COMPUTER SCIENCE

COMPUTER SCIENCE I: COLLABORATION & DESIGN

Required of all 9th grade students.

This project-based course is part of our ARCH Collaborative curriculum (see p. 5). Students will work in collaborative environments such as Google Apps, learn basic coding skills, and design a simple game. Students also will disassemble a computer to learn the function of each piece in the computing process.

COMPUTER SCIENCE III: BODY RECOGNITION PROGRAMMING

Prerequisite: Computer Science I and II or previous Computer Science experience

Computer Science III is a higher-level programming course. It is a onesemester elective course in which students will work on designing Kinect games and learn how to program computers to recognize body movements.

COMPUTER SCIENCE II: WEB DESIGN & PROGRAMMING

Prerequisite: Computer Science I or prior Computer Science course experience. Open to students in all grade levels.

Computer Science II is a semester-long, project-based, online course that meets once weekly in the evenings. Students will build on the skills learned in Computer Science I, designing web pages using CSS, programing robots and learning game design using Python.

COMPUTER SCIENCE IV: APP DESIGN & NETWORKING

Prerequisite: Computer Science I, II & III

Computer Science IV is a full-year course. This course focuses on Java programming language and networking concepts. Students will design their own app in addition to building and maintaining a small network of computers. Students may choose to prepare for the AP Computer Science exam as they work through the projects and concepts in this class.