Forsyth County Course Syllabus|2017-2018

AP Computer Science Principles

TEACHER INFORMATION

Teacher Email Phone Location

Mike Saxton msaxton@forsyth.k12.ga.us 411544 1544
Stephanie Van Slyke svanslyke@forsyth.k12.ga.us 411310 1310

Pacing Guide

Course Pacing Overview

Dates Description Assignment/Projects Standards
August 3 – 25 The Internet  Number Systems 2.1, 3.3, 6.2, 7.2
 Sending Formatted Text
 Battleship
 Flash Talk: The Internet
and Society
August 28 – October 6 Digital Information  Encoding Color Images 1.1, 1.3, 2.1, 3.1,
 Practice PT: Encode an 3.2, 3.3, 7.1, 7.3
Experience
 Good and Bad Data
Visualizations
October 9 – November 3 Algorithms and  Human Machine 1.1, 1.2, 2.2, 4.1,
Programming Language 5.1, 5.2, 5.3
 Turtle Programming
 Top Down Design
 Practice PT: Design a
Digital Scene
November 6 – December 8 Big Data and Privacy  Cracking Ciphers 3.2, 3.3, 4.2, 6.3,
 Rapid Research: 7.1, 7.3, 7.4
Cybercrime
 Practice PT: Big Data
and Cybersecurity
December 11 – 21 Midterms
January 8 – 19 AP Portfolio – Explore  Computational Artifact
Task  Written Response
January 22 – March 2 Building Apps  1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.2,
4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3,
5.4, 5.5, 7.1
March 5 – 23 AP Portfolio – Create  Video of Program
Task  Written Reponse
 Program Code
March 25 – April 27 End of Course (AP)  Multiple Choice
Exam Practice Questions
April 30 – May 18 Post AP – Databases  Creating Javascript
and Using Data in Objects
Your Apps  Importing and Exporting
Data
 Visualizing Data
 Sample Apps
 Final Project
May 21 – 25 Final Exams
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FBLA Integration
Month Activity
August Recruitment Powerpoint
September T-Shirt Design Contest
October FBLA Scavenger Hunt
November Activity 11: Make a Budget for Yourself
December Monopoly Tournament
January Dress for Success Tuesday
February APP Invitation for FBLA Event
March Activity 13: Ethics and Safety Quiz

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