variables

The usage of variables

Creating variables

Understand and explain file naming conventions

Logic in MakeCode

Identify and create IF THEN statements

Use Comparison operators

Use Boolean operators

Identify and create IF THEN ELSE statements

Loops in MakeCode

Identify and use Repeat loops

Identify and use While loops

Identify and use For loops

Identify and use Forever loops

Use the pause command

Use the on start loop

Project

Design and develop a programmatic solution for a problem

Introduction to Minecraft

Navigating the Minecraft environment

Creating/Importing a Minecraft world

Explore digital citizenship.

Develop a set of rules for using an online collaborative platform.

Create a list of behaviors which make a responsible digital citizen.

Develop an understanding of a coding language.

Develop an understanding of how to use code to build in Minecraft and develop a relationship with 'Agent.'

Code Agent to navigate through a maze.

Create a program for a given task using sequential steps.

Program Agent to place and break blocks.

Design and create a code (including a loop) to build a structure.

Work within a budget to complete a given task.

Collaborate on a community build challenge to build a street.

Modify an existing program to solve errors and predict if a program will fail.

Reflect on the debugging process.

Identify and fix a number of different errors in MakeCode blocks.

Project

Apply developed coding skills to create a collaborative build of another island containing structures.