AP CS Principles - Unit 1!

Unit 1, Day 0

Mr. Jones | AP Computer Science Principles

Warmup

Happy New Unit!

Find your nametag and put it on your desk

Turn and discuss with a partner: what is a computer?

Coding Club

Would you like to join Coding Club?

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Activity 1 - What is a computer?

History

What makes a computer a computer?

Parts of a computer

(Switch to PPT)

Activity 2 - What is information?

Instructions

  • Find a partner, and pick an item from the pumpkin
  • Work together to figure out how to use this item to store the answer to a question with two possible answers
  • Rules:
    • You can’t use any language
    • As always, be safe and G rated =)

Iframe

Recap Unit 1, Day 0

Last time we…

  • Looked at parts of a computer
  • Invented counting systems with everyday objects