Programming Challenges:

In this unit, students complete programming challenges that build toward the Enduring Understandings of

• MOD-1: Some objects or concepts are so frequently represented that programmers can draw upon existing code that has already been tested, enabling them to write solutions more quickly and with a greater degree of confidence.

• VAR-1: To find specific solutions to generalizable problems, programmers include variables in their code so that the same algorithm runs using different input values.

• CON-1: The way variables and operators are sequenced and combined in an expression determines the computed result . 

The challenges include:

• Debugging

• Weather Report

• Dog Years

• Code Tracing and Operators Maze

• Average 3 Numbers

The programming challenges are opportunities for students to understand and debug existing code as well as code programs with expressions and various data types to help solve problems. Learning Objectives: MOD-1.A, VAR-1.A -VAR-1.C, and CON-1.A - CON-1.C.

Programming Challenges:

In this unit, students complete programming challenges that build toward the Enduring Understandings of

• MOD-1: Some objects or concepts are so frequently represented that programmers can draw upon existing code that has already been tested, enabling them to write solutions more quickly and with a greater degree of confidence.

• VAR-1: To find specific solutions to generalizable problems, programmers include variables in their code so that the same algorithm runs using different input values.

• CON-1: The way variables and operators are sequenced and combined in an expression determines the computed result .  

The challenges include:

• Turtle Drawings

• Debugging

• Draw a Letter

• Turtle House

• Turtle Distances

• Mad Libs

• Pig Latin

• Random Numbers

The programming challenges are opportunities for students to understand and modify existing code and use variables and operators along with sequencing to create programs that accomplish intended tasks. Learning Objectives: MOD-1.B - MOD-1.H, VAR-1.D -VAR-1.F, and CON-1.D.

Programming Challenges:

In this unit, students complete programming challenges that build toward the Enduring Understandings of

• CON-1: The way variables and operators are sequenced and combined in an expression determines the computed result .  

• CON-2: Programmers incorporate iteration and selection int code as a way of providing instructions for the computer to process each of many possible input values.

The challenges include:

• Prime Numbers

• Magic B-Ball

• 20 Questions

• Adventure Game

• Truth Tables

• Tracing Code

The programming challenges are opportunities for students to represent and use expressions with variables and operators along with selection (e.g. if/else control structures) to create programs that accomplish intended tasks. Learning Objectives: CON-1.E - CON.1.H and CON-2.A - CON-2.B.

Programming Challenges:

In this unit, students complete programming challenges that build toward the Enduring Understanding of

• CON-2: Programmers incorporate iteration and selection int code as a way of providing instructions for the computer to process each of many possible input values.

The challenges include:

• A Guessing Game

• Turtle Drawing Shapes

• Replacing Cats and Dogs

• Turtle Snowflakes

• Analyzing Loops

The programming challenges are opportunities for students to represent and use iterative processes (i.e while loops, for loops, nested loops) to create programs that accomplish intended tasks. Learning Objectives: CON-2.C - CON.2.H.

Programming Challenges:

In this unit, students complete programming challenges that build toward the Enduring Understandings of

• MOD-2: Programmers use code to represent a physical object or nonphysical concept, real or imagined, by defining a class based on the attributes and/or behaviors of the object or concept. 

• MOD-3: When multiple classes contain common attributes and behaviors, programmers create a new class containing the shared attributes and behaviors forming a hierarchy. Modifications made at the highest level of the hierarchy apply to the subclasses. 

• VAR-1: To find specific solutions to generalizable problems, programmers include variables in their code so that the same algorithm runs using different input values. 

• IOC-1: While programs are typically designed to achieve a specific purpose, they may have unintended consequences. 

The challenges include:

• Riddle Class

• Student Class

• Comments and Conditions

• Class Pet

• Class Pet Setters

• Song with Parameters

• Static Song and Counter

• Debugging

• Bank Account

The programming challenges are opportunities for students to .... Learning Objectives: MOD-2.A - MOD-2.H, MOD-3.A, VAR-1.G -VAR-1.H, and IOC-1.A.

Programming Challenges:

In this unit, students complete programming challenges that build toward the Enduring Understandings of

• VAR-2: To manage large amounts of data or complex relationships in data, programmers write code that groups the data together into a single data structure without creating individual variables for each value. 

• CON-2: Programmers incorporate iteration and selection into code as a way of providing instructions for the computer to process each of the many possible input values.  

The challenges include:

• Countries Array

• Spell Checker with 100 Word Dictionary

• Enhanced Spell Checker

The programming challenges are opportunities for students to understand how to create arrays objects to manage data. Students also learn and practice implementing standard algorithms such as traversing arrays with loops. Learning Objectives: VAR-2.A -VAR-2.C and CON-2.I.

Programming Challenges:

In this unit, students complete programming challenges that build toward the Enduring Understandings of

• VAR-2: To manage large amounts of data or complex relationships in data, programmers write code that groups the data together into a single data structure without creating individual variables for each value. 

• CON-2: Programmers incorporate iteration and selection into code as a way of providing instructions for the computer to process each of the many possible input values.  

• IOC-1: While programs are typically designed to achieve a specific purpose, they may have unintended consequences. 

The challenges include:

• Digits Array

• Array to ArrayList

• Search Runtimes

• Sort Runtimes

• Data Privacy

The programming challenges are opportunities for students to understand when and how to use an arraylist when writing programs to solve tasks. Students also have the opportunity to discuss and discover the effects and consequences of computing programs. Learning Objectives: VAR-2.D -VAR-2.E,  CON-2.J - CON-2.M, and IOC-1.B.

Programming Challenges:

In this unit, students complete programming challenges that build toward the Enduring Understandings of

• VAR-2: To manage large amounts of data or complex relationships in data, programmers write code that groups the data together into a single data structure without creating individual variables for each value. 

• CON-2: Programmers incorporate iteration and selection into code as a way of providing instructions for the computer to process each of the many possible input values.  

The challenges include:

• ASCII Art

• Picture Lab

The programming challenges are opportunities for students to understand when to use 2D arrays in programming as well as how to write programs that include 2D arrays. Learning Objectives: VAR-2.F -VAR-2.G and CON-2.J - CON-2.N.

Programming Challenges:

In this unit, students complete programming challenges that build toward the Enduring Understanding of

• MOD-3: When multiple classes contain common attributes and behaviors, programmers create a new class containing the shared attributes and behaviors forming a hierarchy. Modifications made at the highest level of the hierarchy apply to the subclasses. 

The challenges include:

• Online Store

• Square is-a Rectangle

• Pet Sounds

• Customer Info

• Shopping Cart

• Savings Account

The programming challenges are opportunities for students to learn about the use of inheritance in writing programs. Students not only build an understanding of what inheritance means, but how to use it when writing coding to solve problems. Learning Objectives: MOD-3.B. - MOD-3.E

Programming Challenges:

In this unit, students complete programming challenges that build toward the Enduring Understanding of

• CON-2: Programmers incorporate iteration and selection into code as a way of providing instructions for the computer to process each of the many possible input values.  

The challenges include:

• Tracing Recursion

• Tracing Recursive Search and Sort

The programming challenges are opportunities for students to understand the concept of recursion and when using recursive programs might be useful. Learning Objectives: CON-2.O - CON-2.Q