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Computer Science is new for many elementary school teachers.  When you speak to to students you can use this definition:

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Background about computer science to get you started with a firm foundation.

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Computer Science is organized into 5 Concept Areas as outlined in this graphic.  For further details, view the MD K-5 CS Standards. Computer Science is about more than Coding (i.e., the Algorithms and Programming concept),

Computer Science and Computer Literacy overlap, but they are not the same. Computer literacy is consuming technology solutions invented by others. 
Computer science is creating technology solutions. 

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