1-on-1 Online Computer Science Classes for Class 5

Topics	Learning Goals	Learning Outcomes
Generations of computers	Explore five computer generations, key changes in size, speed, and cost.	Child completes a 5-row comparison table and explains one generational shift.
Operating systems in depth	Learn booting, desktops, multitasking, files, permissions, and OS comparisons.	Child explains booting, multitasking and updates in own words; compares 3 OSs on 4 features.
Networks, the cloud and how data travels	Understand LAN, internet, Wi-Fi, servers, cloud storage, and file sharing.	Child draws a simple network diagram and uploads/retrieves a file via a cloud drive.
File formats and choosing the right tool	Identify common file formats, suitable apps, and document types.	Child matches 10 formats to apps and chooses the right tool for 5 tasks.
Meet the spreadsheet	Learn spreadsheet rows, columns, cells, cell addresses, and formatting.	Child enters a 6×5 data table with formatted headings.
Formulas: adding it up	Use addition, SUM, AUTOSUM, and copied formulas in spreadsheets.	Child computes totals for 6 rows using formulas copied down.
Functions: AVERAGE, MAX, MIN, COUNT	Apply four functions, interpret results, and calculate percentages.	Child computes average, max, min and count for a dataset and writes 3 sentences interpreting them.
Sorting, filtering and conditional formatting	Sort, filter, and colour spreadsheet data based on values.	Child sorts and filters a 20-row dataset and highlights top scores.
Charts: bar, line, pie	Create charts, label them, and interpret data using suitable visuals.	Child creates 3 chart types from one dataset and explains when each is best.
IT project 1: Family survey and data report	Conduct surveys, analyse responses, create charts, and write reports.	A complete data report with spreadsheet, charts and written findings.
Research presentation with sources	Create research presentations with sources, charts, and consistent design.	A 6–8 slide presentation with a sources slide and a chart.
Digital storytelling: images, audio and video	Add narration, videos, and edited images to create multimedia stories.	A narrated slide story exported as a video or auto-playing deck.
Presenting to persuade	Practise presentations using hooks, key points, conclusions, and feedback.	A 3-minute persuasive presentation delivered and self-assessed with the rubric.
Advanced searching and note-making	Search effectively, evaluate sources, take notes, and avoid plagiarism.	Child researches a topic from 3 sources and produces half a page of paraphrased notes with source list.
Misinformation, fake news and deepfakes (age-appropriate)	Identify misinformation, check claims, recognise fake images, and verify facts.	Child fact-checks 4 sample claims and explains the method.
Privacy, data and digital footprint	Understand app permissions, data collection, privacy settings, and digital footprints.	Child reviews the permissions of 3 apps with a parent and explains digital footprint.
Cyber safety: scams, gaming and strangers	Recognise online scams, protect OTPs, report threats, and block unsafe users.	Child passes a 12-scenario quiz and updates the family agreement.
Being a good digital citizen	Practise digital empathy, prevent cyberbullying, and balance screen time.	A typed and signed digital pledge.
Mirror and water images (Abstract Thinking 1)	Solve mirror-image and water-image problems involving letters and figures.	Child correctly identifies 10 mirror/water images including 3 combined transformations.
Rotations, order and direction (Abstract Thinking 2)	Solve rotation problems involving angles, shapes, clock hands, and directions.	Child solves 8 rotation problems including changes in order and direction.
Views, cuts, folds and hidden layers (Abstract Thinking 3)	Solve cube, folding, cutting, and figure-matrix reasoning problems.	Child solves 8 complex spatial problems.
Progressive patterns (Pattern Recognition)	Identify progressive patterns, sequences, rules, and missing terms.	Child continues 10 progressive patterns and states rules; finds the nth term for 3.
Interconnected clues (Decomposition 1)	Solve interconnected clues, place-value puzzles, and elimination grids.	Child solves 6 interconnected-clue problems using a grid or equations-in-words.
Pictures as numbers (Decomposition 2)	Solve pictograph, balance-scale, and shape-based number equation puzzles.	Child solves 8 pictorial-value problems.
Conditional transfers and multi-table data (Decomposition 3)	Solve exchange, linked-table, and three-dimensional object reasoning problems.	Child solves 4 conditional transfer chains and 6 linked-table questions.
Multi-layered algorithms: grids, swaps, sequences (Algorithmic Thinking 1)	Solve grid paths, swaps, number machines, and reverse-operation problems.	Child executes 6 multi-rule instruction sets and reverses 3 number machines.
Ordering with multiple attributes and counting instructions (Algorithmic Thinking 2)	Practise ordering, counting, and two-rule value arrangement challenges.	Child solves 6 ordering puzzles and 6 structured-counting problems.
Permutations, combinations, estimation and connections (CG-2: C-3, C-4, C-5)	Use systematic listing, permutations, estimation, and multiple representations.	Child enumerates 4 combination/permutation problems completely; makes 6 sensible method choices; represents 2 problems three ways.
Revision sprint and code organisation	Rebuild Scratch games, comment scripts, name variables, and reuse code.	A rebuilt game with named variables and comments.
Strings and text: join, length, letter of	Use string functions to reverse names and count vowels in Scratch.	Child builds a word-reverser and a vowel counter.
Lists (arrays)	Create lists and practise adding, deleting, inserting, replacing, and selecting items.	Child builds a list-based quiz that asks random questions from a list.
Loops over lists and searching	Use counters to search lists and find their largest number.	Child implements "find the maximum" and "search" over a list.
Custom blocks (functions)	Create custom Scratch blocks with inputs for reusable coding tasks.	Child creates 2 custom blocks with inputs and uses each at least twice.
Pen and geometry	Draw shapes and spirals using Scratch Pen, loops, turns, and colour changes.	Child draws 4 shapes and a spiral pattern using loops and custom blocks.
Project: Quiz app with lists, score and feedback	Build quizzes using lists, scoring, percentages, results, and answer reviews.	A complete data-driven quiz app.
Trace, debug and optimise	Debug Scratch programs, trace variables, fix errors, and improve efficiency.	Child traces 4 of 5, fixes 5 of 6 bugs, and shortens one program.
What is AI? Smart vs programmed	Explore everyday AI and compare learning systems with fixed-rule automation.	Child sorts 10 examples into automation/AI with reasons and explains "learning from examples" in own words.
Teach a machine: patterns in data	Train and test image classifiers; understand how varied examples improve accuracy.	Child trains and tests a 2–3 class model and explains why it made a mistake.
Fairness, honesty and being smart with AI	Explore AI bias, errors, privacy, ethical homework use, and real-world benefits.	Child gives 2 examples of unfair AI outcomes, states 3 rules for honest AI use, and names 3 helpful uses.
Hello, Python!	Learn Python basics, print, variables, input, maths, and error handling.	Child writes and runs a program that asks for a name and age and prints a sentence.
If, loops and turtle	Practise Python conditions, loops, tables, and Turtle drawings.	Child writes an even/odd checker, prints a multiplication table, and draws a star with turtle.
Typing benchmark and reflection	Improve typing speed and accuracy, practise ergonomics, and review digital habits.	Recorded benchmark; reviewed pledge.
Capstone part 1: choose and design	Plan a final project using Scratch, data analysis, or Python with a test plan.	A completed plan with decomposition, algorithm and test plan.
Capstone part 2: build, test, document	Build, test, debug, document, and present the completed computer science project.	Finished project + report + slides.
Showcase and progress check	Present the project, answer questions, and demonstrate key Grade 5 skills.	Confident presentation; Class 5 Progress Report mapped to CBSE Grade 5 outcomes and CG-1/2/3, with a Class 6 readiness note referencing the CBSE Class 6 CT & AI syllabus.