Approved Computer Science Curriculum

On September 1, 2022, the Nevada State Board of Education approved additional Computer Science instructional materials for use by all districts and public charter schools in Nevada. The updated list below reflects all currently approved materials for Computer Science. The adoption of any curriculum will be at the discretion of each individual Local Education Agency (LEA) or school.

LocalEducation Agency (LEA) or school.approved Course	Publisher	Recommended Grade Level
AP CS Principles	Beauty and Joy of Computing	High School / Core
Computer Science Grades 6-8	CodeCentral	6^th-8^th / Core
Computer Science Foundations K	Codelicious	Kingergarten
Computer Science Foundations 1	Codelicious	1^st Grade
Computer Science Foundations 3	Codelicious	3^rd Grade
Computer Science Foundations 4	Codelicious	4^th Grade
Intro to CS Apps 6	Codelicious	6^th grade/ Core
CS Applications Java Script	Codelicious	7^th grade / Core
CS Applications Java	Codelicious	8^th grade / Core
AP CS Principles	CodeHS	High School / Core
AP CS A	CodeHS	High School / CTE
CS and Applications	CodeHS	8-12th /Core
Nevada Middle School CS Course	CodeHS	Middle School / Core
Nevada Computer Science II	CodeHS	9-12^th / CTE
Programming 101	Codelicious	3rd-5th/Core
CS Discoveries	Code.org	Middle School / Core
CS Principles	Code.org	High School / Core
Digital Savvy and Python Programming	CompuScholar	High School / Core
Windows Programming (C#)	CompuScholar	High School / CTE
Java Programming (Abridged)	CompuScholar	High School / CTE
Java Programming Level 3 - AP CS A	CompuScholar	11^th-12^th / CTE
AP CS A	CompuScholar	High School / CTE
AP CS Principles	Edhesive	High School / Core
AP CS A	Edhesive	High School / CTE
AP CS A	Florida Virtual School	High School / CTE
CS Principles	Mobile CSP	High School / Core
AP CS Principles	Popfizz	High School / Core
AP CS A	Popfizz	High School / CTE
AP CS Principles	Project Lead the Way	High School / Core
AP CS A	Project Lead the Way	High School / CTE
CS Essentials	Project Lead the Way	High School / CTE
PLTW Gateway	Project Lead the Way	Middle School / Core
Computer Science: An Overview	Savvas-Pearson	High School / CTE
CS Kindergarten	SkillStruck	Kindergarten
CS First Grade	SkillStruck	1^st Grade
CS Second Grade	SkillStruck	2^nd Grade
CS Third Grade	SkillStruck	3^rd Grade
CS Fourth Grade	SkillStruck	4^th Grade
CS Fifth Grade	SkillStruck	5^th Grade
Web Development	SkillStruck	6^th - 8^th / Core
Python 1	SkillStruck	6^th - 8^th / Core
JavaScript 1	SkillStruck	6^th - 8^th / Core
CS Principles	UTeach	High School / Core
CS Principles	Zulama	High School / Core

The following resources were evaluated and although they did not meet full standards alignment with our Nevada Academic Content Standards for Computer Science as required for approved curriculum, they can be used as supporting material for grade-level, standards-aligned instruction where appropriate:

Material	Publisher	Recommended Grade Level
Intro to Computer Science in JavaScript	CodeHS	9^th - 12^th / Core
Intro to Computer Science in Python	CodeHS	9^th - 12^th / CTE
Intro to Computer Science in Java	CodeHS	9^th - 12^th / Core
Computing Ideas	CodeHS	6^th - 12^th / Core
Code Monkey Jr	Code Monkey	Kindergarten
Beaver Achiever	Code Monkey	1^st -2^nd grade
DODO Does Math	Code Monkey	4^th grade
Coding Adventure	Code Monkey	3^rd grade
Challenge Builder	Code Monkey	6^th grade
Game Builder	Code Monkey	6^th grade
Banana Tales	Code Monkey	7^th grade
Coding Chatbots	Code Monkey	8^th grade
CS Fundamentals: Course A	Code.org	Kindergarten
CS Fundamentals: Course B	Code.org	1^st grade
CS Fundamentals: Course C	Code.org	2^nd grade
CS Fundamentals: Course D	Code.org	3^rd grade
CS Fundamentals: Course E	Code.org	4^th grade
CS Fundamentals: Course F	Code.org	5^th grade
Intro to CS	Edhesive	Some Middle School Standards
Foundations of Programming	Florida Virtual School	Some High School Standards
MS Coding Fundamentals	Florida Virtual School	Some Middle School Standards
Procedural Programming	Florida Virtual School	Some High School Standards
Adventures	Intelitek-CoderZ	3^rd or 4^th grade (some coding standards)
Code Farm	Intelitek-CoderZ	5^th grade or Middle School (some coding standards)
Python Turtle Graphics	Popfizz	Some Middle School Standards
Creating 3D artwork with JavaScript	Popfizz	Some Middle School Standards
Intro to CS with MicroBit	Popfizz	Some Middle School Standards
Intro To CS with Python and Raspberry Pi	Popfizz	Some Middle School Standards
Intro to CS with Python	Popfizz	Some Middle School Standards
PTLW Launch	Project Lead the Way	Some Elementary Standards
Computer Programming: FundamentalConcepts Using Java	Savvas-Pearson	Some High School Standards
Computer and Digital Literacy	Zulama	Some Middle School Standards