Unit Zero
RoboQuest
Level One - Commands
Mon Aug 26 / Tue Aug 27
1 | Welcome
Lesson - Setting Up Processing and RoboQuest
Look at the Roboquest Project Document
Work Time
Stage 1-1: Karel
Wed Aug 28 | Aug 29
2 | RoboQuest
Technica - Hackathon @ UMD for Underrepresented Genders
Seating Chart
Lesson - RGB and Changing Colors
Stage 1-2: Fountain
Stage 1-3: Chameleon
Level Two - Methods and Conditionals
Fri Aug 30 / Tues Sept 3
3 | Methods
Lesson - Methods
Lesson - Curly Brace Errors
Check Level 1 - Fountain & Chameleon
Work Time
Stage 2-1: Stairs
Stage 2-2: Ziggurat
Wed Sept 4 / Thur Sept 5
4 | Conditionals
Lesson - If, Else, and Else If
Work Time
Stage 2-3: Road
Stage 2-4: Puddles
Fri Sept 6 / Mon Sept 9
5 | Conditionals II
Announcements - Programming Club
Meets Wednesday 9/11 @ 2:30 to 3:30
Quiz Coming Up
All RQ Code So Far
Methods, If / Else If / Else
Logical Operators, Truth Tables
Binary Numbers, Bits, Bytes
RGB, CamelCase, Hardcoding
Lesson - The Robot Tab
Lesson - Logical Operators
AND, OR, NOT
Truth Tables
Work Time
Stage 2-5: Volcano
Stage 2-6: Paths
Level Three - While Loops
Tues Sept 10 / Wed Sept 11
6 | While Loops
Reminder - Quiz Next Class
Lesson - While Loops
Check Level Two - Ziggurat, Volcano, and Paths
Work Time
Stage 3-1: Desert
Stage 3-2: Gather
Thur Sept 12 / Fri Sept 13
7 | Waypoints
Quiz #1
Join AP Schoology Group
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Contact Collegeboard ASAP if needed
Join code is found on Schoology pageWork Time
Stage 3-3: Cabin
Stage 3-4: Harvest
Mon Sept 16 / Tues Sept 17
8 | Cardinal Directions
Lesson - Randomness and Facing
Work Time
Stage 3-5: Western
Stage 3-6: Crossroads
Level Four - Variables
Wed Sept 18 / Thur Sept 19
9 | Variables
Lesson - Variables
Check Level 3 - Gather, Harvest, Crossroads
Work Time
Stage 4-1: Bridge
Stage 4-2: Treasure
Stage 4-3: Marx
Fri Sept 20 / Mon Sept 23
10 | Text
Lesson - Paint, Strings, and Parameters
Work Time
Stage 4-4: Hello
Stage 4-5: Minesweeper
Tues Sept 24 / Wed Sept 25
11 | Algorithms
Lesson - Algorithms and Mazes
Work Time
Stage 4-6: Maize
Level Five - For Loops
Thur Sept 26 / Fri Sept 27
12 | For Loops
Lesson: For Loops
Check Level 4 - Marx, Minesweeper, Maize
Work Time
Stage 5-1: Jog
Stage 5-2: Docks
Mon Sept 30 / Tues Oct 1
13 | Nested For Loops and Parameters
Test #1 - Format & Information
Lesson: Nested For Loops, Scope, and Parameters
Work Time
Stage 5-3: Castle
Stage 5-4: Spiral
All Classes - Oct 11th
AP Sign-Up Deadline
Make sure you have joined AP Classroom, signed up for the exam, and paid for the exam.
Making any changes will cost your $40 from November 1st onward.
Wed Oct 2 / Fri Oct 4
15 | Review and Wrap-Up
Check Level 5 - Docks, Castle, Spiral
Q&A
Study Time
Challenge Projects
Extra Practice (Not Graded)
Mon Oct 7 / Tues Oct 8
16 | Test
Work Time
Watch Shiffman Drawing With Code (0:17 to 1:05)
Introduce Coder's Handbook