Standards Alignment
Tynker’s course pathways and learning modules align with the Common Core State Standards, the Next Generation Science Standards, CSTA K-12 standards, ISTE standards, several US state CS standards, and the UK National Standards.
CSTA Standards Alignment
Established by the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA), the CSTA K–12 Computer Science standards delineate a core set of learning objectives designed to offer K–12 students a complete pathway from learning CS fundamentals, secondary-level courses, preparing them all the way to college and career readiness.
Grades K-5 CSTA Standards
39 CSTA standards are covered over 30 Tynker courses.
39 CSTA Standards
30 Tynker Courses
100% CSTA Coverage
Grades 6-12 CSTA Programming Standards
38 CSTA programming standards are covered over 24 Tynker courses.
38 CSTA Programming Standards
24 Tynker Courses
100% CSTA Coverage in Programming
Tynker’s elementary, middle and high school curricula rigorously cover the topics specified by the CSTA K–12 Computer Science Standards including Computing Systems, Networks and the Internet, Data & Analysis, Algorithms and Programming, and Impacts of Computing.
ISTE Standards Alignment
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), has created standards for the use of technology in teaching and learning. The ISTE standards is a framework for students and educators for learning and teaching computer science.
For more information on how each Tynker lesson aligns with ISTE standards, please review our Scope and Sequence.
Advanced Placement Computer Science Coverage
AP Computer Science Principles and AP Computer Science A are two college-level computer science courses that introduce students to computer science and challenge their understanding in real-world applications of coding.
AP Computer Science A
Tynker is recognized by the College Board as an endorsed provider of AP ® Computer Science A (AP CSA). Students cultivate their understanding of coding through analyzing, writing, and testing code as they explore concepts like modularity, variables, and control structures.
Course overviewAP Computer Science Principles
Tynker is recognized by the College Board as an endorsed provider of AP ® Computer Science Principles (AP CSP). The course introduces students to foundational concepts of computer science and challenges them to explore how computing and technology can impact the world.
Course overviewState-Level CS Standards Alignment
Tynker’s curriculum aligns with several state-specific standards. Select your state to gain a more in-depth understanding of how the curriculum caters to your specific needs.
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Next Generation Science Standards Alignment
The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are K–12 science content standards that set the expectations for what students should know and be able to do.
Tynker offers a collection of 12 courses with NGSS-aligned coding lessons in the areas of Math, Earth Science, Life Science, Physical Science, Social Studies, and English. For more information, please review our Scope and Sequence.
K-8 NGSS AlignmentCommon Core Alignment
Tynker courses comply with 1st–8th grade US Common Core standards to ensure coding can be integrated into any subject area.
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| MP | Mathematical Practices |
| NS | The Number System |
| EE | Expressions + Equations |
| F | Functions |
| G | Geometry |
| SP | Statistics + Probability |
| NBT | Numbers + Operations in Base Ten |
| OA | Operations + Algebraic Thinking |
| MD | Measurement + Data |
| NF | Numbers + Operations — Fractions |
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Detailed Descriptions
Grade: 3
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.L.2
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when W.
Capitalize appropriate words in titles.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.L.4
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Use glossaries or beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.RI.1
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.RI.3
Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using L that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.RI.5
Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.RI.7
Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.RI.8
Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.SL.1
Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.W.3
Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations.
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
Establish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.W.6
With guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce and publish W (using keyboarding skills) as well as to interact and collaborate with others.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.W.8
Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.
CCSS.Math.3.MP.2
Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
CCSS.Math.3.MP.8
Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
CCSS.Math.3.NBT.3
Multiply one-digit whole numbers by multiples of 10 in the range 10–90 (e.g., 9 × 80, 5 × 60) using strategies based on place value and properties of operations.