Fundamentals of Computer Science | LASA Computer Science

Date	Notes	Class Activities
	*Fundamentals of CS*
	syllabus resources AISD✓ CANVAS✓ codingBat✓ soapbox (how) debug
Turn in in-person BLEND 💧 (how) sign-out file submit P3 P5 P6 P8
10/18	end of 9 weeks
10/18 A20	extra A-day	finish … Jeroo OPTIONAL Cargo-Bot
10/17 1B19		Socrative Compound Conditionals (slides 24-end) finish … Jeroo BONUS Shortest Code 2 Shortest Code 3
10/16 1A19		Jeroo Compound Conditionals Compound Conditionals (slides 1 – 23) Compound Conditionals Labs [15 pts 10/24] Maze Four [7.5pts, +0.5pts] Harvester 2 [10pts, +1pts] Zeroo [11.5pts,+1.5pts] Super Maze [12.5pts] Real Maze [14pts]
10/15 1B18	Jeroo Repetition [14 pts]	Jeroo Compound Conditionals Compound Conditionals (slides 1 – 23) Compound Conditionals Labs [15 pts 10/10, +2pts] Maze Four [7.5pts, +0.5pts] Harvester 2 [10pts, +1pts] Zeroo [11.5pts,+1.5pts] Super Maze [12.5pts] Real Maze [14pts]
⮟ last assignments for this 9 weeks ⮝ first assignments for next 9 weeks
10/11 1A18	Jeroo Repetition [14 pts]	workday
10/9C	PSAT	Period 1 – 4 30minutes each in the afternoon
10/7 1A17 10/10 1B17	10/7 UT Roadshow (Period 3)10/10 UT Roadshow (Period 8)	workday
10/2 1A16 10/8 1B16	10/8 UT Roadshow (Periods 5 & 6)	Jeroo Decisions A-day Jeroo Decisions [15 pts 10/18] MazePlus [50%] Maze One [70%] Maze Two [80%] Celebrate2 [90%] Hurdle [100%] BONUS Shortest Code 0 Shortest Code 1
9/30 1A15 10/1 1B15	Jeroo Introduction & Actions [14 pts]	before you put your phone away try this B-day Jeroo Decisions workday
9/26 1B14 9/27 1A14	penguins	Jeroo Repetition Period 8 only: Preassessment (Rubric) Jeroo Repetition [15 pts 10/16] Alley Run [50%] Harvest [70%] Celebrate [90%] Rings [100%]
9/24 1B13 9/25 1A13		Jeroo Actions Jeroo Actions [15 pts 10/2] Organizer [50%] Beautify [70%] Maze [85%] Eraser Head [95%] Planter [100%]
9/20 1B12 9/23 1A12	riddle Binary & Hex Conversion [12 pts]	Jeroo Introduction Jeroo Introduction [10 pts 9/30] Collect Flower [70%] Homeward Bound [80%] Relay [100%]
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9/18 1A11 9/19 1B11	riddle	finish … IntroComputing.org BONUS Text Compression Activity 1 [1 pt] Activity 2 [1 pt] best all-time [43.33%,45.51%,31.18%,96.74%] for fun explore code.org’s Hour of Code Activities
9/16 1A10 9/17 1B10	2048	Image Encoding 2 [10 pts 9/26] Image Loops Image Loops [70%] Puzzles [80%] If Statment Logic If statement [90%] Image Bluescreen [100%] SUPER BONUS Reverse the Flower [3 pts]
9/12 1B9 9/13 1A9	before you put your phone away try this Scratch Random,If, Inputs [10 pts]spreadsheet time in hex color	Data Representation – Image Encoding Computer Images IntroComputing.org Image Encoding 1 [10 pts 9/20] IntroComputing.org Introduction [50%] Image Encoding Schemes 1. LASA image [60%] 2. 4×2 image [70%] 3. 2×2 image [80%] 4. Green Circle with Orange Border [90%] 5. 4×16 image [100%]
9/10 1B8 9/11 1B8	ASCII Star Wars “The Martian” hexadecimal scene	Data Representation – ASCII, Unicode How much is a byte, kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte? Character Encoding Encoding Text How to Use Unicode File Size Activity (ver 2) (pairs #1) {10 pts 9/18} Megabyte [5 pts 9/18]
9/06 1B7 9/09 1A7	odometer Binary Game calculator	Data Representation – Number Systems Magic Cards (cards) Exponential Growth (binary vs decimal) spreadsheet Decimal Binary Hex Decimal and Binary Number systems Hexadecimal Number system Questions 1-5 lasacs Decimal, Binary, Hexadecimal Tables Hex to Binary Shortcut Number Conversion worksheet answer key [5 pts 9/16] Radiolab Bit Flip (1:01 – 10:50) whole podcast
Computers & Data Representation
9/04 1A6 9/05 1B6	Scratch Variables and Loops [14 pts] (Retake up to 80%)	demonstrate Random Character assignment bounce of edge of the screen (Why do we see squiggles at the edge?) 200 x 200 BONUS Random Character – No more “ears”
8/30 1A5 9/03 1B5	riddle Distance vs Time questions about Common Bug – Set vs Change or Non-Numeric Variables	Scratch Random, If, and Inputs Most of 2 class days to complete [20 pts 9/10] Decisions Decisions Socrative (instant feedback, self-paced) Boolean Values Socrative 1-5 If Self-Check Socrative 6-8 Else Nested Decisions Socrative 9-12 Exercises (1)-(3) Text Input Exercises (4)-(6) answers Exercises (1)-(6) Number Guessing Game [75%] Random Character Edge of Screen [85%] Box [100%]
8/28 1A4 8/29 1B4	riddle	Ada Lovelace 🎬 Grace Hopper
8/26 1A3 8/27 1B3	riddle	Scratch Variables and Loops Variables in Math and Programming Most of 2 class days to complete [20 pts 9/05] 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 9/05] Do one of the challenging star shapes (in the first part of this assignment) and then do the chess board challenge
8/22 1A2 8/23 1B2	riddle	seating chart (get to know your neighbors) Basic Programming Concepts – Algorithms & Data 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 8/30] Getting Started with Scratch Sections 1-10 [70%] Broadcast [80%] Game of TAG! [100%] explore on your own can you make your tag players leave the screen on left and reappear on the right you may want some headphones for Scratch sound projects 🎧
Scratch
8/20 1B1 8/21 1A1		Getting Started teacher lasacs.com: courses calendar Peer Tutors puzzles syllabus top Programming Languages TI & Python Women in Tech & Engineering attendance, seating chart (next class day) Room 506 (hall pass, lost & found, scratch paper) lasacs.com/ask/506 (bookmark, ?) [email protected] put *Period #* and *name* in email subject BLEND (Can you see class? Turn off Color Overlay!!!) LASA Honor Code & Syllabus Brave (Settings -> Search Engine -> Google) File Explorer (View -> File name extensions) LASA{CS} CLUBS Read the Instructions Everything is a Computer (1:30 – 2:55) (11:33 – 14:00) First Day LASACS evacuation route evacuation meetup location Calvin & Hobbes The Triumph of Perseverance

Fundamentals of CS

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Computers & Data Representation

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