Georgia Middle School Computer Science: AI and Cybersecurity Units, Gr 6–9
Georgia Middle School Computer Science: AI and Cybersecurity Units, Gr 6–9
A Georgia middle school teacher asked to start computer science with no CS background can begin with the AI & Cybersecurity Units Bundle. Its six units explain how AI works, how to prompt AI tools, how recommendation algorithms create filter bubbles, and how to handle data protection, phishing and encryption. Each unit is fully planned, with worksheets on four levels, slides and answer keys, and no software is required.
See the AI and safety unitsThe AI & Cybersecurity Units Bundle ($89.99, Grades 6–9) gives Georgia middle school teachers six ready computer science units: How Artificial Intelligence Works, Working with AI Tools and Prompting, Recommendation Algorithms and Filter Bubbles, Data Protection and Cyber Safety, Phishing & Social Engineering, and Cryptography. Each has a reading text, differentiated worksheets, a hands-on deep-dive task, slides and answer keys with a marking guide. It is not matched to the Georgia Standards for Computer Science.
The resources
AI & Cybersecurity Units Bundle, Grades 6–9
6 resources in one download: $89.99 instead of $149.94 bought separately.
Start with the first resource; the others are optional add-ons. Open any cover for the full contents and price.
AI & Cybersecurity Units Bundle | How AI Works, Prompting, Phishing, Encryption & Data Privacy | 6 Units | Grades 6–9
Coding & Computer Basics Units Bundle | Algorithms, Python, Binary & How the Internet Works | 4 Units | Grades 6–9
Computer Science Activities Bundle | Artificial Intelligence, Python Programming, Cybersecurity & Digital Literacy | Middle School Grades 7–10
AI Literacy & Cybersecurity Activities | Artificial Intelligence, Prompt Engineering & Online Safety | Grades 7–10
Digital Citizenship Activities | Cyberbullying, AI, Social Media & Media Literacy Lessons | Grades 7–10
The real problem
Starting middle school CS in Georgia without a CS degree
Georgia put computer science into law in 2019. The CS offering law, signed in May 2019 and effective July 1, 2019, required every high school to offer a computer science course by 2024–25 and directed middle and elementary schools to offer CS instruction as well. The State Board approved the Georgia Standards for Computer Science for K–8, with high school standards published alongside. What that means on the ground is that CS often lands with whoever has room in their schedule: a math teacher, a media specialist, a business teacher, sometimes a first-year teacher. The standards say what students should understand; they do not hand you Monday's lesson. Topic choice matters too. Coding can feel intimidating to a new CS teacher, while AI, online safety and privacy are topics students already care about and ask about. Since January 2026 Georgia has banned phones in elementary and middle schools, so lessons about phishing or data privacy happen through discussion, case studies and school devices rather than students' own phones. You need material that explains the ideas clearly enough for you to teach them confidently, with levels for very different students.
Why it fits
Why these units work for a first CS course
Each unit is built the same way, which helps when you are learning the subject a step ahead of your students.
- A detailed reading text in every unit explains the concept for you and your students.
- Worksheets on four levels let one class work on Basic, Standard, Plus or Project tasks.
- How Artificial Intelligence Works explains the idea with no programming knowledge needed.
- Phishing, social engineering and data protection lessons work fully on paper, no phones needed.
- The encryption unit adds a classic CS topic, explored through its own hands-on deep-dive task.
- Answer keys with a marking guide make grading consistent even in your first CS year.
Getting started
A suggested first semester in a Georgia middle school
Treat this as a starting point and adjust to your schedule, your devices and your school's CS expectations.
- Start with how AI worksStudents arrive with opinions about AI. Use the first unit to replace guesses with a clear picture of how AI works, then let them test their thinking in the unit's hands-on deep-dive task.
- Move to prompting and AI toolsIf your school allows an AI tool, students try prompts with it; if not, the worksheets still cover how to write and judge prompts. The bundle does not include any software or accounts.
- Teach filter bubblesThe recommendation algorithms unit connects AI to the feeds students see every day. It sets up good class discussion about why two people see different things online.
- Spend a block on online safetyTeach data protection and then phishing and social engineering back to back. Case studies and the Project level tasks keep it practical rather than a list of rules.
- Finish with encryptionCryptography makes a good closing unit because it is hands-on and clearly computer science. Use the Plus and Project levels for students who move fast or want a challenge.
What to buy
AI and safety first, or coding first?
Choose the AI & Cybersecurity Units Bundle ($89.99, $149.94 for the six units bought separately) if you want to start with AI literacy and online safety. If your course is meant to include programming, the Coding & Computer Basics Units Bundle ($69.99) adds algorithms, Python, binary and how the internet works. The Computer Science Activities Bundle ($119.99, Grades 7–10) combines ten units and 30 lessons across both areas. For a lighter add-on, look at AI Literacy & Cybersecurity Activities ($69.99) or Digital Citizenship Activities ($69.99) with cyberbullying, influencers, AI and responsibility, and fast fashion.
Honest limits
What the bundle cannot do
These units are not written for Georgia and carry no Georgia Standards for Computer Science codes, so check them against the standards your school uses. The bundle includes no software, apps, accounts or devices; you work with whatever your school already provides, or on paper. It does not teach programming. The licence covers your own teaching; ask Teach Lessons by short message before sharing it across a team. Not the right fit after all? Within 7 days you can swap it for store credit of equal value, though not for cash.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Is it aligned with the Georgia Standards for Computer Science?
No. The bundle is not aligned with, approved under or endorsed by the Georgia Standards for Computer Science or the Georgia Department of Education. The topics, such as AI, data privacy and encryption, are common in middle school CS, but you should compare each unit with the K–8 standards your school follows before you plan with it.
I have never taught computer science. Can I teach this?
That is who it is written for. Each unit starts with a detailed reading text that explains the idea plainly, and the slides walk through the whole unit. The answer keys and marking guide mean you do not need to solve every task yourself first, although reading the unit ahead of class always helps.
Do students need laptops or an AI account?
No. The units are built around reading texts, worksheets, discussions and hands-on tasks that work on paper. If your school provides devices or an approved AI tool, you can use them in the prompting unit, but nothing in the bundle depends on them and no accounts are included.
How does Georgia's phone ban affect these lessons?
It does not get in the way. Since January 2026 phones are banned in Georgia elementary and middle schools, and the units do not use students' phones. Phishing and privacy lessons use printed examples and case studies, which also keeps real personal accounts out of the classroom.
Does it include coding?
No. This bundle focuses on AI, data protection, phishing and encryption. If you need a programming unit, the Coding & Computer Basics Units Bundle includes Programming with Python, along with algorithms, binary and the internet. You could start with this bundle and add coding in the second semester.
How fast can I start?
Immediately. The download link arrives by email after checkout and is also saved in your account under Orders. You can print the first unit's worksheets and open its slides the same day, then plan the rest of the semester at your own pace. Nothing is shipped.
Teach your first CS unit with confidence
Open the product page to see the six units, the four worksheet levels and what each unit contains.
See the AI and safety units