CS Principles 2017

For the Students

• Tutorial - Introduction to Design Mode - Video (download)

For the Students

• Activity Guide - Multi-screen App - Activity Guide

• Print project planning guides (see student documents).
• Review the lesson plan to decide how many days of class time you want to use for this mini-project.
• Decide how peer review will work (anonymous or not).

For the Students

• Tutorial - Introduction to Variables Part 1 - Video (download)
• Tutorial - Introduction to Variables Part 2 - Video (download)

For the Students

• Activity Guide - The Clicker Game - Activity Guide

• Decide whether you want to introduce the activity guide at the beginning of the lesson or the end.
• Familiarize yourself with the Clicker Game and rubric, decide how to organize peer review.

For the Students

• Activity Guide - Mad Libs - Activity Guide

For the Teachers

• KEY - Will it Crash? - Answer Key

For the Students

• Will it Crash? - Activity Guide
• Annotated Pseudocode: if-statements and Robot - Resource
• Breakdown - If-statements explained - Resource

• Decide whether or not to print the "Will it Crash?" Activity Guide for students (it's ~6 pages, but nice to have on paper. There are digital alternatives, though)
• Decide how students will review the first two code studio pages - see teaching tips.
• Budget time: the main activity is working through the problems in the "will it crash?" activity - keep in mind that the last problem ask students to write code which may take time as well.

For the Students

• (Optional) Flowcharts - Activity Guide

• Forum
• Review student instructions in Code Studio (see below) along with teacher commentary.
• (Optional) A copy of (Optional) Flowcharts - Activity Guide

For the Teachers

• Worksheet KEY - Compound Conditionals

For the Students

• (Optional) Compound Conditionals - Worksheet

• Decide whether to use Compound Conditionals worksheet. (Best to use after students have learned about if-else-if and Boolean Operators AND, OR and NOT).

  • Note: The first page of the worksheet should be distributed separately.

• Review code studio levels and associated teacher's notes.

For the Students

• Color Sleuth and the AP Create PT - AP Explanation
• Color Sleuth - Rubric

For the Teachers

• Activity Guide KEY - Flowcharts with While Loops - Answer Key

For the Students

• (Optional) Flowcharts with While Loops - Activity Guide

• Decide whether to use the flow charts activity or not
  • Print an (Optional) Flowcharts with While Loops - Activity Guide for each student.
• Review Levels in Code Studio

For the Students

• Worksheet - Flipping Coins

• Print a Worksheet - Flipping Coins for each student.
• A coin for every student or pair of students.

For the Students

• Activity Guide - Minimum Card Algorithm - Activity Guide
• Activity Guide - Card Search Algorithm - Activity Guide

• Print Activity Guide - Minimum Card Algorithm - Activity Guide
• Print Activity Guide - Card Search Algorithm - Activity Guide for each student.
• Playing cards (or pieces of paper with numbers on one side).

For the Students

• Activity Guide - Return Values with Go Fish - Activity Guide

For the Students

• Practice PT Overview and Rubric - Improve Your App
• Practice PT Planning Guide - Improve Your App