Daily Directions | Prog 1 

Spring 2022

Week 19  |  May 23 - May 27

1. Practice Final | Colab

2. Review Practice Final (Wednesday)

3. Look at Student Code / Practice Final (Wednesday)

4. Finish Function 03 (7-10) (Wednesday)

5. Final Exam | Colab (Friday)

Week 18  |  May 16 - May 20

6. Raspberry Pi Sense HAT Activity | Emulator (7-7)

7. Kahoot: Raspberry Pi Sense HAT

8. Quiz:  Raspberry Pi Sense HAT (7-8)

9. Functions 2 Coding assignment (7-9)

10. Functions Worksheet | How To Read Functions

11. Functions 03(7-10)

12. Kahoot: Functions

13. Quiz: Functions (7-11)

Week 17  |  May 9 - May 13

14. Functions Worksheet (7-4)

15. Kahoot 

16. Quiz: Functions (7-5)

17. Raspberry Pi Sense HAT Activity | student presenter: Carlos (7-6)

18. Kahoot: Raspberry Pi Sense HAT

19. Quiz:  Raspberry Pi Sense HAT (7-7)

20. Functions 2 Coding assignment (7-8)

    1. begin with demo in Python Tutor

21. tba

Week 16  |  May 2 - May 6

22. Join Replit Team (7-1)

23. Present your slide (Final Arduino Project) (6-21)

24. Arduino Exam (6-22)

25. Arduino End-of-Unit Reflection (6-23) 

26. Python Review (7-2)

27. Functions Intro (7-3) 

Week 16  |  May 2 - May 6

1. Kahoot:  Motors (new questions)

2. Quiz: Motors (6-20)

3. Final Arduino Project (6-21)

4. Arduino Exam Review (6-22)

5. Arduino Exam (6-23)

6. Arduino End-of-Unit Reflection (6-24)

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Week 14  |  Apr 18 - Apr 22

1. Circuit 08: Servo Motor (6-18)

2. Circuit 09: Motor Basics (6-19) <-- Fri, 4/22

3. Kahoot:  Motors

4. Quiz: Motors (6-20)

5. Final Arduino Project

Week 13  |  Apr 11 - Apr 14

1. Mini-Circuit:  Push Button (6-15)

2. Circuit 07:  Digital Trumpet (6-16)

3. Kahoot

4. Quiz:  Circuits 06/07 (6-17)

5. Circuit 08: Servo Motor (6-18)

Week 12: Mar 28 - Apr 1

1. Kahoot (quick review)

2. Quiz: Circuits 03 & 04 (6-11)

3. Notes: Circuit 05

4. Circuit 05: RGB Nightlight (6-12)

1. 1. 1. build in Tinkercad 

      2. build In Real Life

5. Quiz:  Paper

6. Quiz:  Circuit 05 (6-13)

7. Circuit 06: Buzzer (6-14)

1. 1. 3. Notes

      4. build in Tinkercad 

      5. build In Real Life

8. Mini-Circuit:  Push Button (6-15)

Week 11: Mar 21 - Mar 25

1. RGB Values

• video

• notes

3. Color App (6-8)

4. Circuit 03:  RGB LED  | Tinkercad & IRL (6-9)

5. Notes:  PhotoResistor 

6. Special Opportunity Wednesday Next Week

7. Circuit 04: PhotoResistor  | Tinkercad & IRL  (6-10) <-- Fri

8. Kahoot

9. Quiz: Circuits 03 & 04 (6-110

Week 10: Mar 14 - Mar 18

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Announcement:  DeepRacer Opportunity 

• age requirement: 16 or older

• more info: join Google Classroom (code: djol7fm)

• club will meet one day after school  (in-person or virtual  <-- you decide!)

• actual race (with actual car): in Santa Cruz on 5/13

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10. Circuit 02: Potentiometer | Tinkercad (6-5)

11. Circuit 02: Potentiometer | IRL (6-6)

12. Kahoot: Circuits 1 & 2 

13. Quiz: Circuits 1 & 2 (6-7) 

14. Midterm Exam: Python Lists (5-12)

15. Color App (practice using RGB values)

16. Circuit 03:  RGB LED

Week 9: Mar 7 - Mar 11

Announcement:  DeepRacer Opportunity 

• age requirement: 16 or older

• more info: join Google Classroom (code: djol7fm)

• club will meet one day after school  (in-person or virtual  <-- you decide!)

• actual race (with actual car): in Santa Cruz on 5/13

New Unit:  Arduino. Circuits

17. Intro to Circuits | Tinkercad (6-1)

18. Practice Circuit | Tinkercad (6-2)

19. Circuit 01: Make a LED Blink | Tinkercad (6-3)

20. Circuit 01: Tape-in  <-- start here Fri

21. Circuit 01: Make a LED Blink | IRL (6-4) 

22. Circuit 02: Potentiometer | Tinkercad (6-5)

23. Circuit 02: Potentiometer | IRL (6-6)

24. Kahoot: Circuits 1 & 2

25. Quiz: Circuits 1 & 2 (6-7)

Week 8: Feb 28 - Mar 4

1. Coding Assignment Lists4 (5-7) 

2. Guess the Animal with Lists (5-9) 

• write code

• work on add-ons

• make a slide

• present your slide (will randomly choose five to ten students) 

3. Notes:  Random Module Functions

4. Lists5 Coding Assignment (5-10)

5. Notes: Strings 

 - joining strings

 - using string constant (from string module)

6. Password Picker (5-11) 

Week 7: Feb 22 - Feb 25

1. Coding Assignment Lists3 (5-5) 

2. Notes:  using in

3. Predictions (5-6)

4. Coding Assignment Lists4 (5-7) *list inside a list!!* 

5. Kahoot

6. Quiz:  Lists | Google Colaboratory (5-8) <-- practice for upcoming midterm (~ 3/18)

Week 6: Feb 15 - Feb 18

1. Coding Assignment Lists2 (5-2)

2. Lists Predictions (5-3) 

3. Add to Notes: 

• pop()

• extend()

• index()

4. Kahoot: Lists - Introduction

5. Quiz:  Lists - Introduction (5-4)

6. Coding Assignment Lists3 (5-5)

7. Guess the Animal with Lists (5-6)

Week 5: Feb 7 - Feb 11

1. Guess the Animal: Version 1 (3-6)  - many need to finish

2. Guess the Animal: Version 2 *With a Loop* (4-11) 

3. Add to slide show for Guess the Animal Version 2 (4-11)

1. Guess the Animal Code: Find What's Wrong (4-13)  <-- start here Fri

2. Lists: Introduction | Pear Deck Slideshow & Notes

3. Coding Assignment:  Lists1 (5-1)

Week 4: Jan 31 - Feb 4

1. Tuesday:  Presentation from TWO software engineers (Google Meet)

2. Take Notes During Presentations (0-13)

3. Review Kahoot

4. Quiz:  While Loop (4-9)

5. Short Survey - about our Presentation 

6. Loops Predictions (4-10)  <-- need a few min to finish predictions/run code Fri, 2/4

7. Guess the Animal: Version 2 *With a Loop* (4-11) 

8. Quiz:  While Loops (Take Two)

9. Friday:  Presentation about Cabrillo College 2+2 Program (with CSU Monterey Bay)

Week 3: Jan 24 - Jan 28

1. Notes: Looping and Repetition (While Loop) 

2. While Loops Intro Coding Assignment (4-7)

3. While Loops: Running Sum (4-8)

4. Trace Code: Loops (while and for) 

5. Guess the Animal: Version 1 *No Loop*  (3-6)  

6. Guess the Animal: Version 2 *With a Loop* (4-9)

7. Kahoot

Week 2: Jan 18 - Jan 21

1. Notes:  Using a For Loop to print and Range Function

2. For Loop Coding assignment:  Print Each Item and Range (4-4)

3. Write Quiz Questions: For Loop (4-5)  

4. Kahoot: For Loops (print and range())  

5. Quiz: For Loop (to print and the range function) (4-6)

Week 1: Jan 10 - Jan 14

1. What is a List? How lists work in App Inventor.

2. App Inventor App:  Add Numbers, Average the Numbers - Ver 1, 2 (1-20)

3. For Loop / List Practice - Python (4-1)  

   • Screenshot #1

     1. create list of numbers

     2. use for loop to add numbers

     3. print the sum

   • Screenshot #2

     1. find the average of the numbers in your list <-- Fri.

     2. print the average

4. For Loop / List:  Add Words (4-2 )

5. Kahoot (short one)

6. Quiz: Lists and For Loops (4-3)

7. Save App Inventor App:  Add Numbers, Average the Numbers - Ver 3 

8. Get the Gold App Inventor Game (1-22?)

Save for Later:

1. Notes:  Making a Virtual Machine, Using Command Line (Terminal) 

2. Create a VM, Install Linux, Use Command Line (Linux-1)

3. Script05: Animal Quiz (?-?)

4. Notes:  Looping and Repetition (While Loop)

9. Loops: Five Short Coding Assignment (4-?)

10. Loops:  Running Sum (4-?)

Extra Credit Opportunity:  

10. • make a video of yourself, explaining why you are taking Programming

    • make a screencast video, with you explaining a particular assignment (ex. Guess a Number) or concept (ex. strings, math, print, format, decision making)

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Fall 2021

Week 18: Dec 13 - Dec 17

11. Announcement:  Hackathon in January (apply now!) 

    • deadline for applying Wed, 12/15 (midnight)

12. Fall Final Python Coding| Part Two (FF-3) <-- Mon

13. Fall Final Python Coding| Part Three (FF-4) <-- Tues

14. Fall Final Multiple Choice| Part Four (FF-5) <-- Wed

15. Announcement for Final Wed. 12/15: absolutely NO cell phones out. MUST be in backpack. Will not start final until all phones are put away.

16. Extra Credit Opportunity:  

    • make a video of yourself, explaining why you are taking Programming

    • make a screencast video, with you explaining a particular assignment (ex. Guess a Number) or concept (ex. strings, math, print, format, decision making)

Week 16: Nov 29 - Dec 3

1. Notes: Logic and Decisions

16. • operators:  and / or / not

    • elif

2. Continue Quick Code: Decision Making | Olympics, Grade Level, Mickey Mouse (3-5)

3. Command Line Intro (0-12) 

Week 15: Nov 22 - Nov 23

1. Kahoot (begin with Question 21)

2. Quiz:  Decision Making (3-4)

3. Quick Code: Decision Making | Olympics (3-5)

Week 14:  Nov 15 - Nov 19

1. Add Script 02 to our Notebook (glue in).

2. Add Script 03 to our Notebook (glue in).

3. Practice Using Google Colaboratory (2-18) 

4. Quiz Using Google Colaboratory (2-19)  

5. Quick Code:  Random Function (2-20)

6. New Laptops (0-11)

7. Python Coding Assignment | Script 04 | Guess the Number (3-3)

8. College Credit - Complete Unit 2 in Project STEM

9. Kahoot

Week 13:  Nov 8 - Nov 12

1. Quick Code: Decision Making (2-15) 

2. Kahoot

3. Quick Code: Math and Decision Making (2-16) 

4. Notes: Decision Making  

5. (Long) Quiz02: math, input(), data types, variables (2-17) 

6. Quick Code:  Random Function (2-18)

7. Python Coding Assignment | Script 04 | Guess the Number (2-19)

Week 12:  Nov 2 - Nov 5

1. Write Out the Code (paper assignment) (2-11)

2. Python Coding Assignment | Script 02 (2-12)

3. Add Script 02 to our notebook

4. Notes - Data Types and Math

   • Data Types:

     • strings

     • Boolean

     • numbers

       1. integers

       2. floats

   • input() returns a string

   • math operators

     • +, -, *, /

     • =, ==, >, <

   • Decision Making

     • if guess == answer:  print("You are correct!")

5. Predictions 02: Math, Data TypesScript 03 | Math, Variables, input() (2-13)

6. Python Coding Assignment | Script 03 (2-14)

Week 11:  Oct 25 - Oct 29

1. Please take this survey (about the Career Panel from last Wednesday) (0-9)

2. Kahoot: Turtle Graphics

3. Quiz:  Turtle Graphics (2-6) 

4. Python Coding Assignment | Script 01 (2-7)

5. 0-10 Bookmarks Folder

6. Notes

7. Predictions (paper assignment, code found in 2-8)

8. Notes

   • Built-in Functions

     1. print()

     2. .format() 

     3. input()

   • variables

     1. name

     2. value

     3. def: storage location in memory

9. Kahoot: Intro to Python

10. Quick Coding (Two uses of print() and Two uses of input() (2-9)

11. Quiz:   Intro to Python (2-10)

Python Coding Assignment | Script 02 (2-11)Week 10:  Oct 18 - Oct 22

1. Turtle Graphics: Day 2 (2-4) 

2. Career Panel

3. Turtle Graphics Slideshow (Pear Deck)  

Week 9:  Oct 11 - Oct 14

1. App Inventor Reflection (1-18)

2. Notes - How to Run/Execute Python Code

3. Python Apps (2-2)

4. Turtle Graphics Day 1 (2-3)

Week 7: Sep 27 - Oct 1

1. Kahoot (Mini Golf)

2. Quiz:  Mini Golf (1-12)

3. App#6 Tally Counter Notes 

4. App #6 Tally Counter (1-13) Version One AND Version Two

5. Present Your App (add to slideshow 1-13)

6. Kahoot

7. Quiz:  Tally Counter (1-14)

Week 6:  Sep 20  - Sep 24

1. CTE Portfolio (0-6)

2. App#5 Mini Golf Notes 

   • ImageSprite properties: 

     1. image/picture

     2. speed

     3. bounce

   • variable 

     1. something we need to keep track of

     2. something that will change

     3. a storage location for data in a program

     4.  set score to get score + 1

3. App #5 Mini Golf (1-11)

4. Present Your App (add to slideshow 1-11)

Week 5:  Sep 13 - Sep 17

1. App#4 Ball Bounce Notes 

   • ball properties: 

     1. heading

     2. speed

     3. bounce

   • canvas properties:

     1. edges

     2. x, y grid

• Add-ons (For B or higher)

  • when edge reached

if edge = 1 (top)

set ball.color to blue

if edge = 3 (right)

set ball.____ to ___

if edge = - 1 (bottom)

set ball.__ to ___

if edge = - 3 (left)

set ball.__ to ____

• • • use slider to change radius of ball

2.  Continue working on App #4: Ball Bounce (1-9) 

3. Ball Bounce slideshow (1-9)

4. Present Your Work [at beginning of class on Friday]

5. Notes - source code (import, export)

6. App Inventor Comparisons/Predictions (source code here)

   • make your predictions!

   • download .aia file to your computer

   • in App Inventor > Projects > Import project (.aia) from my computer

   • test your predictions

   • if correct, add a ✔️ ✅

   • if incorrect, write what actually happened (on back?)

7. Kahoot:  Ball Bounce

8. Quiz:  Ball Bounce

Week 4:  September 8  - September 10

Friday, Sep 10:

1. Check grade in GC for Talk to Me (1-7)

2. App#3 Talk to Me Notes

3. App #3 Talk to Me Slide Show (added to 1-7)

4. App #3 Talk to Me Presentations (randomly select three students)

5. App Inventor Kahoot

6. App Inventor Quiz (Talk to Me)

7.  Begin App #4: Ball Bounce

Wednesday, Sep 8:

8. App#3: Talk to Me

Week 3:  August 31 - September 3

Friday, Sep 2:

New coding platform/environment: App Inventor 

1. Finish App #2: Digital Doodle

2. Kahoot Review of App Inventor

3. Quiz: App Inventor Intro

4. Start App#3: Talk to Me

Wednesday, Sep 1:

New coding platform/environment: App Inventor 

5. App #2: Digital Doodle

Tuesday, Aug 31:

New coding platform/environment: App Inventor 

6. Add Notes

7. Make App #1

8. Start App #2

Week 2

Friday, Aug 27:

1. New Assignment in GC:  Rapid Router Blocks and Explanations (1-2)

2. Goal for today:  Work through If...Only (levels 33-43)

3. Beginning of the Year & Rapid Router Kahoot

4. Homework:  Make a video that shows a solution for a particular level

5. Quiz: Rapid Router Level 1

Wednesday, Aug 25:

1. Robots! And Outtakes

2. Watch video on using if/do block

6. Add notes:  if blocks

• if

• if, else

• if, else if, else

7. Rapid Router Blocks and Explanations (1-2)

8. Goal for today:  Work through If...Only (levels 33-43)

Tuesday, Aug 24:

1. Who Am I? Project: Continue Presentations, Take Notes (0-3)

2. Who Am I? Project: Make Quiz about Classmates (0-4)

3. Intro to Block Programming, Using Code for Life/Rapid Router (1-1) 

4. Who Am I? Reflection (0-5)

Week 1

Friday, Aug 20:

1. Begin Presentations, Take Notes (0-3)

2. Make Quiz about Classmates (0-4)

3. Intro to Block Programming, Using Code for Life/Rapid Router (1-1) 

Wednesday, Aug 18:

1. Sign up for Project STEM (0-4)

• use Google log-in > your school email

• click this link to create an account on student dashboard, click "Join New Class", enter token/section: 65AFC5

2. Make your own Who Am I? Poster or Slide or Slide Show (GC 0-2)

3. Begin Presentations, Take Notes (0-3)

Tuesday, Aug 17:

1. Notebook Needed

2. Bookmark our Class/Teacher Website (GC 0-1)

3. Survey

4. Who Am I? Project - Teacher (take notes in GC 0-3)

5. Who Am I? Project - Poster or Slide or Slide Show (GC 0-2)

Week 0

Thursday, Aug 12:

1. Welcome to our class!

2. Who is your teacher?

3. What is this class?