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INTEGRATED COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

Welcome to Integrated Computer Applications - the class that gives you a head start on high school AND teaches you real-world skills you'll use for life.  This one-semester course earns you 1/2 technology credit towards your Kings High School graduation requirement.  Get ready to become a knowledge constructor as you master the Google Drive power trio: Docs, Sheets, and Slides.  You'll learn to create professional documents, crunch numbers like a data analyst, and design presentations that actually look amazing.  Whether you're writing research papers, organizing information in spreadsheets, or presenting your ideas in class, you'll have the skills to make it happen.  But here's where it gets really exciting, you'll dive into personal finance and learn how money works in the real world.  Then, you'll put your knowledge to the test in a stock market simulation where you'll compete to build your investment portfolio.  Think you can beat the market?  There's only one way to find out!

As a Computational Thinker, you'll analyze real data in spreadsheets, spot trends, and make smart decisions based on what the numbers tell you.  These aren't just "computer skills" - they're life skills that will help you succeed in high school and beyond. Everything is designed to be completed during class time with all the tools, resources, and teacher support you need to excel.

1 Semester Course

HS Credit:  0.5

PROJECT LEAD THE WAY:  AUTOMATION & ROBOTICS 

Students race the history, development, and influence of automation and robotics as they learn about mechanical systems, energy transfer, machine automation, and computer control systems.  Students use the VEX Robotics platform to design, build, and program real-world objects such as traffic lights, toll booths, and robotic arms.  This semester-long course will engage students in technical coding and pseudocode.

1 Semester Course

PROJECT LEAD THE WAY:  MEDICAL DETECTIVES 

Students play the role of real-life medical detectives as they collect and analyze medical data to diagnose disease.  They solve medical mysteries through hands-on projects and labs, measure and interpret vital signs, dissect a sheep brain, investigate disease outbreaks, and explore how breakdown within the human body can lead to dysfunction. This course is a direct pathway to Biomedical classes at the high school level. 

1 Semester Course