Daily Directions | Prog 1 |  2022/2023

Spring Semester 2023 

Week 20 |  May 30 - Jun 2

1. Multiple Choice Final Exam (0-20) (on Tuesday, 5/30)

Week 19 |  May 22 - May 26

1. Practice Coding Final Exam (0-18)

2. Review Practice Final 

3. Coding Final Exam (0-19)

Week 18 |  May 15 - May 19

1. Coding: Strings! (6-10)

2. Coding: Password Picker | Level 2 (6-11) 

3. Kahoot Review

4. Quiz: Lists | Level One (6-12)

5. Coding: Music Playlists (6-13)

Week 17 |  May 8 - May 12

1. College Credit Opportunity

2. Notes: sort, in, count

3. Coding: Guess the Number Warmup Exercises (6-5) [Per 6 only]

4. Coding: Lists4 Variation of Guess A Number (6-6) 

5. Predictions: Lists | Level 2 (6-7) 

6. Coding: Password Picker Warm-up Exercises (6-8) 

7. Coding: Password Picker | Level 1 (6-9) 

Week 16 |  May 1 - May 5

1. Coding: Lists2 (6-2)  

2. Predictions: Lists (6-3)

3. Using the Type Function (6-3b)

4. Kahoot Review

5. Quiz: For Loops, Range and Lists (6-4)

6. Coding: Lists3 | Day One (6-5A)  

Week 15 |  Apr 24 - Apr 28

1. Notes:  Lists   

2. Coding:  For Loop, Lists, Random Numbers, Range (5-5)

3. Coding: Guess the Animal  | Levels One and Two (5-6)  

4. Coding: Guess the Animal  | Levels Three and Four (5-7) 

5. Coding: Lists1 (6-1)  

Week 14 |  Apr 17 - Apr 21

1. Notes:  Loops

2. Loops: For Loops Introduction (5-1) 

3. Lists, Loops and Turtles (5-2)

4. City of Watsonville Presentation (12:45 pm, 1:05 pm)

5. Loops Predictions (5-3) 

6. Coding:  Lists, Loops and Range Function (5-4) 

7. Practice Answering Application Questions | from the Summer in the City Internship application (0-17) 

8. Notes:  Lists

9. Coding:  For Loop, Lists, Random Numbers, Range (5-5)

Week 13 |  Apr 10 - Apr 14

1. Coding: Make a Math Quiz Day 2 (3-35)

   • App: Use PyCharm (Community Edition)

2. Loops: For Loops Introduction (5-1) 

3. Make a Quiz or Kahoot (3-sub)

4. Lists Loops and Turtles (5-2)

Week 12 |  Mar 27 - Mar 31

1. Coding: Make a Math Quiz (3-32)

2. Coding: Decision Making Round Two (3-31) 

3. Kahoot Review (3-33)

4. Quiz: (3-34)

Week 11 |  Mar 20 - Mar 24

1. Midterm:  MicroPython, Pico, Loops, Circuits (40-4)

2. 0-16 UCSC Human-Centered Research Design Activity 

3.  Turtle Graphics (3-30)

Week 10 |  Mar 13 - Mar 17

1. Circuit 06 | Traffic Controller| Part Two | Versions One and Two | In Real Life (4-20) 

2. Make a Pico Quiz or Kahoot (4-0)

3. Circuit 06 | Traffic Controller| Part Two | Version Three | In Real Life (4-21)

4. Kahoot Review (4-22) Per 5 only

5. Quiz (4-23) Per 5 only

Week 9 |  Mar 6 - Mar 10

1. Kahoot Review

2. Quiz: Circuits 04 & 05 (4-17)

3. After Quiz Question

4. Notes: Circuit 06

5. Circuit 06 | Traffic Controller| Part One | Version One | Wokwi (4-18) 

6. Circuit 06 | Traffic Controller| Part One | Version Two | Wokwi (4-19) <-- Per 6 needs time, Th/Fr

7. Circuit 06 | Traffic Controller| Part Two | Versions One and Two | In Real Life (4-20)

Week 10 |  Mar 13 - Mar 17

6. Circuit 06 | Traffic Controller| Part Two | Versions One and Two | In Real Life (4-20) 

7. Make a Pico Quiz or Kahoot (4-0)

8. Circuit 06 | Traffic Controller| Part Two | Version Three | In Real Life (4-21)

Week 8 |  Feb 27 - Mar 3

1. Circuit 04 | LED and Potentiometer | Part Two | IRL (4-13) 

2. Kahoot Review (4-14a for Per 6/Students on Google Field Trip)

3. Quiz: Circuits 02 & 03, Input/Output, Analog/Digital (4-14 | 4-14b for Per 6) 

4. Notes: Buzzer

5. Circuit 05 | Buzzer and Push Button | Part One | Wokwi (4-15)

6. Circuit 05 | Buzzer and Push Button | Part Two | IRL (4-16) 

Week 7 |  Feb 21 - Feb 24

1. Circuit 03 | LED and PWM | Part One | Wokwi (4-10) 

2. Circuit 03 | LED and PWM | Part Two | In Real Life (4-11) 

3. Notes: 

• Input vs. Output

• Digital vs. Analog

• Potentiometer

4. Circuit 04 | LED and Potentiometer | Part One | Wokwi (4-12)

5. Circuit 04 | LED and Potentiometer | Part Two | IRL (4-13)

Week 6 |  Feb 14 - Feb 17

3. Notes: Code so far

4. Draw Circuits 01 and 02

5. Raspberry Pi Pico Circuit 02 | LED and Push Button | Part Two | In Real Life (4-6) <-- continue here Th (Per 5)

6. Notes: PWM  <-- start here Th (Per 6)

7. Raspberry Pi Pico Circuit 03 | LED and PWM | Part One | Wokwi (4-10) <-- a few in Per 6, all in Per 5

8. Raspberry Pi Pico Circuit 03 | LED and PWM | Part Two | In Real Life (4-11)

Week 5 |  Feb 06 - Feb 10

1. Kahoot: Review

2. Quiz:  Circuit 01 (4-4)

3. Notes: Circuit 02

4. Raspberry Pi Pico Circuit 02 | Part One | Wokwi (4-5)

• build the circuit

• add the code

• test, fix, etc.

• make a video, export as gif

• add gif to Answer Doc

• answer questions in Answers Doc

5. Raspberry Pi Pico Circuit 02 | Part Two | In Real Life (4-6)

6. Understanding the Pico and Our Code (4-7)

7. Kahoot: Raspberry Pi Pico, MicroPython | Level 2 (4-8)

8. Quiz:  Raspberry Pi Pico, MicroPython | Level 2 (4-9)

9. Raspberry Pi Pico Circuit 03 | LED and PWM | Part One | Wokwi (4-10) 

Week 4 |  Jan 30 - Feb 03

1. Test Using Raspberry Pi Pico(4-1)

2. Notes: Circuit 01

3. Raspberry Pi Pico Circuit 01 | Part One | Wokwi (4-2)

4. Raspberry Pi Pico Circuit 01 | Part Two | In Real Life (4-3)

Week 3 |  Jan 23 - Jan 27

1. Digital Nest Presentation (per 6, Tues)

2. Use PyCharm app to look inside the Random module

3. Notes: Random Module

4. Coding: Script 04  Guess the Number (3-27) [Th/Fr:  Pause this Assignment]

5. Quick Code: Decision Making (3-28) 

6. Notes: While Loop

7. Quick Demo: While Loop

8. Try While Loop with Code from Guess the Number Code (Level 2 for a B, Level 2 and 3 for an A) (3-29)

Week 2 |  Jan 17 - Jan 20

1. Coding: Script 03 (3-23) 

2. Quiz:  Variables, Input, Math (3-24)

3. Quick Code: Math and Decision Making (3-25) 

4. Quick Code: Random Module (3-26)

5. Coding: Script 04  Guess the Number (3-27)  

Week 1 |  Jan 11 - Jan 13

1. Kahoot:  Python Review 

2. Predictions:  Math, Input and Boolean (3-22)

3. Coding: Script 03 (3-23)

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Fall Semester 2022

Week 18 |  Dec 12 - Dec 16

1. Kahoot Review | Final Exam Preparation

   • App Inv 1-3

   • App Inv 4-6 

   • Python Turtle Python Intro

2. Synergy Grade Check (0-7)

3. Final Exam | Multiple Choice Test (0-5) 

Note: The coding final and the multiple choice final are each worth 10 points in Synergy, which makes them "count" the same towards your semester grade. The two parts, together, make up 20% of your semester grade.

Week 17 |  Dec 5 - Dec 9

Announcement:  Part One of our Final: the Coding Portion is this week, on Th / Fr

1. Coding | Practice Final Exam (3-21)

2. Coding | Quick Code: Decision Making  (if time allows) (3-20)

3. Final Exam | Coding  | Part One  (0-4) <-- Th, Fri.

Week 16 |  Nov 28 - Dec 2 (three weeks left in the semester!)

Announcement:  Next week is Part One of our Final: the Coding Portion.

1. Micro:bit | MakeCode If Statements (3-18) 

2. Notes: Script 01

3. Coding:   Script 02 | More Practice Using Colab (3-19) 

4. Coding | Quick Code: Decision Making  (3-20)

Week 15 |  Nov 21 - Nov 22

1. Write the Code To... (3-16) 

2. Video and Notes: If Statements (3-17a)

3. Coding:  Input() and If Statements (3-17)

Week 14 |  Nov 14 - Nov 18

1. Coding: Make Your Own (3-9)

2. Notes: Math

3. Coding: Make Your Own Small Groups (3-10)

4. Question  (3-11)

5. Predictions (3-12)

6. Kahoot: Review before Quiz (3-13)

7. Coding: More Math Stuff | Use Google Colaboratory  (3-14) 

8. Quiz: After Script 01 (3-15)

Week 13 |  Nov 7 - Nov 10

1. Coding: Turtle Graphics | Day 3 (3-6) 

2. Coding:  New App! |    Script 01 (3-7) 

3. Python Cheat Sheet (Python Crash Course | Variables and Strings

4. Notes: Variables, Data Types, Functions (print(), input() and format())

5. Join our Replit Per 5 (Or Per 6) team (3-8)

Week 11 |  Oct 24 - Oct 28

1. Notes: Python

2. Notes: Turtle Graphics

3. Coding: Turtle Graphics | Week 1 (3-2)

4. Python Script Bookmark/Inside Prog1 Bookmark Folder (3-3)

Week 10 |  Oct 17 - Oct 21

1. Mini-App: Clock (2-15) 

2. App 07: Sprite Smash (2-16)

1. • Make app

   • Improve app 

   • Make screen recording 

   • Add screenshot of blocks

3. Kahoot: Review 

4. Quiz: Sprite Smash (2-17)

5. Reflection:  App Inventor (2-18)

6. Portfolio Update: Add App Inventor (0-3)

7. Python coding!  Turtle Graphics (3-1)

Week 9  |  Oct 10 - Oct 13

1. App 06: Tally Counter (2-13) 

1. • Make app

   • Improve app 

2. Kahoot: Review

3. Quiz: Tally Counter (2-14) 

Week 8  |  Oct 3 - Oct 7

1. Amazon Guest Speaker: Presentation Notes (0-2) 

2. App 05: Mini-Golf (2-11)

3. Kahoot: Review Before Quiz 

4. Quiz:  Mini-Golf (2-12)

5. App 06: Tally Counter (2-13)

   • Make app

   • Improve app

Week 7  |  Sep 26 - Sep 30

1. Presentations for Ball Bounce 

2. Amazon Guest Speaker: Think of Two Questions (0-2) 

3. App 05: Mini-Golf (2-11)

   • Make app

   • Improve app

Week 6  |  Sep 19 - Sep 23

4. App 03: Talk to Me (2-7) 

5. Quiz:  Talk To Me (2-8) 

6. App 04: Ball Bounce (2-9)  

7. Kahoot: Review Before Quiz

8. Quiz:  Ball Bounce (2-10)

Week 5  |  Sep 12 - Sep 16

1. App Inventor:  Emulator (2-5)

   1.  Connect Digital Doodle app to the Emulator (mac and Windows)

   2. Does it work? If yes, add screenshot to GC

   3. Windows Desktop users: 

      1. Make sure emulator is on

      2. Click on Help > Update the Companion

2. Finish App 02: Digital Doodle (2-2)

3. Make a screen recording of your app (Mobizen app on Android tablets)

4. Present Your App (Digital Doodle)

5. Quiz: App Inventor Introduction (2-6)

6. App 03: Talk to Me (2-7)  

7. Quiz:  Talk To Me (2-8)

Week 4  |  Sep 6 - Sep 9

• Code for Life: Join Class (2-3)

• Code for Life (Rapid Router) Intro (2-4)

• Finish App 02: Digital Doodle (2-2)

• Make a screen recording of your app (Mobizen app on Android tablets)

• Present Your App (Di

Week 3  |  Aug 29 - Sep 2

New Unit: App Inventor

• App Inventor Introduction

• App 01: Play a Sound (2-1)

• Present Your App   (Play a Sound)

• App 02: Digital Doodle (2-2)

• Present Your App (Digital Doodle)

• Kahoot: Review before Quiz

• Quiz: App Inventor Introduction (2-3)

• App 03: Talk to Me (2-4)

Week 2  |  Aug 22 - Aug 26

• Finish Poster or Slide (Who Am I? Project,  1-4)

• Present Poster or Slide Show (1-4) 

• Take Notes (1-5)

• Make a Quiz about Classmates (1-6)

• Take Each Other's Quizzes (1-6) 

• Reflect on Project (Who Am I? Project,  1-7) 

• Join Class (0-1)

• CTE Portfolio (1-8)

Week 1  |  Aug 15 - Aug 19

• Begin Introductory Slide Show

• Complete Student Survey

• Distribute Course Syllabus and Discuss Class Materials (composition notebook)

• 1-1 Bookmark Folder Assignment (1-1)

• Python Test Drive (1-2)

• Complete Introductory Slide Show

• Project STEM: set up accounts (1-3)

• Who Am I? Presentation | Ms. Blanchette

• Student Bingo

• Who Am I? Poster or Slide (1-4)