Computer Science Discoveries (‘20-‘21)

Posted 2021-07-31 yangbocsu

Computer Science Discoveries

• CSD Unit 1 - Problem Solving and Computing
• • Chapter 1: The Problem Solving Process
  • • Lesson 1: Intro to Problem Solving

Computer Science Discoveries (CS Discoveries) is an introductory computer science course that empowers students to create authentic artifacts and engage with computer science as a medium for creativity, communication, problem solving, and fun.

CSD Unit 1 - Problem Solving and Computing

Problem Solving and Computing is a highly interactive and collaborative introduction to the field of computer science, as framed within the broader pursuit of solving problems. You’ll practice using a problem solving process to address a series of puzzles, challenges, and real world scenarios. Next, you’ll learn how computers input, output, store, and process information to help humans solve problems. The unit concludes with a project in which you design an application that helps solve a problem of your choosing.

Chapter 1: The Problem Solving Process

Lesson 1: Intro to Problem Solving

Question of the Day: What can help us to work together and solve problems as a team?In this lesson, students work in groups to design aluminum foil boats that will support as many pennies as possible. Groups have two rounds to work on their boats, with the goal of trying to hold more pennies than they did in round 1. The structure of the activity foreshadows different steps of the problem solving process that students will be introduced to in more detail in the following lesson. At the end of the lesson students reflect on their experiences with the activity and make connections to the types of problem solving they will be doing for the rest of the course.Alternate versions of this lesson are also available.