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PlayOwl

A suggested default path with course quizzes, checkpoints and a final assessment. 8 of 8 courses are authored. Schools and families can adopt it as is, customize a copy or choose individual courses.

Grade 8 · Coding

Grade 8 Programming and Computational Thinking

8 courses · 3 checkpoint quizzes · a final assessment · first 5 courses free

What the stops mean
  • Course: lessons, practice and its own end quiz
  • Checkpoint quiz: revisits several courses
  • Final assessment: the whole path
  • PlayTime and games: optional practice and fun

Progress counts required courses and quizzes only. Optional stops never change it.

  1. Course

    Specify and Decompose a Software Project

    About 85 min Free starter

  2. Course

    Functions, Modules and Structured Data

    About 85 min Free starter

  3. Course

    Algorithms, Efficiency and Tradeoffs

    About 85 min Free starter

  4. Checkpoint quiz

    Checkpoint 1

    Covers: Specify and Decompose a Software Project, Functions, Modules and Structured Data, Algorithms, Efficiency and Tradeoffs

    About 18 min

  5. Course

    Objects and Program Organization

    About 85 min Free starter

  6. Course

    User Interfaces, Events and State

    About 85 min Free starter

  7. Checkpoint quiz

    Checkpoint 2

    Covers: Specify and Decompose a Software Project, Functions, Modules and Structured Data, Algorithms, Efficiency and Tradeoffs, Objects and Program Organization, User Interfaces, Events and State

    About 18 min

  8. Checkpoint quiz

    Checkpoint 3

    Covers: Specify and Decompose a Software Project, Functions, Modules and Structured Data, Algorithms, Efficiency and Tradeoffs, Objects and Program Organization, User Interfaces, Events and State, APIs with Controlled Mock Services

    About 16 min

  9. Final assessment

    Final assessment

    Covers: Specify and Decompose a Software Project, Functions, Modules and Structured Data, Algorithms, Efficiency and Tradeoffs, Objects and Program Organization, User Interfaces, Events and State, APIs with Controlled Mock Services, Testing, Debugging and Secure Design, Build, Document and Demonstrate a Capstone

    About 32 min