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AP Test Information
Section I: End-of-Course Multiple-Choice Exam- Thursday May 14, 2026 at 12pm in the WR Gym.
70 Multiple-Choice Questions | 120 Minutes | 70% of Score | 4 answer options
57 single-select multiple-choice
5 single-select with reading passage about a computing innovation
8 multiple-select multiple-choice: select 2 answers
Section II: Create Performance Task- Project Due Tuesday April 30, 8:59pm PST.
30% of Score
Students will develop a computer program of their choice. Students need at least 16 hours of in-class time to complete.
Written Response questions about Your Code on AP Exam Day.
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2025-2026 2nd Semester Assignments, Help, and Information
View 1st Semester Daily Project, Vocab, and Lessons
Week 4 |
Day 8- Monday February 2- Unit 4 (24-25)- Lesson 12- Finish Decision Maker App
I am with my dad in the hospital today, nothing too serious. But he needs a family member with him. So I got dad tomorrow. Thanks for your support and understanding! See you Wednesday with all your work done! Take great care of my sub!!
Finish Decision Maker App- 15pts
Lesson 12- Decision Maker App Project- 30pts Total
Using a Project Planning Guide, students work through the stages of creating an app from scratch.
- You have 2 class periods to complete everything below. It is all due at the start of class on Wednesday February 4. You can work on the project at home if needed.
- Eash student needs to complete all of the following. Students can seek help from other students in class. Your App should be a different topic than other students in the room.
- Decison Maker App Checklist/Rubric- For your scoring reference
- Complete Decision Maker App Planning Guide- 5pts
- Build the Decision Maker App and complete Lesson 12- 15pts
- Make a Google Folder and Share With Coach B- Give Coach B edit rights to your shared Google Folder.
- Add a video of your App being used, 30 seconds or less. No sound. Place video in your Google Folder- 5pts
- Video should include Input, Output, and program functionality
- Record Video help-
- Windows: Use the Snipping Tool (search in menu) or Xbox Game Bar (Win+G) to select an area, choose audio sources, and press record.
- macOS: Press, Command + Shift + 5, to open the screenshot/recording toolbar
- iOS (iPhone/iPad): Add "Screen Recording" to the Control Center, swipe down, tap the record icon, and select microphone if needed.
- Android: Swipe down twice, select "Screen record" from Quick Settings, and choose audio settings.
- Browser/Extension: Tools like ScreenRec or Chrome extensions allow recording directly in the browser.
- Answer Questions 1 & 2 below in a Google Doc and place this Doc in your shared Google Folder- 5pts
- The following questions are based on the App you just created-
- Question 1: Your program includes a conditional statement that makes a decision based on certain criteria. Explain how the program determines which block of code to execute. What are the possible outcomes of this conditional statement, and how do they affect the program? (Max150 words)
- Question 2: Consider a procedure in your program that performs a specific task. Explain how this procedure helps manage the complexity of your program. Describe how using this procedure improves the organization of your code and makes it easier to modify or extend. (Max 150 words)
All Items for the Decision Maker App Project is due at start of class on Wednesday February 4.
Day 11- Wednesday February 4- Unit 6 (24-25)- Lists Explore, Investigate, and Practice
// All Decision Maker App Items Due at Start of Class Today! //
// Thanks for being great for my sub on Monday! //
--Lists, Loops, and Traversals Unit--
This unit introduces lists, loops, and traversals, and explores the way they can be used to build apps that store and process large amounts of information. Learn to program with the data library in App Lab and complete a hackathon project at the end of the unit where you can design a program about any topic of your choosing.
Lesson 1- Lists Explore
Introduce the syntax to use lists and the ways they can be used.
Code.org Lists Presentation
Vocab-
- Data Abstraction - manage complexity in programs by giving a collection of data a name without referencing the specific details of the representation
- Element - an individual value in a list that is assigned a unique index
- Index - a common method for referencing the elements in a list or string using numbers
- List - an ordered collection of elements
Video- Introduction to Lists- Part 1 Intro
Video- Introduction to Lists- Part 2 Accessing Lists
Complete Unit 6 Lesson 1- Lists Explore- 3pts
Lesson 2- Lists Investigate
In this lesson students work with others to investigate three different apps that use lists. Students first explore all three apps without seeing the code to notice similarities and predict how they will work. Then they explore the code itself and make additions and modifications to the apps. Students are also introduced to the getColumn command and how to use it to populate lists from the datasets in the AppLab Data Library.
Video- Part 3 Assigning and Updating
Video- Part 4 Getting Length
Video- Data Library
Complete Unit 6 Lesson 2- Lists Investigate- 3pts
Lesson 2- Lists Practice
Practice the basics of lists including creating lists and accessing, inserting, and removing elements from lists.
Complete Unit 6 Lesson 3- Lists Practice
Complete Unit 6 Lesson 2- Lists Investigate- 3pts
Lessons 1-3 Due by end of class today! 9pts Total
Day 12- Friday February 6- Unit 6 (24-25)- Lesson 4- Lists Make
Activity Guide, Checklist, Rubric, and Performance Task Practice Question- 5pts, (1-3 Students)
Activity Guide Help Video
Complete Lesson 4- Lists Make- 10pts
Reminder App Help Video
Using Programming Patterns and a step-by-step approach students make their own version of a Reminder app. At the beginning of the lesson students are able to explore a working version of the app. They are then given the design elements of the app but begin with a blank screen. Students use an Activity Guide to go through the high level steps they should use to develop their app but leaves it to them to decide how to write the code. At the end students submit their apps and answer a free-response question in the style of a Create performance task written response prompt.
Activity Guide and Lesson 4 Completion Due at End of Class Today- 15pts Total
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Week 3 |
Day 6- Tuesday January 27- Unit 4 (24-25)- Lesson 11- Functions Make
Using Programming Patterns and a step-by-step approach students make their own version of a Quote Maker app. At the beginning of the lesson students are able to explore a working version of the app. They are then given the design elements of the app but begin with a blank screen. Students use an Activity Guide to go through the high level steps they should use to develop their app but leaves it to them to decide how to write the code. At the end students submit their apps and answer a free-response question in the style of a Create performance task written response prompt. Student apps and written responses can be assessed using a provided rubric.
Lesson 11- Functions Make
Day 7- Thursday January 29- Unit 4 (24-25)- Lesson 12- Decision Maker App
Multiple Choice Quiz- 15 Questions, 15 Points- Variables, Conditionals, and Functions
Decision Maker App- 15pts
Lesson 12- Decision Maker App Project- 30pts Total
Using a Project Planning Guide, students work through the stages of creating an app from scratch.
- You have 2 class periods to complete everything below. It is all due at the start of class on Wednesday February 4. You can work on the project at home if needed.
- Eash student needs to complete all of the following. Students can seek help from other students in class. Your App should be a different topic than other students in the room.
- Decison Maker App Checklist/Rubric- For your scoring reference
- Complete Decision Maker App Planning Guide- 5pts
- Build the Decision Maker App and complete Lesson 12- 15pts
- Make a Google Folder and Share With Coach B- Give Coach B edit rights to your shared Google Folder.
- Add a video of your App being used, 30 seconds or less. No sound. Place video in your Google Folder- 5pts
- Video should include Input, Output, and program functionality
- Record Video help-
- Windows: Use the Snipping Tool (search in menu) or Xbox Game Bar (Win+G) to select an area, choose audio sources, and press record.
- macOS: Press, Command + Shift + 5, to open the screenshot/recording toolbar
- iOS (iPhone/iPad): Add "Screen Recording" to the Control Center, swipe down, tap the record icon, and select microphone if needed.
- Android: Swipe down twice, select "Screen record" from Quick Settings, and choose audio settings.
- Browser/Extension: Tools like ScreenRec or Chrome extensions allow recording directly in the browser.
- Answer Questions 1 & 2 below in a Google Doc and place this Doc in your shared Google Folder- 5pts
- The following questions are based on the App you just created-
- Question 1: Your program includes a conditional statement that makes a decision based on certain criteria. Explain how the program determines which block of code to execute. What are the possible outcomes of this conditional statement, and how do they affect the program? (Max150 words)
- Question 2: Consider a procedure in your program that performs a specific task. Explain how this procedure helps manage the complexity of your program. Describe how using this procedure improves the organization of your code and makes it easier to modify or extend. (Max 150 words)
All Items for the Decision Maker App Project is due at start of class on Wednesday February 4.
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Week 2 |
Day 4- Wednesdaay January 21- Unit 4 (24-25)- Conditionals Lesson 8
Using Programming Patterns and a step-by-step approach students make their own version of a Museum Ticket Generator app. At the beginning of the lesson students are able to explore a working version of the app. They are then given the design elements of the app but begin with a blank screen. A progression of levels guides students on the high level steps they should use to develop their app but leaves it to them to decide how to write the code. At the end students submit their apps and answer a free-response question in the style of a Create performance task written response prompt.
Day 5- Friday January 23- Unit 4 (24-25)- Functions Lessons 9 & 10
Coach B Help Slides for Functions Lessons 9 & 10
Lesson 9- Functions Explore/Investigate
- Students begin the lesson by considering two ways to write out the lyrics of a song, one that includes a lot of repeated text and one that does not. After exploring this example students complete a series of investigate activities in which functions have beenVideo- Introductionused to remove repeated code from a program.
- Video- Functions Review Video
- Video- App Lab Functions Instructions
- Complete Lesson 9
- Song Lyrics Handout- If needed...
- Vocab-
- Function - a named group of programming instructions. Also referred to as a “procedure”.
- Function Call - a command that executes the code within a function
Lesson 10- Functions Practice
- In this lesson students spend most of their time practicing using the skills and processes they have learned about functions. At the conclusion of the lesson students discuss remaining questions in anticipation of their Make project in the following lesson.
- Video- Scope Practice
- Complete Lesson 10
- Vocab-
- Global Variable- Permanent. Can be used anywhere in your code. var used outside an onEvent()
- Local Variable- Temporary. Can be used only in the part of the code where it was created, like inside an onEvent(). Deleted once the onEvent() is done running. var used inside an onEvent()
- Help Video- All 3 Apps (Ticket Prices, Basketball Stats, and Hydration Tracker Apps)
Lessons 9 & 10 Due at end of class- 5pts
====== Coming Next Week ======
You can get started on following tasks if you want...
Tuesday- Lesson 11- Functions Make
Thursday- Lesson 12- Project
- Multiple Choice Quiz- 15 Questions, 15 Points- Variables, Conditionals, and Functions
- Start on Decision Maker App (15pt)
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Week 1 |
Day 1- Monday January 12- Unit 4 (24-25)- Variables Lessons 1-3
Welcome back! Hope you all had a great winter break. I missed almost all of you!! Let's get into some higher level programming... let's roll.
** NEW SEATING CHART DAY **
Unit 4 Information-
This unit explores how variables, conditionals, and functions allow for the design of increasingly complex apps. Learn how to program with these three new concepts through a sequence of collaborative activities. Then build your own decision maker app to share with friends and help them make a decision
Lesson 1- Variables Explore
Video- Intro to Variables Part 1
Video- Intro to Varibales Part 2
Coach B Variables Presentation
To begin the lesson students explore sample apps similar to the ones they'll be able to build by the end of the unit.
Vocab-
- Assignment Operator - allows a program to change the value represented by a variable
- Expression - a combination of operators and values that evaluates to a single value
- String - an ordered sequence of characters
- Variable - a named reference to a value that can be used repeatedly throughout a program
Complete Lesson 1 (with friends)
Lesson 2- Variables Investigate
In this lesson students work with others to investigate several versions of the "Thermostat App" to understand how variables store and update information. To begin, students examine a version of the app where the temperature displayed changes each time a button is clicked. The next two versions of the app demonstrate how variables can store strings. Students learn about the patterns they are observing, specifically "Counter Pattern with Event" and "Variables with String Concatenation Pattern". To conclude the lesson, students review and discuss the programming patterns that they will make use of in the programs they write.
Introduced Code-
Complete Lesson 2 (with friends)
Lesson 3- Variables Practice
In this lesson students spend most of their time practicing using the skills and processes they have learned about variables. At the conclusion of the lesson students discuss the main things they realized and still have questions about at the conclusion of this lesson.
Complete Lesson 3 (with friends)
Finish Lessons 1-3- 5pts
Day 2- Wednesday January 14- Lesson 4- Variables Make
Lesson 4- Variables Make
Using Programming Patterns and a step-by-step approach students make their own version of a Photo Liker app. At the beginning of the lesson students are able to explore a working version of the app. They are then given the design elements of the app but begin with a blank screen. A progression of levels guides students on the high level steps they should use to develop their app but leaves it to them to decide how to write the code. At the end students submit their apps and answer a free-response question in the style of a Create performance task written response prompt. Student apps and written responses can be assessed using a provided rubric.
Complete Activity Guide (1-3 Students)- 5pts- Mr. Kaiser Help Video
Complete Lesson 4 Photo Liker App)- 5pts - Mr. Kaiser Help Video
Activity Guide and Completed App Due at End of Class
Day 3- Friday January 16- Unit 4 (24-25)- Conditionals Lessons 5-7
Lesson 5- Conditionals Explore
Students learn the basics of conditionals through an unplugged activity using the sticky notes and plastic baggies from the Variables Explore lesson. The activity provides students a physical mental model they will be able to use when they start programming with conditionals in the subsequent lessons. Flowcharts are introduced as a way to understand how computers make decisions using Boolean expressions.
Video- Part 1 Boolean Expressions
Coach B Conditionals Presentation
Vocab-
- Boolean Value - a data type that is either true or false
- Comparison Operator - <, >, <=, >=, ==, != indicate a Boolean expression
- Logical Operator - NOT, AND, and OR, which evaluate to a Boolean value
Complete Lesson 5 (with friends)
Lesson 6- Conditionals Investigate
In this lesson students work with others to investigate three versions of the "Lemon Squeeze" app to understand how boolean expressions and conditional statements allow programs to make decisions. In each guided investigation students first watch a short video on a concept, then use a working app to predict how new features work, then investigate the code to see how those features are implemented, and finally modify the code to add expanded features. To conclude the lesson, students review and discuss common programming patterns with conditionals.
Video- Part 2A- if Statements
Video- Part 2B- if/else Statements
Video- Part 2C- if/else if Statements
Video- Part 3- And & Or" Operators
More Vocab and Takeaways-
- Conditional Statement- affects the sequential flow of control by executing different statements based on the value of a Boolean expression
- A Boolean Value is a data type that is either true or false.
- Comparison Operators <, >, <=, >=, ==, != indicate a Boolean expression
- Each side of the Boolean expression is reduced to a single value
- Single values are compared and result in a Boolean value (true or false)
- Boolean expressions can also include Logical Operators &&, ||, ! (AND, OR, NOT). Both sides of the logical operator are reduced to a single Boolean value
- A truth table is used to evaluate the reduced Boolean expression to a single Boolean value
- A decision is made with the single Boolean value
- A flowchart illustrates the steps of making a decision with a Boolean expression
Complete Lesson 6 (with friends)
Lesson 7- Conditionals Practice
In this lesson students spend most of their time practicing using the skills and processes they have learned about conditionals. At the conclusion of the lesson students discuss the main things they realized and still have questions about at the conclusion of this lesson.
Complete Lesson 7 (with friends)
Finish Lessons 5-7- 5pts
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