Fundamentals of CS

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•  Ada Lovelace
• 🎬 Grace Hopper

•  Variables in Math and Programming
• Most of 2 class days to complete {20 pts 9/03}
  • Experiment with Drawing and Repeat  5 shapes [50%] 
  • Tempo and Variables every other Note [60%] 
  • Common Bug – Set vs Change
  • Repeat Until
  • Draw 2 Squirrals [80%] 
  • Countdown  & Variable Sized Shapes [90%]
  • Variable Sized Shapes PLUS [100%] 
  • Non-Numeric Variables  don’t skip this.
• BONUS  [2 pts 9/03] Do one of the challenging star shapes (in the first part of this assignment) and then do the chess board challenge 
  

• GC Honor Code & Syllabus {2 pts 8/26}
• seating chart & get to know your neighbors

 Scratch Basics

• Scratch Introduction
  • online: go to scratch.mit.edu click Join Scratch at top right & create an account
  • Demo sprites (new, resize), moving, turning, etc.

• How to get assignments checked off faster
• User Interface Detective Work
• Scratch Start {10 pts 8/28}
  • Getting Started with Scratch Sections 1-10 [70%] 
  • Broadcast [80%] 
  • Game of TAG! [100%] 
    • Challenge: can you make your tag players leave the screen on left and reappear on the right
  • explore on your own
• you may want some headphones for Scratch sound projects 🎧

           Scratch            

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