Day 15 - Project Presentations and Unit Review
Day 15: Project Presentations and Unit Review
Learning Objectives
- All unit objectives (CRD-1.A through CRD-2.J)
Essential Questions
- How can we effectively communicate our program designs and development processes?
- What have we learned about creative development in computing?
Materials Needed
- Presentation equipment
- Peer feedback forms
- Unit review materials
- Unit quiz
Vocabulary
- All unit vocabulary
Procedure (50 minutes)
Opening (5 minutes)
- Introduction to Presentations (5 minutes)
- Explain presentation format and expectations
- Review peer feedback process
- Set positive and supportive tone for presentations
Main Activities (35 minutes)
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Team Presentations (25 minutes)
- Each team presents their project (4-5 minutes per team):
- Problem statement and program purpose
- Key requirements and design decisions
- UI design and prototype demonstration
- Development process and collaboration highlights
- Challenges faced and solutions implemented
- Brief Q&A after each presentation
- Peers complete feedback forms during presentations
- Each team presents their project (4-5 minutes per team):
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Unit Review (10 minutes)
- Comprehensive review of key unit concepts:
- Collaboration in computing (CRD-1)
- Program purpose and function (CRD-2.A, CRD-2.B)
- Program inputs and outputs (CRD-2.C, CRD-2.D)
- Development processes (CRD-2.E)
- Program design (CRD-2.F)
- Documentation (CRD-2.G)
- Code attribution (CRD-2.H)
- Error types and correction (CRD-2.I, CRD-2.J)
- Address any questions or misconceptions
- Comprehensive review of key unit concepts:
Closing (10 minutes)
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Unit Quiz (7 minutes)
- Students complete a brief quiz covering all learning objectives
- Quiz includes multiple choice and short answer questions
- Questions align with AP exam format
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Unit Reflection and Preview (3 minutes)
- Students reflect on what they learned in the unit
- Preview the next unit in the AP CSP curriculum
- Connect Creative Development concepts to future units
Assessment
- Final Project: Quality of design, documentation, and presentation
- Peer Feedback: Thoughtfulness and constructiveness of feedback
- Unit Quiz: Accuracy of answers demonstrating understanding of unit concepts
Differentiation
For Advanced Students
- Ask them to identify connections between Creative Development and other AP CSP Big Ideas
- Encourage them to provide more detailed feedback to peers
- Challenge them with more complex quiz questions
For Struggling Students
- Provide a presentation outline template
- Offer a study guide with key concepts for the quiz
- Allow additional time for quiz completion if needed
Homework/Extension
- Write a reflection on the collaborative development experience
- Research how concepts from this unit apply in professional settings
- Begin thinking about ideas for the Create Performance Task
Teacher Notes
- Ensure all teams have equal presentation time
- Collect project documentation for assessment
- Use quiz results to identify concepts that may need reinforcement
- Celebrate student achievements and growth throughout the unit
- Consider saving exemplary projects as examples for future classes
- Connect unit concepts to the AP Create Performance Task requirements