# Resources

## CSTA Standards

Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) Standards 2017.

http://www.csteachers.org/page/standards.

### Level 2 (Grades 6-8)

#### Computing Systems

* 02 - Design projects that combine hardware and so􀁸ware components to collect and exchange data.
* 03 - Systematically identify and fix problems with computing devices and their components.

#### Networks & the Internet

* 04 - Model the role of protocols in transmitting data across networks and the Internet.

#### Data and analysis

* 07 - Represent data using multiple encoding schemes.
* 08 - Collect data using computational tools and transform the data to make it more useful and reliable.
* 09 - Refine computational models based on the data they have generated.

#### Algorithms and programming

* 11 - Create clearly named variables that represent different data types and perform operations on their values.
* 13 - Decompose problems and subproblems into parts to facilitate the design, implementation, and review of programs.
* 17 - Systematically test and refine programs using a range of test cases.
* 19 - Document programs in order to make them easier to follow, test, and debug.


## Utah Science with Engineering Education (SEEd)

* [Utah Science Website](https://schools.utah.gov/curr/science)
* [Utah Grades 6-8 SEEd Standards](https://schools.utah.gov/file/265a0b53-b6a7-48fb-b253-b6a5f38ffe19)
* [Sixth grade OER Science text](https://eq.uen.org/emedia/items/dae58176-b839-4b26-87e4-09ca5ed98875/1/Grade6RS.pdf)
* [Seventh grade OER Science text](https://eq.uen.org/emedia/items/afd89ff1-054c-4ac5-a712-67f4c6029644/1/Grade7RS.pdf)
* [Eighth grade OER Science text](https://eq.uen.org/emedia/items/e5219302-32b9-4c2f-ad65-38f303da6654/1/Grade8RS.pdf)

## micro:bit

* [Microbit.org](http://microbit.org)
* [MakeCode.com](https://makecode.com)
* [Utah Coding Project](http://utahcoding.org)
* [Blog entry on Windows 10 MakeCode app](https://sites.google.com/view/utahcodingproject/blog/2018-jan-makecode-app)

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Adapted from "[Microbit Data Collection Methods](https://drive.google.com/open?id=13Mi6caoelyzgch6tUj-wlw0bmgS7ikGEwYR2a37mEww)" by [C Lyman](http://utahcoding.org) [![CC BY-NC-SA](https://licensebuttons.net/l/by-nc-sa/4.0/80x15.png)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
