AP® CSA Unit 3: Class Creation | Goldie's Projects & Activities

AP® CSA Unit 3 Projects & Activities Bundle

Coding Projects, Hands-On Practice & Review Game

 

Make Unit 3 of AP Computer Science A engaging, effective, and easy to teach with this classroom-ready bundle of projects and activities, fully aligned to the 2025 AP CSA Course and Exam Description (CED). Whether you’re introducing classes and methods to your students or reviewing before the test, this resource saves you hours of prep while keeping your students actively learning.

 

What’s Included:

 

2 Coding Projects

• Creating Objects
• Static Methods

 

Unit 3 Cumulative Coding Project

• Grading rubric included

 

4 Hands-On, In-Class Activities

Activity – Ethical Design Role Play

• Students will analyze a technology scenario from multiple perspectives to better understand how programs with good intentions can have unforeseen or harmful consequences.

Activity – Think-Pair-Share the FRQs

• Students will collaboratively analyze and write code for two AP CSA Free Response Questions using a structured think-pair-share model to build confidence and familiarity with problem-solving strategies.

Unit 3 Jeopardy Review Game

• Students review all the learning objectives for the unit in a fun review game similar to the popular Jeopardy game.

Unit 3 In Class Review: Round-Robin Stations

• Students will review and reinforce key concepts from Unit 3 by rotating through 9 structured review stations aligned with the AP CSA Unit 3 learning targets.

 

Why Teachers Love It:

✅ Aligned to the new 2025 AP CSA CED

✅ All materials are editable in Word

✅ Designed to save you time with zero prep required

✅ Encourages active engagement and deeper understanding of Unit 3 concepts

✅ Includes rubrics and answer keys for easy grading

 

Perfect for AP CSA teachers who want meaningful, standards-based activities without the extra work.

 

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Goldie's FULL CURRICULUM for AP Computer Science A

 

Goldie's Complete Unit Curricula:

Unit 1 – Using Objects and Methods

Unit 2 – Selection and Iteration

Unit 3 – Class Creation

Unit 4 – Data Collection

 

Goldie's Assessments:

Unit 1 – Using Objects and Methods | Goldie's Assessments

Unit 2 – Selection and Iteration | Goldie's Assessments

Unit 3 – Class Creation | Goldie's Assessments

Unit 4 – Data Collection | Goldie's Assessments

Goldie's AP CSA Assessment Bundle

 

Goldie's Coding Projects and Activities:

Unit 1 – Using Objects and Methods | Goldie's Projects & Activities

Unit 2 – Selection and Iteration | Goldie's Projects & Activities

Unit 3 – Class Creation | Goldie's Projects & Activities

Unit 4 – Data Collection | Goldie's Projects & Activities

Goldie's AP CSA Projects & Activities Bundle

 

Goldie's Guided Notes and Homework:

Unit 1 Lesson Bundle

Unit 2 Lesson Bundle

Unit 3 Lesson Bundle

Unit 4 Lesson Bundle

 

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Unit 1 Individual Lessons:

• Lesson 1 – Welcome to Java
• Lesson 2 – Variables and Data Types
• Lesson 3 – Expressions and Output
• Lesson 4 – Casting and Range of Variables
• Lesson 5 – Creating and Storing Objects
• Lesson 6 – Creating and Calling an Object's Methods
• Lesson 7 – String Manipulation
• Lesson 8 – Math Class

 

Unit 2 Individual Lessons:

• Lesson 1 – Conditional Statements
• Lesson 2 – Nested Selection
• Lesson 3 – Compound Boolean Expressions
• Lesson 4 – while Loops
• Lesson 5 – Implementing Selection and Iteration Algorithms
• Lesson 6 – for Loops
• Lesson 7 – Implementing String Algorithms
• Lesson 8 – Nested Iterations

 

Unit 3 Individual Lessons:

• Lesson 1 – Impacts of Program Design
• Lesson 2 – Program Design
• Lesson 3 – Classes and Constructors
• Lesson 4 – Accessor and Mutator Methods
• Lesson 5 – Class Variables and Methods
• Lesson 6 – References, Scope, and this

 

Unit 4 Individual Lessons:

• Lesson 1 – Ethical and Social Issues Around Data Collection
• Lesson 2 – Data Sets
• Lesson 3 – One Dimensional Arrays
• Lesson 4 – Array Traversals
• Lesson 5 – Implementing Array Algorithms
• Lesson 6 – Using Text Files
• Lesson 7 – Wrapper Classes
• Lesson 8 – ArrayList
• Lesson 9 – ArrayList Traversals
• Lesson 10 – Implementing ArrayList Algorithms
• Lesson 11 – 2D Arrays
• Lesson 12 – 2D Array Traversals
• Lesson 13 – Implementing 2D Array Algorithms
• Lesson 14 – Searching Algorithms
• Lesson 15 – Sorting Algorithms
• Lesson 16 – Recursion
• Lesson 17 – Tracing Recursive Output
• Lesson 18 – Recursive Searching and Sorting

 

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