This course is aligned to UT standards and is designed to provide computer science instruction for Utah kindergarten students. It is meant to be taught approximately weekly.
This course is aligned to UT standards and designed to provide computer science instruction for Utah 1st Grade students. It is meant to be taught approximately weekly.
This course is aligned to UT standards and designed to provide computer science instruction for Utah 2nd Grade students. It is meant to be taught approximately weekly.
This course is aligned to UT standards and designed to provide computer science instruction for Utah 3rd Grade students. It is meant to be taught approximately weekly.
This course is aligned to UT standards and designed to provide computer science instruction for Utah 4th Grade students. It is meant to be taught approximately weekly.
This course is aligned to UT standards and designed to provide computer science instruction for Utah 5th Grade students. It is meant to be taught approximately weekly.
Creative Coding is a first-semester course that introduces students to game design and programming. Students use the p5play JavaScript library in order to design, develop, and publish games. Throughout the course, students learn about major programming topics like variables, functions, conditionals, and mouse/keyboard events while building fun and interactive games that they can play and share with others.
The Utah Introduction to Python 1 course teaches students the basics of programming in Python. Students learn Python commands, functions, control structures, and user interaction by solving puzzles and writing creative programs for Tracy to follow.
The Utah Introduction to Python 2 course teaches students extended concepts in Python. Students learn how to use lists, manipulate strings, and work with files by solving puzzles and writing creative programs for Tracy to follow. NOTE: The content taught in the Utah Introduction to Python 1 course must be covered before beginning this course.
The Utah Introduction to Python 1 and 2 course teaches students the basics of programming in Python. Students begin with Python commands, functions, control structures, and user interaction by solving puzzles and writing creative programs for Tracy to follow. Students then learn how to use lists, manipulate strings, and work with files by solving puzzles and writing creative programs for Tracy.
Utah Computer Programming 1 introduces students to the fundamentals of computer programming, with an emphasis on helping students develop logical thinking and problem-solving skills. Students will learn to design, code, and test their programs while applying mathematical concepts.
Utah Computer Programming 2 introduces students to more advanced programming concepts. Students will learn to create more powerful programs using functions, strings, data structures, file i/o operations, and objects.
Utah Computer Programming 1 and 2 introduce students to the fundamentals of computer programming, with an emphasis on helping students develop logical thinking and problem-solving skills. Students begin by learning to design, code, and test their programs while applying mathematical concepts. Students then move to more advanced programming concepts and learn to create more powerful programs using functions, strings, data structures, file i/o operations, and objects.
This first semester course teaches the fundamentals of designing a game using the most widely accessed and preferred editing engine in the world – Unity. The intent of this course is to introduce high school students to the industry related skills needed for the workplace and higher learning environments. By the end of this course, they will understand the design planning process, be knowledgeable of industry related careers, and be able to navigate the Unity environment in order to create 3D games. Note: student devices must be able to download and install the Unity platform (not compatible on Chromebooks).
This course is intended to teach students the fundamentals of web development in a project-based learning environment. Students will learn the basic elements of web development, creating HTML/CSS files, and making multi-page websites.
This course is intended to teach students the fundamentals of web development in a project-based learning environment. Students are taught the basic elements of web development, such as web hosting, file organization, and incorporating Javascript into HTML files.
AP Computer Science Principles introduces students to the foundational concepts of computer science and programming in Python. With a unique focus on creative problem solving and real-world applications, students are challenged to explore how computing and technology can impact the world.
This course is fully aligned to the College Board AP CS A course standards. Learn the basics of object-oriented programming with a focus on problem solving and algorithm development. Take this course and prepare to ace the AP Java test.
| Unit | Description |
|---|---|
| Getting Started with Coding: Students learn the basics of programming. | |
| Coding in Math: Students learn to demonstrate Math concepts using programming. | |
| Coding in Science: Students learn to demonstrate Science concepts using programming. | |
| Coding in ELA: Students learn to demonstrate ELA concepts using programming. | |
| Coding in Social Studies: Students learn to demonstrate Social Studies concepts using programming. | |
| More Coding Lessons & Projects: Students learn programming skills. | |
| Digital Literacy: Students learn Digital Literacy skills. |
| Unit | Description |
|---|---|
| Getting Started with Coding: Students learn the basics of programming. | |
| Coding in Math: Students learn to demonstrate Math concepts using programming. | |
| Coding in Science: Students learn to demonstrate Science concepts using programming. | |
| Coding in ELA: Students learn to demonstrate ELA concepts using programming. | |
| Coding in Social Studies: Students learn to demonstrate Social Studies concepts using programming. | |
| More Coding Lessons & Projects: Students learn programming skills. | |
| Digital Literacy: Students learn Digital Literacy skills. | |
| Seasonal Projects: Students learn programming skill with seasonal projects. |
| Unit | Description |
|---|---|
| Getting Started with Coding: Students learn the basics of programming. | |
| Coding in Math: Students learn to demonstrate Math concepts using programming. | |
| Coding in Science: Students learn to demonstrate Science concepts using programming. | |
| Coding in ELA: Students learn to demonstrate ELA concepts using programming. | |
| Coding in Social Studies: Students learn to demonstrate Social Studies concepts using programming. | |
| More Coding Lessons & Projects: Students learn programming skills. | |
| Digital Literacy: Students learn Digital Literacy skills. | |
| Seasonal Projects: Students learn programming skill with seasonal projects. |
| Unit | Description |
|---|---|
| Getting Started with Coding: Students learn the basics of programming. | |
| Coding in Math: Students learn to demonstrate Math concepts using programming. | |
| Coding in Science: Students learn to demonstrate Science concepts using programming. | |
| Coding in ELA: Students learn to demonstrate ELA concepts using programming. | |
| Coding in Social Studies: Students learn to demonstrate Social Studies concepts using programming. | |
| More Coding Lessons & Projects: Students learn programming skills. | |
| Digital Literacy: Students learn Digital Literacy skills. | |
| Seasonal Projects: Students learn programming skill with seasonal projects. |
| Unit | Description |
|---|---|
| Getting Started with Coding: Students learn the basics of programming. | |
| Coding in Math: Students learn to demonstrate Math concepts using programming. | |
| Coding in Science: Students learn to demonstrate Science concepts using programming. | |
| Coding in ELA: Students learn to demonstrate ELA concepts using programming. | |
| Coding in Social Studies: Students learn to demonstrate Social Studies concepts using programming. | |
| More Coding Lessons & Projects: Students learn programming skills. | |
| Digital Literacy: Students learn Digital Literacy skills. | |
| Seasonal Projects: Students learn programming skill with seasonal projects. |
| Unit | Description |
|---|---|
| Getting Started with Coding: Students learn the basics of programming. | |
| Coding in Math: Students learn to demonstrate Math concepts using programming. | |
| Coding in Science: Students learn to demonstrate Science concepts using programming. | |
| Coding in ELA: Students learn to demonstrate ELA concepts using programming. | |
| Coding in Social Studies: Students learn to demonstrate Social Studies concepts using programming. | |
| More Coding Lessons & Projects: Students learn programming skills. | |
| Digital Literacy: Students learn Digital Literacy skills. | |
| Seasonal Projects: Students learn programming skill with seasonal projects. |
| Unit | Description |
|---|---|
| Intro to Game Design: Students reflect on their game-playing experience and learn more about major video game topics and categories. | |
| Programming in JavaScript: Students learn the basics of JavaScript including variables, user input, mathematics, and functions. | |
| Getting to Know p5play: Students learn about the JavaScript library p5play and how to use it to create the basic structure of an animated or interactive program. | |
| Project: Mini Golf: Students incrementally develop a mini golf game, learning more about the p5play library and important computer science topics like booleans and if/else statements. | |
| Project: Projectiles: Students incrementally develop a projectiles game, learning about new p5play library topics of Groups and Tiles, while improving their fundamental program development skills. |
| Unit | Description |
|---|---|
| Project: Jumper: Students incrementally develop a platform jumper game, learning how to use sprite sheets to include animated game components, while improving their fundamental program development skills. |
| Unit | Description |
|---|---|
| Tracy's World: Students learn about the world Tracy lives in and how to write commands that she will understand. They also look at a history of programming languages and some of the different characteristics programming languages can have. | |
| Moving Tracy: Students build on the commands they have learned to instruct Tracy around all parts of her world and use for loops to make their code more efficient. | |
| Designing and Communicating Solutions: Students explore useful ways to break down large problems to write readable and successful programs. | |
| [Project] Design a Mural: Students review all they have learned so far by completing a project where they will use Tracy to design a mural. | |
| Controlling Tracy with Variables: Students learn about data types and how variables can be used in their Tracy programs. They also begin to learn how to manipulate strings in their programs, and learn how to add user interaction to their programs through user input and mouse click events. | |
| [Project] Cycle Depiction: Students apply the concepts they have learned so far by completing a project where they will use Tracy to depict a common cycle. | |
| Making Decisions: Students learn how to use if/else statements and while loops to instruct Tracy to make decisions based on conditions. They also learn how to return values from functions. | |
| Putting It All Together: Students put together all of the concepts they have learned to solve advanced Tracy puzzles and complete a final quiz. | |
| [Project] On-Screen Calculator: Students have a chance to apply all the skills and concepts they've learned in this course by completing a project where they will use Tracy to create a calculator that can be used to complete simple mathematical expressions. |
| Unit | Description |
|---|---|
| Refresher: Challenges with Tracy: Students refresh the information they should have before beginning this course and work with a partner to complete a project where they will create a digital art platform. (Note: all prior information is taught in the course UT Introduction to Python 1.) | |
| Lists: Students learn how to create, alter, and use methods with lists. | |
| Lists and Loops: Students learn how to iterate through a list using both index values and list items. They then work with a partner to complete a project where they create an interactive to-do list. | |
| [Project] Ticketing System: Students review all they have learned so far by completing a project where they will create a ticketing system to keep track of a line of patrons. | |
| Strings: Students dive deeper into strings, learning how to access both characters and substrings, loop over strings, and utilize additional string methods. They then work with a partner to complete a project where they parse through text to organize information about game 5 of the 2023 Stanley Cup Final. | |
| [Project] Timeline: Students apply all they have learned so far by completing a project where they will create a timeline of their choosing that includes user interaction. | |
| File I/O: Reading from Files: Students learn how to open and read files in their programs in various ways. | |
| File I/O: Writing to Files: Students learn how to write to files in their programs. | |
| [Project] Poetry Remixer: Students apply all the skills and concepts they've learned in the File I/O modules by completing a project where they will creatively alter a poem saved in a file. | |
| Python in the Real World: Students explore uses of Python in various industries and learn how Jupyter notebooks can be used to share information and Python programs with others. |
| Unit | Description |
|---|---|
| Tracy's World: Students learn about the world Tracy lives in and how to write commands that she will understand. They also look at a history of programming languages and some of the different characteristics programming languages can have. | |
| Moving Tracy: Students build on the commands they have learned to instruct Tracy around all parts of her world and use for loops to make their code more efficient. | |
| Designing and Communicating Solutions: Students explore useful ways to break down large problems to write readable and successful programs. | |
| [Project] Design a Mural: Students review all they have learned so far by completing a project where they will use Tracy to design a mural. | |
| Controlling Tracy with Variables: Students learn about data types and how variables can be used in their Tracy programs. They also begin to learn how to manipulate strings in their programs, and learn how to add user interaction to their programs through user input and mouse click events. | |
| [Project] Cycle Depiction: Students apply the concepts they have learned so far by completing a project where they will use Tracy to depict a common cycle. | |
| Making Decisions: Students learn how to use if/else statements and while loops to instruct Tracy to make decisions based on conditions. They also learn how to return values from functions. | |
| Putting It All Together: Students put together all of the concepts they have learned to solve advanced Tracy puzzles and complete a final quiz. | |
| [Project] On-Screen Calculator: Students have a chance to apply all the skills and concepts they've learned in this course by completing a project where they will use Tracy to create a calculator that can be used to complete simple mathematical expressions. | |
| Refresher: Challenges with Tracy: Students refresh the information they should have at this point in the course and work with a partner to complete a project where they will create a digital art platform. | |
| Lists: Students learn how to create, alter, and use methods with lists. | |
| Lists and Loops: Students learn how to iterate through a list using both index values and list items. They then work with a partner to complete a project where they create an interactive to-do list. | |
| [Project] Ticketing System: Students review all they have learned so far by completing a project where they will create a ticketing system to keep track of a line of patrons. | |
| Strings: Students dive deeper into strings, learning how to access both characters and substrings, loop over strings, and utilize additional string methods. They then work with a partner to complete a project where they parse through text to organize information about game 5 of the 2023 Stanley Cup Final. | |
| [Project] Timeline: Students apply all they have learned so far by completing a project where they will create a timeline of their choosing that includes user interaction. | |
| File I/O: Reading from Files: Students learn how to open and read files in their programs in various ways. | |
| File I/O: Writing to Files: Students learn how to write to files in their programs. | |
| [Project] Poetry Remixer: Students apply all the skills and concepts they've learned in the File I/O modules by completing a project where they will creatively alter a poem saved in a file. | |
| Python in the Real World: Students explore uses of Python in various industries and learn how Jupyter notebooks can be used to share information and Python programs with others. |
| Unit | Description |
|---|---|
| Karel in Python: Students learn the basics of programming by giving Karel the Dog commands in a grid world. | |
| Basic Python and Console Interaction: Students learn the basics of programming by writing programs that interact with users through the keyboard. | |
| Project: Mad Libs: Students write a program that allows users to create their own Mad Lib stories using variables and user input. | |
| Conditionals: Students teach their programs to make decisions based on the information it receives. | |
| Project: Quiz Game: Students write a program that quizzes users on a series of multiple-choice questions and checks their answers. | |
| Looping: Students learn how to write more efficient code by using loops as shortcuts. | |
| Project: Password Authenticator: Students write a program to provide feedback on whether the entered password is correct or incorrect. | |
| Roles in a Software Development Team: Students learn the key roles and responsibilities of members of a software development team. |
| Unit | Description |
|---|---|
| Functions and Exceptions: Students learn how their programs can be decomposed into smaller pieces that work together to solve a problem. | |
| Strings: Students learn more sophisticated strategies for manipulating text in their programs. | |
| Project: The Game of Pig: Students program a classic two-player game played with a 6 sided die. | |
| Creating and Altering Data Structures: Students learn how tuples and lists are formed and the various methods that can alter them. | |
| Extending Data Structures: Students learn to build more complex programs that make use of grids and dictionaries. | |
| Project: Guess the Word: Students write a program for a word guessing game. | |
| File I/O: Students learn to read, write, and process information from text files. | |
| Classes and Objects: Students learn the principles of object-oriented design. | |
| Exploring CS Careers: Students learn potential career paths in the field of computer science. |
| Unit | Description |
|---|---|
| Karel in Python: Students learn the basics of programming by giving Karel the Dog commands in a grid world. | |
| Basic Python and Console Interaction: Students learn the basics of programming by writing programs that interact with users through the keyboard. | |
| Project: Mad Libs: Students write a program that allows users to create their own Mad Lib stories using variables and user input. | |
| Conditionals: Students teach their programs to make decisions based on the information it receives. | |
| Project: Quiz Game: Students write a program that quizzes users on a series of multiple-choice questions and checks their answers. | |
| Looping: Students learn how to write more efficient code by using loops as shortcuts. | |
| Project: Password Authenticator: Students write a program to provide feedback on whether the entered password is correct or incorrect. | |
| Roles in a Software Development Team: Students learn the key roles and responsibilities of members of a software development team. | |
| Functions and Exceptions: Students learn how their programs can be decomposed into smaller pieces that work together to solve a problem. | |
| Strings: Students learn more sophisticated strategies for manipulating text in their programs. | |
| Project: The Game of Pig: Students program a classic two-player game played with a 6 sided die. | |
| Creating and Altering Data Structures: Students learn how tuples and lists are formed and the various methods that can alter them. | |
| Extending Data Structures: Students learn to build more complex programs that make use of grids and dictionaries. | |
| Project: Guess the Word: Students write a program for a word guessing game. | |
| File I/O: Students learn to read, write, and process information from text files. | |
| Classes and Objects: Students learn the principles of object-oriented design. | |
| Exploring CS Careers: Students learn potential career paths in the field of computer science. |
| Unit | Description |
|---|---|
| Midterm: | |
| Final Exam: Students prove their knowledge of content learned throughout the course through a multiple choice, short answer, and programming exam. |
| Unit | Description |
|---|---|
| Intro to Game Design: Students will be introduced to the course and learn the very basics of the game industry. | |
| Get Started with Unity: Students prepare their game design tools by learning about game engines, establishing a Unity account, and setting up the Unity game engine. | |
| Create Interactive Game Worlds: Students dive into major Unity practices, learning to develop their own prefabs, create different models, and apply game physics to create interactive game objects. | |
| Create Visual and Sound Effects: Students learn about game environments and level design. They add effects to game environments such as light objects, particle systems, camera angles and movement, sound effects, and user interfaces. | |
| Project: Design Your Game: Students apply their understanding of the game design process by creating a storyboard and initial game concepts for a game they will develop across multiple modules. | |
| Project: Develop Your Game: Students wrap up their final projects in this module. Applying all the different techniques from earlier modules as well as incorporating feedback from the previous module, students will complete and present their final game design. | |
| Explore the Industry: Students learn about the game design industry, different roles involved in the creation of video games, and what it means to be a game developer. |
| Unit | Description |
|---|---|
| Create Components and Mechanics: Students learn about more game components that enhance game mechanics by creating original models, controlling character animations, and designing interactive user interfaces. | |
| Additional Projects and Tutorials: Students learn the fundamentals of game design by sharpening their familiarity with the Unity game engine environment. |
| Unit | Description |
|---|---|
| The Internet: Students learn the basics of the Internet, including safely accessing the Internet, legal impacts of the Internet, and how to protect networks from cyber attacks. | |
| HTML - Structuring Websites: Students learn about the language behind all websites: HTML. Students learn about several different HTML tags as well as the basic structure of a web page. Students use HTML to develop several of their own creative web pages. | |
| CSS - Styling Websites: Students learn the language CSS and use it to style their web pages. Students learn about the benefits of styling with CSS and will use CSS to create several styled web pages of their own. | |
| Advanced HTML and CSS: This module dives deeper into different things we can do with HTML and CSS. Students practice advanced topics in HTML and CSS, including visibility, image filtering, interaction, and animation, to develop more advanced websites. | |
| Project - Create Your Homepage: Students build their own websites about themselves. This site will be accessible on their own custom domain and will be continually improved by the student as they continue on in the course. It will serve as a running portfolio of each creative project they create in the course. |
| Unit | Description |
|---|---|
| Introduction to Javascript in HTML: Students learn about the script tag, and how it can be used to write JavaScript code in their HTML files. Students will also be introduced to useful JavaScript methods that can be used to alter the state of the CSS and HTML of a webpage, as well as how the Document Object Model supports the ability to make such changes. | |
| Bootstrap: This module introduces students to Bootstrap, an HTML and CSS framework for developing responsive, professional websites. Students use Bootstrap to develop several professional, mobile responsive websites. | |
| Bootstrap Project: In this project, students work in teams to create a professional, responsive website using Bootstrap. | |
| Storing and Collecting Data: Students explore the role that data plays in creating websites. Students will learn about the various ways that data is taken from webpages, as well as ways to secure themselves from unwanted data collection. Students also learn how to incorporate data collection into their own websites, and collect simple information from users. | |
| How to Build and Maintain a Website: Students explore how to store web files, secure a domain name, and maintain a website. The majority of the lessons will be explanatory - students will not be expected to host and maintain a webpage off CodeHS, but will be given the tools needed to do so if they desire. | |
| Final Project: Students are tasked with creating a website of their own choosing. The website will have to follow specific criteria - certain number of pages, responsiveness, and use of APIs. Students go through a feedback process, and learn about making their websites more accessible to a wide array of users. | |
| Computer Science Careers: Students explore various careers in computer science and the role of CTSOs. |
| Unit | Description |
|---|---|
| JavaScript Bootcamp: This unit is meant to provide students a refresher on topics in JavaScript they have covered in previous courses. It's recommended that students go through the materials before beginning the Web Development Capstone. | |
| Using JavaScript Libraries: Students are introduced to jQuery, a JavaScript library that makes webpage interaction easier. Students will learn the basic syntax of jQuery, how to incorporate it in their webpages, and useful methods that help animate and change the responsiveness of their websites. | |
| Project: Build an Interactive Resume!: Students create a single page, interactive resume. Students are expected to add several animations using jQuery to prove their ability to modify HTML and CSS. This unit also examines web design theories that can help students improve the aesthetics of their resumes, and to evaluate the quality of a website based on its layout. | |
| Web Design Level 1 Certification Practice: Students prepare for the CodeHS Web Design Level 1 Certification by taking practice quizzes and reviewing content from the Introduction to Web Design course. |
| Unit | Description |
|---|---|
| Introduction to Programming: Karel is a dog that only knows how to move, turn left, and place tennis balls in his world. You can give Karel these commands to instruct him to do certain things. We use Karel to show you what it means to program, and allow you to focus on problem-solving. | |
| Practice PT: Pair-Programming Paint!: In this project, students apply their knowledge of Karel to express their artistic side and create an image using Ultra Karel commands. | |
| Programming with Python: Students learn the basics of Python, including variables, user input, control structures, functions with parameters and return values, and basic graphics, how to send messages to objects. | |
| Python Control Structures: Students learn how to use booleans and logical operators with control structures to make more advanced programs in JavaScript. | |
| Functions and Parameters: Students learn how to write reusable code with functions and parameters. | |
| Practice PT: Tell a Story: Students apply what they've learned from the previous module to write reusable code with functions and parameters. | |
| Basic Data Structures: Students will learn the basics of lists in Python while exploring tuples and lists. Students will explore how to create each of these and the various methods to access or alter them. | |
| Digital Information: Students learn about the various ways to represent information digitally including number systems, encoding data, programmatically creating pixel images, comparing data encodings, compressing and encrypting data. | |
| Practice PT: Steganography: Students apply knowledge about digital representation of data in a real-world application of using steganography to encrypt information. | |
| Practice PT: Create an Image Filter!: Students apply data structure and digital information concepts together to create their own image filters. | |
| The Internet: Students explore the structure and design of the internet, and how this design affects the reliability of network communication, the security of data, and personal privacy. | |
| Project: The Effects of the Internet: Students apply their knowledge of the internet as they look at the impacts that it has on our world. | |
| Data: Students explore using computational tools to store massive amounts of data, manipulate and visualize data, find patterns in data, and pull conclusions from data. | |
| Project: Present a Data-Driven Insight: Students apply data concepts into a project where they can explore their own data application. | |
| Project: The Impact of Computing: While the performance task is no longer a graded part of the AP test, the skills needed for the performance task are still a part of the curriculum. This module will give students a chance to apply these concepts in a project format. | |
| Create Performance Task: Students will be given the chance to review course content and practice the skills necessary to complete each performance task. | |
| AP Exam Review: Students review of the topics covered in the course and practice solving AP Exam-style multiple-choice questions. | |
| Creative Development: Students learn the theory and practice of user interface design. Students learn about what makes an engaging and accessible user interface and will employ an iterative design process including rapid prototyping and user testing to design and develop their own engaging programs. | |
| Final: Final exam for the course. | |
| Computer Science Principles Pretest: |
| Unit | Description |
|---|---|
| Midterm: | |
| Computer Science Principles Posttest: | |
| Extra Karel Practice: It can take some time to learn all of Karel's tricks. Brush up here with some extra Karel practice problems. These reinforce all of the fundamental concepts introduced in Karel, including commands, functions, loops, conditions control structures, and problem decomposition. | |
| Extra Karel Puzzles: A set of all the trickiest Karel puzzles for you to solve | |
| Karel Challenges: In this module you'll take all the foundational concepts from Karel to solve some programming challenges. | |
| Web Development: In this unit, students will go through a high level introduction to HTML, CSS, and the processes involved in viewing web pages on the internet. Students will create several simple web pages using the CodeHS online editor to gain practice using the various features of HTML and CSS. | |
| Classes and Objects: Learn the principles of object-oriented design. | |
| Additional Topics: Teach your program to make decisions based on the information it receives. Learn how to decompose your program into smaller pieces that work together to solve a problem! | |
| Project: Who Said It?: Use your programming knowledge to build a program that can predict whether a small sample of text was written by Jane Austen or William Shakespeare! | |
| Project: Mastermind: | |
| Practice PT: Testing 1, 2, 3 ...: | |
| Practice PT: The Shopping List: | |
| Strings: Students use more sophisticated strategies for manipulating text in their programs - slicing, concatenating, and formatting. | |
| Updated Practice Create Performance Task Exercises: | |
| Create Performance Task - Effective 2023-2024: |
| Unit | Description |
|---|---|
| Primitive Types: Students learn about writing the main method and start to call preexisting methods to produce output. Students learn about three built-in data types and learn how to create variables, store values, and interact with those variables using basic operations. | |
| Using Objects: Students learn how to create and use classes and objects. This unit builds on students’ ability to write expressions by introducing them to Math class and String methods to write expressions for generating random numbers and other more complex operations. | |
| Boolean Expressions and if Statements: Students learn the syntax and proper use of conditional statements in Java, as well as how to implement Boolean variables in their programs by writing Boolean expressions with relational and logical operators. | |
| Iteration: Students learn how to use iteration to improve the reusability and speed of their programs. Students evaluate which iterative structures should be used in a given context, and build programs that require them to choose the iterative structure that works best. | |
| Writing Classes: Students learn how to create and implement complex classes and objects. | |
| Array: Students learn about how to use and manipulate data in the form of arrays. Students explore the limitations of primitive data types in the context of storing data, and develop programs that use arrays to store and search for data. | |
| ArrayList: Students learn about the limitations of arrays, and are introduced to a new data structure - ArrayLists. Students are asked to compare the two data structures and implement programs that utilize each. | |
| 2D Array: Students learn how to store data in increasingly complex ways by introducing them to the 2D arrays. Students learn standard algorithms to utilize and search 2D arrays, as well as ways to use them effectively in their programs. | |
| Inheritance: Students learn how to recognize common attributes and behaviors that can be used in a superclass and create hierarchies by writing subclasses to extend a superclass. | |
| Recursion: Students learn how to write simple recursive methods and determine the purpose or output of a recursive method by tracing. | |
| Java Pretest: |
| Unit | Description |
|---|---|
| Introduction to Programming in Java with Karel the Dog: Intro to Java with Karel the Dog. Learn the basics of java commands, control structures, and problem solving by solving puzzles with Karel. This is recommended as Summer Work for students entering AP CS A, or for students who are taking AP CS A as their first programming class. | |
| AP Test Practice: In this module students will get a practice exam in the same format as the AP Computer Science in Java test. | |
| Additional Exercises: | |
| Elevens: In the Elevens lab, you will use Object Oriented design to create a solitaire card game. At the end of the lab, you'll use a Graphical User Interface to play the game you create! Students can complete this assignment after finishing Unit 6: Data Structures in AP CS A (Mocha). This assignment does not align with College Board Standards, as abstract classes are not covered in AP CS A (Nitro). | |
| Magpie: In the Magpie lab, you will use String methods and pattern matching to create a chat bot that you can have a conversation with. Students can complete this assignment after finishing Unit 5: Writing Classes in AP CS A (Nitro), or Unit 4: Classes and Objects in AP CS A (Mocha). | |
| Picture Lab: In this lab, you will write methods to modify pictures. You'll explore the way pictures are stored in memory, nested loops, interfaces, and inheritance. Students can complete this assignment after finishing Unit 9: Inheritance in AP CS A (Nitro), or Unit 5: Data Structures in AP CS A (Mocha). This assignment does not align with College Board Standards, as it uses Interfaces. | |
| Consumer Review Lab: The persuasive power of words can be seen in a variety of places such as entertainment, news, social media, and even reviews and comments. Students learn about sentiment value and how this can be used to construct or modify a review to be more positive or negative using String manipulation. This lab can be used after Unit 4: Iteration in Nitro, and Unit 3 Methods in Mocha | |
| Celebrity Lab: Students will discuss class design as it relates to the game Celebrity, where a person or team tries to guess the name of a celebrity from a given clue or set of clues. This lab includes inheritance as the basis for one of the activities, and also includes a Graphical User Interface. This lab can be completed after Unit 9 Inheritance in Nitro, and Unit 5 Data Structures in Mocha. | |
| Steganography Lab: Steganography is the practice of concealing messages or information within other non-secret text or data. Students will use the same code from Picture Lab to explore the concepts of steganography and 2D arrays, hiding images or text inside of other images. This lab can be completed after Unit 8 2D Arrays in AP CS A Nitro, and after unit Unit 5 Data Structures in AP CS A Mocha. | |
| Java Level 1 Certification Practice: Students prepare for the CodeHS Java Level 1 Certification by taking practice quizzes and reviewing content from the CodeHS Java courses. |
