CS0 is a light version of our CS1 course, designed to engage and excite future CS1 students. It includes 17 lessons and is designed for use in out-of-school programs, summer camps, and middle school or short high school course settings.
There are 4 units in the course, which guide students from the basics of drawing images to ultimately creating animations and making games. We firmly embrace learning-by-doing. Each set of notes contains interactive checkpoints throughout, and each lesson provides a variety of practice exercises. In addition, at the end of every unit, we offer optional challenge exercises that similarly reinforce what students have learned.
Course Schedule
| Unit Name | Date | Assignments |
|---|---|---|
| 1: Drawing with Shapes | ||
| 1.1. Lesson 1 Getting Started | January 5th/6th, 2024 | 3 |
| 1.2. Lesson 2 Stars and Gradients | January 5th/6th, 2024 | 5 |
| 1.3. Lesson 3 Rectangles and Opacity | January 5th/6th, 2024 | 4 |
| 1.4. Lesson 4 More Shapes and Properties | January 12th/13th, 2024 | 5 |
| 1.5. Lesson 5 Unit 1 Project | January 12th/13th, 2024 | 2 |
| 1.6. Creative Tasks | January 19th/20th, 2024 | 2 |
| 1.7. Unit 1 Quiz | January 21st, 2024 | |
| 2: Basic Animations | ||
| 2.1. Lesson 6 Using the Mouse | January 26th/27th, 2024 | 4 |
| 2.2. Lesson 7 Animating With the Mouse | January 26th/27th, 2024 | 4 |
| 2.3. Lesson 8 Other Animations | February 2nd/3rd, 2024 | 5 |
| 2.4. Lesson 9 Unit 2 Project | February 2nd/3rd, 2024 | 2 |
| 2.5. Creative Tasks | February 9th/10th, 2024 | 2 |
| 2.6. Unit 2 Quiz | February 11th, 2024 | |
| 3: Giving Programs Options | ||
| 3.1. Lesson 10 Conditionals | February 16th/17th, 2024 | 4 |
| 3.2. Lesson 11 Using the Keyboard | February 16th/17th, 2024 | 4 |
| 3.3. Lesson 12 More Conditionals | February 23rd/24th, 2024 | 4 |
| 3.4. Lesson 13 Shape Methods | February 23rd/24th, 2024 | 2 |
| 3.5. Lesson 14 Unit 3 Project | March 1st/2nd, 2024 | 1 |
| 3.6. Creative Tasks | March 8th/9th, 2024 | 2 |
| 3.7. Unit 3 Quiz | March 10th, 2024 | |
| 4: Animating Lots of Shapes | ||
| 4.1. Lesson 15 Groups | March 15th/16th, 2024 | 4 |
| 4.2. Lesson 16 Loops | March 15th/16th, 2024 | 5 |
| 4.3. Lesson 17 Space Invaders | March 22nd/23rd, 2024 | 1 |
| 4.4. Creative Tasks | March 29th/30th, 2024 | 2 |
| 4.5. Unit 4 Quiz | March 31st, 2024 | |
| Project Day | April 5th/6th, 2024 | |
| Demo Day | April 12th/13th 2024 | |