Unit 0

Unit Overview

In many high schools, student course enrollment changes during the first 5 - 7 days of the school year.  Unit 0 is designed to give the students a glimpse of the big ideas without being detrimental to students who may miss a few class periods due to schedule changes.  This unit is optional. However, it is really good for building relationships and giving a “taste” of what will be happening throughout the year.  These activities can also be incorporated throughout the school year.

Purpose:  To give students an introduction to the Big Idea of Computing and  the computational thinking skills for Computer Science Principles.

Unit Sections

• Section 0.1: Introduction and Impact of Computing (1 hr)

• Section 0.2: Collaborative Origami Activity (1 hr) 

• Section 0.3: Binary/Decimal Conversions (1hr)

• Section 0.4: Algorithms for a Robot Maze (1hr) 

• Section 0.5: Board Game Algorithms (3 hrs)  

• Section 0.6: Coding Initials (1 hour)