Exploring CS
What is this course like?
Project-based:
Learn while doing (Computers are not used everyday)
Writing in journals: to reflect and check your understanding, you will practice writing about computer science ideas daily
Excel projects analyzing patterns in our world
Scratch projects to create with programming
Robotics projects to practice how to troubleshoot and solve problems
Tools: Excel, Scratch, Lego EV3 Robotics
Homework: N/A (unless a student is absent)
Tests: one for each of the 5 units
Individualized Projects: one for each of the 5 units
Prerequisites: Algebra I, though students may take Algebra I and this at the same time
This course is perfect for someone who has never taken a computer science course and is curious about computer science.
Scroll down to see Scratch Programming in action. Click the green flag to see it your code run.