CS Fundamentals 2017

Course A

Vocab

Course A

Lesson 1: Debugging: Unspotted Bugs

  • Bug: Part of a program that does not work correctly.
  • Debugging: Finding and fixing problems in an algorithm or program.
  • Persistence: Trying again and again, even when something is very hard.

Lesson 2: Persistence & Frustration: Stevie and the Big Project

  • F.A.I.L.: First Attempt In Learning
  • Frustrated: Feeling annoyed or angry because something is not the way you want it.
  • Persistence: Trying again and again, even when something is very hard.

Lesson 3: Real-Life Algorithms: Plant a Seed

  • Algorithm: A list of steps to finish a task.

Lesson 4: Learn to Drag and Drop

  • Click: Press the mouse button
  • Double-Click: Press the mouse button very quickly
  • Drag: Click your mouse button and hold as you move the mouse pointer to a new location
  • Drop: Release your mouse button to "let go" of an item that you are dragging

Lesson 5: Programming Unplugged: Happy Maps

  • Algorithm: A list of steps to finish a task.
  • Debugging: Finding and fixing problems in an algorithm or program.
  • Program: An algorithm that has been coded into something that can be run by a machine.

Lesson 6: Programming in Maze

  • Algorithm: A list of steps to finish a task.
  • Bug: Part of a program that does not work correctly.
  • Debugging: Finding and fixing problems in an algorithm or program.
  • Program: An algorithm that has been coded into something that can be run by a machine.
  • Programming: The art of creating a program.

Lesson 8: Loops Unplugged: Happy Loops

  • Loop: The action of doing something over and over again.
  • Repeat: Do something again

Lesson 9: Loops in Collector

  • Loop: The action of doing something over and over again.
  • Repeat: Do something again

Lesson 10: Loops in Artist

  • Loop: The action of doing something over and over again.
  • Repeat: Do something again

Lesson 11: Events Unplugged: The Big Event

  • Event: An action that causes something to happen.

Lesson 12: Events in Play Lab

  • Event: An action that causes something to happen.