Texas Computer Science I in Python
- Level High School
- Contact Hours 160
- Timeframe Year
This course fosters students' creativity and innovation by presenting opportunities to design, implement, and present meaningful programs through a variety of media. Through data analysis, students access, analyze, and evaluate information needed to solve problems.
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What is Computing?
Students learn about the history of computing, and about the various parts that make up modern computers. Students also consider the impact computing has had on today's world, and the impacts computing could potentially have in the future. |
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Karel in Python
Students learn the basics of programming by giving Karel the Dog commands in a grid world. |
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Digital Citizenship and Cyber Hygiene
Students learn about Internet etiquette and how to stay safe on the world wide web. They also look at the potential effects of their digital footprints, how to protect information from online risks, and the implications of cyberbullying. Finally, students learn how to find and cite quality resources online. |
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Basic Python and Console Interaction
Students learn the basics of programming by writing programs that interact with users through the keyboard. |
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Conditionals
Students teach their programs to make decisions based on the information it receives. |
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Looping
Students learn how to write more efficient code by using loops as shortcuts. |
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Functions and Exceptions
Students learn how their programs can be decomposed into smaller pieces that work together to solve a problem. |
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Strings
Students learn more sophisticated strategies for manipulating text in their programs. |
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Project: The Game of Pig
Students program a classic two-player game played with a 6 sided die. |
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Creating and Altering Data Structures
Students learn how tuples and lists are formed and the various methods that can alter them. |
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Python Graphics and Objects
Students learn about the canvas and creating graphics using Python. Students are also introduced to objects in Python. |
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File I/O
Students learn to read, write, and process information from text files. |
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Roles in a Software Development Team
Students learn the key roles and responsibilities of members of a software development team. |
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Final Project
Students learn about what makes an engaging and accessible user interface, and will employ an iterative design process including rapid prototyping and user testing to design and develop their own engaging projects. |
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Computer Science Careers
Students learn about a variety of computer science careers and organizations, and what the next steps could look like for them if interested. |
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Texas Computer Science I in Python is aligned with the following standards
| Standards Framework | View Alignment |
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| Texas Computer Science I | View (100%) |
| PCEP-30-02 Exam | View (100%) |
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