CS Principles 2020-2021

Unit 1

Resources

Unit 1 - Digital Information

Lesson 1: Welcome to CSP
Resources Preparation

For the Teachers

For the Students

  • Procure poster paper for sharing innovations
  • Queue up CS is Changing Everything video
  • Setup section in Code Studio for this course
  • Have student sign-up link ready to share
Lesson 2: Representing Information
Resources Preparation

For the Teachers

  • Reusable and consumable supplies for the classroom, such as markers, small flashlights, noisemakers, bells, whistles, cups and string, straws, slinkies, blocks, or colored paper.
Lesson 3: Circle Square Patterns
Resources Preparation

For the Teachers

For the Students

Lesson 4: Binary Numbers
Resources Preparation

For the Teachers

For the Students

Lesson 5: Overflow and Rounding
Resources Preparation

For the Teachers

For the Students

  • Print copies of the Flippy Do Pro, 1 per group
  • Scissors
Lesson 6: Representing Text
Resources Preparation

For the Teachers

For the Students

  • Decide how you will distribute challenge phrases to students
  • Access to journals, paper, or other places that students can write down systems for the main activity.
  • Optionally print copies of ASCII Reference Sheet or prepare to project it
Lesson 7: Black and White Images
Resources Preparation

For the Teachers

For the Students

Lesson 8: Color Images
Resources Preparation

For the Teachers

For the Students

Lesson 9: Lossless Compression
Resources Preparation

For the Teachers

For the Students

  • Familiarize yourself with the Text Compression Widget
  • Open Unit 1 Slideshow to current lesson
  • Plan for how you will display the initial Pitter Patter Message & it's Compressed Message during the warm-up
Lesson 10: Lossy Compression
Resources Preparation

For the Teachers

  • Explore each of the widgets for this lesson
  • Decide how you will let students share their lossy compressions with each other or the whole class
  • Have CSP Unit 1 - Digital Information - Presentation ready for the discussion towards the end of the lesson
Lesson 11: Intellectual Property
Resources Preparation

For the Teachers

For the Students

Lesson 12: Project - Digital Information Dilemmas Part 1
Resources Preparation

For the Teachers

For the Students

  • Print copies of articles for students
Lesson 13: Project - Digital Information Dilemmas Part 2
Resources Preparation

For the Teachers

For the Students

  • Make sure students have access to the posters they began designing in the previous lesson
Lesson 14: Assessment Day
Resources Preparation

For the Teachers

  • Preview the assessment questions