Computing and AI for All Curriculum

Grounded in NSF-funded research and built for real classrooms,
our free K–8 curricula are designed for educators and learners with any background to use with confidence.

Project-Based Learning · Block-Based Coding · AI Literacy · Culturally Relevant · Free

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Created by the Computing and AI for All team at UC Irvine's Digital Learning Lab.

Curricular Pathways

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ACT 1: Scratch Create

ACT 1: Scratch Create

Grade 4
Scratch
Foundational CS concepts
Sequences, events, and loops

ACT 2: Scratch Design

ACT 2: Scratch Design

Grade 5
Scratch
Continues from ACT 1
Animation, variables, and parallelism

ACT 3: Scratch Impact

ACT 3: Scratch Impact

Grades 5–6
Scratch
Environmental science and community
Data literacy and real-world impact

Computing+AI

Computing+AI

Grades 6–8
CreatiCode
AI literacy and computational thinking
AI-assisted and agentic coding

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AI Literacy

AI Literacy

40–45 minutes
Prediction and training data
Bias and reliability
Interactive classroom activities

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Science Inquiry Studio

Science Inquiry Studio

Grades 6–8
Ready-to-use activity library
Teacher-guided AI
Science + AI literacy

Open Science Inquiry Studio

Scratch Basics

Scratch Basics

Supplementary

Scratch
Introduction to Scratch and block-based coding
Beginner projects

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Have questions about the curriculum? Contact us at caiforall@uci.edu.