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
Projects using Google Sheets to analyze patterns in our world
Scratch projects to create with programming
Robotics projects to practice how to troubleshoot and solve problems
Tools: Google Sheets, Scratch, Edison Robots
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
Prerequisite: 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.