Section 0.0.1

Instructional strategies included in the APCSP course description are found on  pages 132 - 160.  This covers basic methods, differentiation and computational thinking strategies.

If the content of this unit is new to you, complete each lesson yourself prior to teaching it.  The resources, videos and activities in the lessons are designed to teach about the content, regardless of whether it is a student or a teacher utilizing them.

Unit Resources

•  0.0: Icebreaker Activities (teacher resource)

• 0.1: Padlet Website (student resource)

• 0.2.1: Origami Airplane Instruction Picture (Student Resource)

• 0.2.1: Source of origami airplane instruction picture (Teacher Resource)

• 0.2.1: Origami Jumping Frog Instructions (Student resource)

• 0.3: Expanded definition of binary

• 0.3.1: Count the Dots" by CSUnplugged.org (teacher resource)

• 0.3.1: Sample "Count the Dots" cards (teacher resource)

• 0.3.2: Binary Flippy Do template (student resource)

• 0.3.2: Example of Completed Binary Flippy Do (student resource)

• 0.4.1: Sample Robot Maze Template (student resource)

• 0.4.1: Robot Algorithms API worksheet (student resource)

• 0.4.1: Examples of Activity (teacher resource)

  • Image #1 of Human Robot Activity

  • Image #2 of Human Robot Activity

  • Image #3 of Human Robot Activity

• 0.4.2: Computer Platform Options for Robot Programming (student resources)

  • Blockly maze

  • CodeHS.com

  • Classic maze on Code.org 

• 0.5.1: Guide to Flowchart Symbols (student resource)

• 0.5.1: Ultimate Flowchart Tutorial (student resource) 

• 0.5.2: Board Game Algorithms Student Instructions and Sample Written responses (student resource)

• 0.5.3: Sample high quality written responses (teacher resource)

• 0.5.3: Images of Initial Instructions, students playing the games, drafts of flowchart, flowchart posters and digital flowcharts (teacher resource)

• 0.6.2: PencilCode.net (student resource)

• 0.6.2: PencilCode.net Guide (student resource)

• 0.6.2: Specific instructions for curves (student resource)

• 0.6.3: Response Prompts and Scoring Rubric on page 2 (student resource)

• 0.6.3: Document with multiple high quality responses (teacher resource)