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AP CS A Curriculum Map

The following curriculum map is a day-by-day listing of the AP Computer Science course in chronological order. Each row represents one day of class, based on a medium-paced class. Readings from the textbook and homework assignments are included on the day when they should be assigned. Refer to the Introduction document for information about how to adjust this pacing for your specific classroom.

Contents

Abbreviations

  • WS — Worksheet
  • SC — Self-Check problem (in the textbook)
  • EX — Exercise (in the textbook)
  • PP — Programming Project (in the textbook)




Unit 1: Programming & Java (2 weeks)

1.01

Lesson 1.01 Using Eclipse & Practice-It
Objectives Students will be able to open Eclipse, create and save a file in Eclipse, and use Practice-It.
Assessments Students will demonstrate Plug-In and Un-Plug procedures for the teacher.
Students will log in and submit a sample problem in Practice-It.
In Class WS 1.1.1
WS 1.1.2
Reading
Homework Explore Pokémon (pokemon.com, console, web site)

1.02

Lesson 1.02 Algorithms & Computational Thinking
Objectives Students will be able to define algorithms, programs, hardware, software, and operating systems.
Students will be able to describe the relationships between these concepts and components.
Assessments Students will write sample algorithms, assemble and debug a program that directs the instructor to make a peanut butter & jelly sandwich.
In Class PB&J
Reading 1.2
Homework Reflect on PB&J assignment
Continue exploring Pokémon

1.03

Lesson 1.03 String & Console Output
Objectives Students will correctly assemble a complete program that uses a class header, body, and main method.
Students will correctly use print, println, and escape sequences.
Assessments Students will create a starter Pokémon program
Students will complete several Practice-It questions.
In Class Practice-It
SC 1.6–9, 1.11–14
LP Welcome
Reading 1.3
Homework EX 1.1–5

1.04

Lesson 1.04 Common Errors & Comments
Objectives Students will create simple programs with comments
Students will be able to list and apply the steps necessary for avoiding syntax errors.
Assessments Students will complete a worksheet (WS 1.4).
Students will develop a personal check-list for spotting syntax errors.
In Class WS 1.4
Reading 1.4
Homework EX 1.6–9

1.05

Lesson 1.05 Static Methods & Method Calls
Objectives Students will use procedural decomposition to plan complex programs using structure diagrams.
Students will manage complexity by using method calls.
Assessments Students will complete Practice-It problems.
In Class Practice-It
SC 1.22, 1.23, 1.26, 1.29
Reading 1.5
Homework EX 1.11, 1.12, 1.14, 1.16

1.06

Lesson 1.06 Static Methods & Method Calls
Objectives Students will use structure diagrams to plan complex programs.
Students will manage complexity by using method calls.
Assessments Students will complete Practice-It problems, students will write a structured Pikachu program.
In Class LP StarFigures
LP PikachuChatter
Reading
Homework Outline ch 1
PP 1.1, 1.3

1.07

Lesson 1.07 Programming Project
Objectives Students will construct a program containing method calls and static methods.
Assessments Students will submit a complete, functional program by the end of class.
In Class PP 1.2, 1.5
Reading
Homework Note check (add summaries if needed)

1.08

Lesson 1.08 Finding & Fixing Errors
Objectives Students will find errors in their returned homework assignments, and correct their code.
Assessments Students will re-submit all homework assignments with corrected answers.
In Class Fix homework
Reading Review ch 1
Homework Submit questions for review

1.09

Lesson 1.09 Review
Objectives Students will identify weaknesses in their Unit 1 knowledge.
Assessments Students will create a personalized list of review topics to guide tonight’s study session.
In Class Review questions
WS 1.9
Practice test
Reading
Homework Study

1.99

Unit 1 Test Programming & Java
In Class Test 0 Section I
Test 0 Section II




Unit 2: Working with Data & Basic Control Flow (3 weeks)

2.00

Lesson 2.00 Test Review & Reteach
Objectives Students will re-learn or strengthen content knowledge and skills from Unit 1.
Assessments Students will re-submit test answers with updated corrections for partial or full credit, depending on instructor preference.
In Class Review test
Reading 2.1 except for “Mixing Types and Casting”
Homework Test corrections

2.01

Lesson 2.01 Basic Data Concepts
Objectives Students will be able to identify and categorize data types.
Students will identify operators and operands, and will correctly apply rules or precedence.
Assessments Using operator/operand expression sets, students will use rules of precedence to correctly write code that yields a given answer.
Using operator/operand expression sets, students will create their own expressions and predict the output.
In Class WS 2.1
Reading 2.2 up to “String Concatenation”
Homework SC 2.1–3 (4th: 2.1, 2.3, 2.4)

2.02

Lesson 2.02 Declaring & Assigning Variables
Objectives Students will be able to identify, declare, and assign variables.
Assessments Students will write a program that converts temperature from Farenheit to Celsius.
In Class WS 2.2
Practice-It
SC 2.7, 2.11 (4th: 2.8, 2.13)
E 2.1
Reading Rest of 2.2
Homework SC 2.5, 2.6, 2.9, 2.12–15 (4th: 2.6, 2.7, 2.10, 2.14–17)

2.03

Lesson 2.03 String Concatenation & Increment Decrement Operators
Objectives Students will apply the rules of string concatenation, students will correctly interpret incrementing and decrementing statements.
Assessments Students will evaluate statements and predict output during a game of grudgeball.
In Class Grudgeball
Reading Rest of 2.2
Homework SC 2.4 (4th: 2.5)

2.04

Lesson 2.04 Mixing Types & Casting
Objectives Students will be able to describe which types automatically convert into others when appearing together in expressions, and predict how an expression with mixed types will evaluate.
Students will be able to convert types by casting.
Assessments Students will use “Zombie Rules” of precedence to correctly write code that yields a given answer
Sudents will create their own expressions & predict output by completing and trading worksheets.
In Class WS 2.4
Poster 2.4
Reading 2.3 up to “Nested for Loops”
Homework Finish WS 2.4

2.05

Lesson 2.05 for Loops
Objectives Students will trace loops to predict program behavior
Students will construct loops to execute simple tasks.
Assessments Students will trace and construct loops in Practice-It problems.
In Class WS 2.5
Practice-It
SC 2.18, 2.23, 2.24 (4th: 2.21, 2.26, 2.27)
Reading 2.3 “Nested for Loops”
Homework SC 2.19–21 (4th: 2.22–24)

2.06

Lesson 2.06 Nested for Loops
Objectives Students will trace nested loops to predict program behavior
Students will construct loops to execute simple tasks.
Assessments Students will trace and construct nested loops in Practice-It problems.
In Class Practice-It
SC 2.28–30 (4th: 2.31–33)
E 2.5
Reading 2.4 “Scope” and “Pseudocode”
Homework SC 2.26, 2.27 (4th: 2.29, 2.30)
E 2.4

2.07

Lesson 2.07 Scope & Pseudocode
Objectives Students will be able to identify the scope of a variable and identify common scope errors.
Assessments Students will complete a worksheet.
In Class WS 2.7
Discuss PP 2.1
Reading Read 2.4 “Class Constants”
Homework SC 2.31–33 (4th 2.34–36)

2.08

Lesson 2.08 Programming Project
Objectives Students will plan and construct a structured program containing nested loops.
Assessments Students will submit a complete, functional program by the end of next class.
In Class Start PP 2.4
Reading
Homework Outline ch 2 (omit 2.5)

2.09

Lesson 2.09 Programming Project
Objectives Students will plan and construct a structured program containing nested loops.
Assessments Students will submit a complete, functional program by the end of next class.
In Class Complete PP 2.4
Reading
Homework [TBD practice question]

2.10

Lesson 2.10 Finding & Fixing Errors
Objectives Students will find errors in their returned homework assignments, and correct their code.
Assessments Students will re-submit all homework assignments with corrected answers.
In Class Fix homework
Reading Review ch 2 (omit 2.5)
Homework Submit questions for review

2.11

Lesson 2.11 Review
Objectives Students will identify weaknesses in their Unit 1 knowledge.
Assessments Students will create a personalized list of review topics to guide tonight’s study session.
In Class Review questions
WS 2.11
Practice test
Reading
Homework Study

2.99

Unit 2 Test Working with Data & Basic Control Flow
In Class Test 1 Section I
Test 1 Section II




Unit 3: Advanced Data & Control Flow (4 weeks)

3.00

Lesson 3.00 Test Review & Reteach
Objectives Students will re-learn or strengthen content knowledge and skills from Unit 2.
Assessments Students will re-submit test answers with updated corrections for partial or full credit, depending on instructor preference.
In Class Unit 3 Test Review
Reading 3.1 up to “Limitations of Parameters”
Homework Test corrections

3.01

Lesson 3.01 Parameters
Objectives Students will correctly construct formal and actual parameters (arguments).
Students will predict the output of programs that use parameters.
Assessments Students will teach a mini-lesson explaining the relationship between parameters and values stored in memory.
Students will submit Practice-It questions.
In Class Practice-It
SC 3.1–3
Reading 3.1 “Limitations of Parameters”, “Multiple Parameters”, “Parameters versus Constants”
Homework SC 3.4–7

3.02

Lesson 3.02 Limitations of Parameters & Multiple Parameters
Objectives Students will modify programs using parameters and class constants to create original artworks.
Assessments Students will complete an art project and “artist statement” justifying their programming choices.
In Class Art project
Reading 3.1 “Overloading Methods”
3.2 “Methods That Return Values”
Homework Jazz up art project and program

3.03

Lesson 3.03 Return Values
Objectives Students will write a program that returns values.
Assessments Students will complete Practice-It questions and write a program to meet a Pokémon Challenge.
In Class Practice-It
SC 3.14–16
Reading
Homework SC 3.17
E 3.1

3.04

Lesson 3.04 Programming Project
Objectives Students will write a program that uses parameters, the math class, and returns values.
Assessments Students will submit an Equestria program by the end of class.
In Class WS 3.4
Equestria
Reading 3.3 up to “Interactive Programs and Scanner Objects”
Homework SC 3.18–19

3.05

Lesson 3.05 Using Objects & String Processing
Objectives Students will be able to differentiate between primitive and object types.
Students will apply 0-indexing and string processing techniques to predict the output of a program.
Assessments Students will complete WS 3.5
In Class WS 3.5
Reading 3.3 “Interactive Programming” and “Sample Interactive Program”
Homework SC 3.19–21

3.06

Lesson 3.06 Interactive Programs & Scanner Objects
Objectives Students will write programs that accept user input using a scanner object.
Assessments Students will complete Practice-It problems.
In Class Practice-It
SC 3.24–26
E 3.12,14,15
Reading
Homework Outline ch 3 (omit 3.4)

3.07

Lesson 3.07 Pokémon Battle Programming Project
Objectives Students will write a program that requests user input and returns data.
Assessments Students will write a program that calculates damage done to Pokémon in a battle.
In Class WS 3.7
LP Battle
Reading
Homework Summarize notes since last exam

3.08

Lesson 3.08 Finding & Fixing Errors
Objectives Students will find errors and correct their previously submitted homework and classwork assignment.
Assessments Students will re-submit all homework assignments with corrected answers.
In Class Fix homework
webmaker.org
Reading 4.1 up to “Nested If/Else Statements”
Homework SC 4.1–4

3.09

Lesson 3.09 Relational Operators & if/else
Objectives Students will be able to evaluate relational expressions, predict and trace the flow of an if statement.
Assessments Students will evaluate relational expressions and practice correct if statement syntax during a game of grudgeball.
In Class Operator Precedence
Grudgeball
Reading 4.1 “Nested If/Else” and “Flow of Control”
Homework SC 4.7–9
E 4.1–2

3.10

Lesson 3.10 Nested if/else Statements
Objectives Students will will be able to choose which if statements ot use for different problems
Students will use correct syntax for the different if statements.
Assessments Students will teach a mini-lesson on sequential or nested if statements.
Students will submit several Practice-It questions.
In Class Teach mini-lessons
Practice-It
SC 4.5–6
E 4.3
Reading 4.1, “Factoring If/Else Statements” and “Testing Multiple Conditions”
Homework EX 4.4–5

3.11

Lesson 3.11 Reducing Redundancy
Objectives Students will simplify code and reduce redundancy by factoring if/else statements and testing multiple conditions simultaneously.
Assessments Students will complete a class competition.
In Class Refactoring competition
Reading 4.2
Homework Outline ch 4 (omit 4.4, 4.5)

3.12

Lesson 3.12 Cumulative Algorithms
Objectives Students will find and correct syntax errors in conditional cumulative algorithms.
Assessments Students will write, modify, and correct programs written by others.
In Class Tally code on board
Collaborative Programming Exercise
Reading 5.1 (skip “Do/While Loops”)
Homework PP 4.2

3.13

Lesson 3.13 while Loops
Objectives Students will trace while loops to predict (1) the number of times the body executes and (2) the output of the code.
Students will be able to differentiate between while loops, if statements, and for loops.
Assessments Students will complete Practice-It questions.
In Class Practice-It
SC 5.1–4
E 5.2
WS 3.13
Reading 5.1 “Random Numbers”
Homework EX 5.2

3.14

Lesson 3.14 Random Numbers
Objectives Students will be able to write expressions that generate a random integer between any two values.
Assessments Students will complete Practice-It questions.
In Class Practice-It
SC 5.5–7
E 5.4–5
Reading 5.2
Homework PP 5.1

3.15

Lesson 3.15 Fencepost & Sentinel Loops
Objectives Students will be able to describe when to use fencepost and sentinel loops.
Students will use proper syntax to construct these control structures.
Assessments Students will teach a mini-lesson explaining the relationship between parameters and values stored in memory.
In Class Teach mini-lessons
Reading 5.3
Homework EX 5.6,8

3.16.1

Lesson 3.16 Boolean Logic (Day 1)
Objectives Students will work in pairs to write a game that plays Rock Paper Scissors.
Assessments Students will submit a program at the end of 2 or 3 class periods.
In Class Practice-It
SC 5.27, 5.29
WS 3.16 (RPS, Pig)
DeMorgan’s Law
Poster 3.16.1
Poster 3.16.2
Reading
Homework Outline ch 5 (through 5.3)

3.16.2

Lesson 3.16 Boolean Logic (Day 2)

3.17

Lesson 3.17 Finding & Fixing Errors
Objectives Students will find errors in their returned homework assignments, and correct their code.
Assessments Students will re-submit all homework assignments with corrected answers.
In Class Fix homework
Reading Review ch 3–5
Homework Submit questions for review

3.18

Lesson 3.18 Review
Objectives Students will identify weaknesses in their Unit 3 knowledge.
Assessments Students will create a personalized list of review topics to guide tonight’s study session.
In Class Review questions
WS 3.18 Practice Test
Reading
Homework Study

3.99

Unit 3 Test Advanced Data & Control Flow
Guide Test 2 Guide
In Class Test 2 Section I
Test 2 Section II

3.XX

Unit 3 Project Frac Calc
In Class Frac Calc Student Guide
Frac Calc Teacher Guide




Unit 4: Arrays, Lists, & Files (4 weeks)

4.00

Lesson 4.00 Test Review & Reteach
Objectives Students will re-learn or strengthen content knowledge and skills from Unit 3.
Assessments Students will re-submit test answers with updated corrections for partial or full credit, depending on instructor preference.
In Class Review test
Reading 7.1 up to “Arrays and Methods”
Homework Test corrections

4.01

Lesson 4.01 Array Basics
Objectives Students will define, populate, and access arrays.
Assessments Students will complete manipulatives exercises on WS 4.1.1
In Class WS 4.1
Poster 4.2
Reading 7.1 “For-Each Loop” and “The Arrays Class”
Homework SC 7.1,7,9

4.02

Lesson 4.02 For-Each Loop & Arrays Class
Objectives Students will define, populate, and access arrays.
Assessments Students will complete manipulatives exercises on WS 4.2
In Class WS 4.2
Reading 7.2 up to “Reversing an Array”
Homework SC 7.12–14

4.03.1

Lesson 4.03 Printing, Searching, & Testing for Equality (Day 1)
Objectives Students will be able to manipulate single-dimension arrays using a variety of array transversal algorithms.
Assessments Students will teach a mini-lesson on printing, searching/replacing, testing for equality, reversing an array, or string traversal.
Students will complete a quiz at the end of Day 2.
In Class WS 4.3
Teach mini-lessons
Reading
Homework SC 7.14–17
E 7.3

4.03.2

Lesson 4.03 Printing, Searching, & Testing for Equality (Day 2)
Objectives
Assessments
In Class
Reading 7.3
Homework SC 7.19–21

4.04

Lesson 4.04 Reference Semantics
Objectives Students will be able to compare and contrast how primitives and arrays are treated when passed as parameters.
Assessments Students will complete graphic organizers and a worksheet.
Some students will complete a Pokémon Challenge for extra credit.
In Class WS 4.4
WS 4.4 Answers
Reading 7.4 up to “Command-Line Arguments”
Homework EX 7.9–10

4.05

Lesson 4.05 Shifting Values & Arrays of Objects
Objectives Students will be able to shift elements within an array and construct arrays of objects.
Assessments Students will complete Practice-It questions and model memory manipulation using array whiteboards.
In Class SC 7.22,23,25,26,30
E 7.16
Reading 7.4 “Nested Arrays”
7.5 “Rectangular Two Dimensional Arrays”
Homework SC 7.27–29
E 7.14

4.06

Lesson 4.06 Nested Loop Algorithms & Rectangular Arrays
Objectives Students will correctly adjust nested loop headers for use with arrays
Students will correctly construct two-dimensional arrays
Assessments Students will complete WS 4.6
In Class WS 4.6
Reading 10.1 up to “Adding to and Removing from an ArrayList”
Homework SC [TBD]

4.07

Lesson 4.07 ArrayList
Objectives Students will construct code using ArrayList
Students will predict the output of methods that take arrays as parameters and/or return arrays.
Assessments Students will evaluate statements and predict output during a game of Grudgeball.
In Class Grudgeball
Poster 4.7
Reading
Homework Outline ch 7 and 10.1

4.08

Lesson 4.08 Finding & Fixing Errors
Objectives Students will find errors in their returned homework assignments, and correct their code.
Assessments Students will re-submit all homework assignments with corrected answers.
In Class Fix homework
Reading Review ch 7, 10.1 for Magpie lab
Homework Submit questions for review

4.09.1

Lesson 4.09 Magpie Lab (Day 1)
Objectives Students will complete a long-form lab, using if statements, algorithms, the Sting class, arrays, and ArrayLists.
Assessments Students will complete the College Board’s AP CS A Magpie Chatbot Lab.
Students will answer assessment questions on the fourth class exam.
In Class Magpie Chatbot Lab Activity 1 & 2
Eclipse Magpie Archive
Reading Barrons ch 6
Homework

4.09.2

Lesson 4.09 Magpie Lab (Day 2)
Objectives
Assessments
In Class Magpie Chatbot Lab Activity 2
Reading Barrons ch 6
Homework

4.09.3

Lesson 4.09 Magpie Lab (Day 3)
Objectives
Assessments
In Class Magpie Chatbot Lab Activity 3
Reading
Homework Barrons ch 6 practice questions

4.09.4

Lesson 4.09 Magpie Lab (Day 4)
Objectives
Assessments
In Class Magpie Chatbot Lab Activity 4
Reading
Homework Check and correct Barrons ch.6 questions

4.09.5

Lesson 4.09 Magpie Lab (Day 5)
Objectives
Assessments
In Class Magpie Chatbot Lab Activity 5
Reading
Homework Check and correct Barrons ch.6 questions

4.10

Lesson 4.10 Review
Objectives Students will identify weaknesses in their Unit 4 knowledge.
Assessments Students will create a personalized list of review topics to guide tonight’s study session.
In Class Review questions
WS 4.10
Practice test
Reading
Homework Study

4.99

Unit 4 Test Arrays, Lists & Files
In Class Test 3 Section I
Test 3 Section II




Unit 5: Object-Oriented Programming (4 weeks)

5.00

Lesson 5.00 Test Review & Reteach
Objectives Students will re-learn or strengthen content knowledge and skills from Unit 4.
Assessments Students will re-submit test answers with updated corrections for partial or full credit, depending on instructor preference.
In Class Review test
Reading 8.1
Homework Test corrections

5.01

Lesson 5.01 Object Oriented Programming
Objectives Students will be able to describe the relationship between classes, objects, and client code.
Students will be able to predict the output of the code that uses objects.
Assessments Students will complete Practice-It questions.
In Class Practice-It
SC 8.1–5
WS 5.1.1
Reading 8.2 up to “Mutators and Accessors”
Homework

5.02

Lesson 5.02 Object State & Behavior
Objectives Students will be able to describe classes, objects, and client code.
Students will be able to predict the output of the code that uses objects.
Assessments Students will complete WS 5.2 individually or in pairs.
In Class WS 5.2
Reading 8.3 up to “The Keyword this”
Homework SC 8.9–11,13–16

5.03

Lesson 5.03 Object Initialization: Constructors
Objectives Students will be able to describe and create classes, objects, and client code.
Students will be able to predict the output of the code that uses objects.
Assessments Students will complete Practice-It questions.
In Class WS 5.3.1
WS 5.3.2
Reading 8.4
Homework

5.04

Lesson 5.04 Encapsulation
Objectives Students will be able to manipulate single-dimension arrays using a variety of array transversal algorithms.
Assessments Students will teach a mini-lesson on printing, searching/replacing, testing for equality, reversing an array, or string traversal.
Students will complete a quiz at the end of Day 2.
In Class WS 5.4
Teach mini-lessons
Reading
Homework SC 8.22–28

5.05

Lesson 5.05 Finding & Fixing Errors
Objectives Students will find errors in their returned homework assignments, and correct their code.
Assessments Students will re-submit all homework assignments with corrected answers.
In Class Fix homework
Reading Review ch 8 for Picture Lab
Homework Submit questions for review

5.06.1

Lesson 5.06 Picture Lab (Day 1)
Objectives Students will complete a long-form lab, using two dimensional arrays of objects, array traversing algorithms, program analysis, binary numbers, inheritance, and interfaces.
Assessments Picture Lab
In Class Picture Lab Activity 1 & 2
Eclipse Picture Lab Archive
Reading
Homework Summarize notes since last exam

5.06.2

Lesson 5.06 Picture Lab (Day 2)
Objectives
Assessments
In Class Picture Lab Activity 3 & 4
Notebook checks
Reading
Homework Outline ch 8

5.06.3

Lesson 5.06 Picture Lab (Day 3)
Objectives
Assessments
In Class Picture Lab Activity 5
Notebook checks
Reading Read and highlight Barrons ch 2, skip this keyword
Homework

5.06.4

Lesson 5.06 Picture Lab (Day 4)
Objectives
Assessments
In Class Picture Lab Activity 5 & 6
Notebook checks
Reading
Homework Barrons ch 2 exam (skip #20)

5.06.5

Lesson 5.06 Picture Lab (Day 5)
Objectives
Assessments
In Class Picture Lab Activity 6
Barron's checks
Reading Read and highlight Barrons ch 5
Homework

5.06.6

Lesson 5.06 Picture Lab (Day 6)
Objectives
Assessments
In Class Picture Lab Activity 7
Reading
Homework SC 8.28,30

5.06.7

Lesson 5.06 Picture Lab (Day 7)
Objectives
Assessments
In Class Picture Lab Activity 8
Reading 8.5
Homework Finish Picture Lab Activity 8

5.06.8

Lesson 5.06 Picture Lab (Day 8)
Objectives
Assessments
In Class Picture Lab Activity 9
Reading
Homework Cont. Picture Lab Activity 9

5.06.9

Lesson 5.06 Picture Lab (Day 9)
Objectives
Assessments
In Class Picture Lab Activity 9, cont.
Reading
Homework Submit questions for review

5.07

Lesson 5.07 Review
Objectives Students will identify weaknesses in their Unit 5 knowledge.
Assessments Students will create a personalized list of review topics to guide tonight’s study session.
In Class Review questions
WS 5.7
Test practice
Reading
Homework Study

5.99

Unit 5 Test Object Oriented Programming
In Class Test 4 Section I
Test 4 Section II




Unit 6: Inheritance & Polymorphism (4 weeks)

6.00

Lesson 6.00 Test Review & Reteach
Objectives Students will re-learn or strengthen content knowledge and skills from Unit 5.
Assessments Students will re-submit test answers with updated corrections for partial or full credit, depending on instructor preference.
In Class Review test
Reading 9.1
Homework Test corrections

6.01.1

Lesson 6.01 Inheritance Basics (Day 1)
Objectives Students will correctly define inheritance
Students will use proper syntax to extend a class.
Students will illustrate is-a relationships.
Students will properly implement constructors of derived classes using super.
Assessments Students will complete a Class Heirarchy Poster as indicated in WS 6.1.
In Class WS 6.1
Start class poster
Example 6.1
Reading 9.2 up to “Dividend Stock Behavior”
Homework Collect images

6.01.2

Lesson 6.01 Inheritance Basics (Day 2)
Objectives
Assessments
In Class Finish class poster
Discussion
Reading
Homework

6.02

Lesson 6.02 Overriding Methods & Accessing Inherited Code
Objectives Students will replace superclass behavior by writing overriding methods in the subclass.
Students will write subclass methods that access superclass methods.
Assessments Students will add code to their Class Posters from the previous lesson.
In Class WS 6.2
Reading Rest of 9.2 starting from “The Object Class”
Homework

6.03

Lesson 6.03 Interacting with the Object Superclass
Objectives Students will replace superclass behavior by writing overriding methods in the subclass.
Students will write subclass methods that access superclass methods.
Assessments Students will complete Practice-It questions
Students will complete a worksheet.
In Class Practice-It
SC 9.3–4,9–10
E 9.4
WS 6.3
Poster 6.3
Reading 9.3 up to “Interpreting Inheritance Code”
Homework

6.04

Lesson 6.04 Polymorphism
Objectives Students will define polymorphism.
Students will trace the execution of methods through a class hierarchy and predict output.
Assessments Students will complete a Tracing Inheritance guide and complete worksheet 6.4.
In Class WS 6.4.1
WS 6.4.2
SC 9.11–17
Reading Rest of 9.4 “Is-a Versus Has-a Relationships”
Homework SC 9.18,20

6.05

Lesson 6.05 Has-a Relationships
Objectives Students will be able to identify and explain why two classes have an is-a or a has-a relationship.
Students will be able to create a has-a relationship between two classes.
Assessments Students will complete an AP Section II question “Trio”
In Class WS 6.5
ValueMeal exercise
Reading 9.5
Homework

6.06

Lesson 6.06 Interfaces
Objectives Students will implement and use interfaces.
Assessments Students will complete an in-class competition.
In Class Interface examples
Poster 6.6
Reading 9.6
Homework Generate own class hierarchy like Financial hierarchy in book

6.07.1

Lesson 6.07 Programming project (Day 1)
Objectives Students will write complex code that uses polymorphism, inheritance, and interfaces.
Assessments Students will submit a program electronically.
In Class PP 9.1
Notebook checks
Reading
Homework Outline ch 9

6.07.2

Lesson 6.07 Programming project (Day 2)
Objectives
Assessments
In Class PP 9.1
Outline checks
Reading Read and outline Barrons ch 4
Homework

6.07.3

Lesson 6.07 Programming project (Day 3)
Objectives
Assessments
In Class PP 9.3
Reading
Homework Barrons ch 4 exam, self-grade

6.07.4

Lesson 6.07 Programming project (Day 4)
Objectives
Assessments
In Class EX 9.8
Reading Read and outline Barrons ch 3
Homework

6.07.5

Lesson 6.07 Programming project (Day 5)
Objectives
Assessments
In Class Barrons ch 3 exam
Outline checks
Reading Review ch 9
Homework Submit questions for review

6.08

Lesson 6.08 Finding & Fixing Errors
Objectives Students will find errors in their returned homework assignments, and correct their code.
Assessments Students will re-submit all homework assignments with corrected answers.
In Class Fix homework
Reading Review ch 9
Homework Submit questions for review

6.09

Lesson 6.09 Review
Objectives Students will identify weaknesses in their Unit 6 knowledge.
Assessments Students will create a personalized list of review topics to guide tonight’s study session.
In Class Review questions
WS 6.5
Test practice
Reading
Homework Study

6.99

Unit 6 Test Inheritance and Polymorphism
Guide Test 5 Guide
In Class Test 5 Section I
Test 5 Section II

6.XX

Unit 6 Project Text Excel
In Class Text Excel Student Guide A
Text Excel Student Guide B
Text Excel Student Guide C
Text Excel Teacher Guide




Unit 7: Searching & Sorting (3 weeks)

7.00

Lesson 7.00 Test Review & Reteach
Objectives Students will re-learn or strengthen content knowledge and skills from Unit 6.
Assessments Students will re-submit test answers with updated corrections for partial or full credit, depending on instructor preference.
In Class Review test
Reading 13.1 up to “Sorting”
Homework Test corrections

7.01

Lesson 7.01 Searching Algorithms
Objectives Students will compare and contrast the different search algorithms.
Assessments Students will complete some short answer questions.
In Class CS Unplugged Battleship
WS 7.1
Reading 13.1 “Sorting”
Homework SC 13.4–6
E 13.1–3

7.02

Lesson 7.02 Sorting Algorithms
Objectives Students will compare and contrast different sorting methods and evaluate their relative speed and efficiency.
Assessments Students will complete some short answer questions on worksheets.
In Class
Reading 13.1 “Shuffling”
Homework

7.03.1

Lesson 7.03 Elevens lab (Day 1)
Objectives Students will complete a long-form lab, demonstrating effective use of object oriented program design, program implementation and analysis, and standard data structures and algorithms.
Assessments Elevens Lab
In Class Elevens Lab Activity 1
Reading 13.3 (skip “Recursive Binary Search”)
Homework SC 13.16–21,23–24

7.03.2

Lesson 7.03 Elevens lab (Day 2)
Objectives
Assessments
In Class Elevens Lab Activity 2 (begin)
Reading
Homework

7.03.3

Lesson 7.03 Elevens lab (Day 3)
Objectives
Assessments
In Class Elevens Lab Activity 2 (end)
Reading
Homework Summarize notes since last exam

7.03.4

Lesson 7.03 Elevens lab (Day 4)
Objectives
Assessments
In Class Elevens Lab Activity 3 (begin)
Notebook checks
Reading
Homework Outline ch 13

7.03.5

Lesson 7.03 Elevens lab (Day 5)
Objectives
Assessments
In Class Elevens Lab Activity 3 (end)
Notebook checks
Reading Read and outline Barrons ch 8
Homework

7.03.6

Lesson 7.03 Elevens lab (Day 6)
Objectives
Assessments
In Class Elevens Lab Activity 4
Reading
Homework Barrons ch 8 exam, self-grade

7.03.7

Lesson 7.03 Elevens lab (Day 7)
Objectives
Assessments
In Class Elevens Lab Activity 5 (begin)
Barron's checks
Reading
Homework

7.03.8

Lesson 7.03 Elevens lab (Day 8)
Objectives
Assessments
In Class Elevens Lab Activity 5 (end)
Reading
Homework

7.03.9

Lesson 7.03 Elevens lab (Day 9)
Objectives
Assessments
In Class Elevens Lab Activity 6
Reading
Homework Fix homework

7.03.10

Lesson 7.03 Elevens lab (Day 10)
Objectives
Assessments
In Class Elevens Lab Activity 7
Reading
Homework Fix homework

7.03.11

Lesson 7.03 Elevens lab (Day 11)
Objectives
Assessments
In Class Elevens Lab Activity 8
Re-grade fixed homework
Reading
Homework

7.03.12

Lesson 7.03 Elevens lab (Day 12)
Objectives
Assessments
In Class Elevens Lab Activity 9 (begin)
Re-grade fixed homework
Reading
Homework

7.03.13

Lesson 7.03 Elevens lab (Day 13)
Objectives
Assessments
In Class Elevens Lab Activity 9 (end)
Re-grade fixed homework
Reading
Homework Submit questions for review

7.03.14

Lesson 7.03 Elevens lab (Day 14)
Objectives
Assessments
In Class Elevens Lab Activity 10
Re-grade fixed homework
Reading
Homework

7.03.15

Lesson 7.03 Elevens lab (Day 15)
Objectives
Assessments
In Class Elevens Lab Activity 11 (begin)
Reading
Homework

7.03.16

Lesson 7.03 Elevens lab (Day 16)
Objectives
Assessments
In Class Elevens Lab Activity 11 (end)
Reading
Homework

7.04

Lesson 7.04 Review
Objectives Students will identify weaknesses in their Unit 7 knowledge.
Assessments Students will create a personalized list of review topics to guide tonight’s study session.
In Class Review questions
Reading
Homework Study

7.99

Unit 7 Test Searching & Sorting
Guide Test 6 Guide
In Class Test 6 Section I
Test 6 Section II




Unit 8: Recursion (2 weeks)

8.00

Lesson 8.00 Test Review & Reteach
Objectives Students will re-learn or strengthen content knowledge and skills from Unit 7.
Assessments Students will re-submit test answers with updated corrections for partial or full credit, depending on instructor preference.
In Class Review test
Reading 12.1 up to “Structure of Recursive Solutions”
Homework Test corrections

8.01

Lesson 8.01 Thinking Recursively
Objectives Students will be able to define recursion.
Assessments Students will describe recursive methods and compare iterative and recursive methods during a class discussion.
In Class Tower of Hanoi game
Reading Rest of 12.1
Homework

8.02

Lesson 8.02 Writing Recursive Solutions
Objectives Students will be able to identify recursive methods and predict the output (or return value) of recursive methods.
Assessments Students will evaluate statements and predict output during a game of Grudgeball.
In Class Grudgeball
SC 12.1–4
Reading 12.2
Homework SC 12.5,7–9
E 12.1

8.03

Lesson 8.03 Mechanics of Recursion
Objectives Students will be able to model how recursive methods execute.
Assessments Students will write a recursive method, then model the execution of that method for the instructor.
Students will also model a method written by their peers.
In Class WS 8.3
Teacher Demo 8.3
Reading 13.4
Homework SC 12.6,10
E 12.3

8.04

Lesson 8.04 MergeSort
Objectives Students will use mergeSort to sort an ArrayList.
Assessments Students will be able to use recursion to sort a list.
In Class Implement mergeSort
Reading
Homework SC 13.27–30
Notebook Check

8.05

Lesson 8.05 Finding & Fixing Errors
Objectives Students will find errors in their returned homework and classwork.
Assessments Students will re-submit all homework and classwork assignments with corrected answers.
In Class Fix homework
Reading Review ch 12.1–2
Homework Submit questions for review

8.06

Lesson 8.06 Review & Quiz
Objectives Students will identify weaknesses in their Unit 8 knowledge.
Assessments Students will create a personalized list of review topics to guide tonight's study session.
In Class Quiz 8.5
Reading Barrons ch 7
Homework

8.07

Lesson 8.07 Quiz Review & Reteach
Objectives Students will re-learn or strengthen content knowledge and skills from Unit 8.
Assessments Re-submit quiz answers with updated corrections for partial or full credit.
In Class Review quiz
Reading Barrons ch 7
Homework




Unit 9: AP Test Review (3 weeks)

9.00

Lesson 9.00 Reviewing for the AP Exam
Objectives Students will review and prepare for the AP Computer Science A exam.
Assessments Bellevue Mastery Tests
AP CS 2012 Section II
In Class
Reading
Homework




Unit 10: Post-AP Exam Projects (4–5 weeks)

We currently have two different curriculum options for after the AP exam, each of which is a self-contained website with lessons, labs and other supporting resources: