Goldie's PROJECT & ACTIVITY BUNDLE for AP® Computer Science A

AP® Computer Science A

Goldie's Project and Activity Bundle

 

Goldie's AP® Computer Science A Project and Activity Bundle provides engaging, hands-on resources to help students master all the concepts in the College Board's AP® CSA Course. Designed specifically for the College Board’s AP CSA curriculum, this bundle includes a variety of creative and rigorous activities, challenges, and project-based tasks that reinforce key topics needed for success on the AP Exam.

 

There are coding projects for each Unit, which include instructions for students to code a problem in their IDE and a teacher provided answer key. There are also hands-on activities (from circuits to cut-and-paste to role play) that get students involved with the coding content in different ways to help retention and understanding.

 

Teacher-Friendly Features:

• Step-by-step student directions & teacher lesson plans for each activity
• Sample output to guide and support students
• Grading rubrics included for every unit project
• Detailed solutions and code keys for quick checking
• Easy to print, assign digitally, or adapt to pair/group work

 

Unit 1: Using Objects and Methods

• 6 Coding Projects
• 5 In Class Activities

Unit 2: Selection and Iteration

• 5 Coding Projects
• 5 In Class Activities

Unit 3: Class Creation

• 3 Coding Projects
• 4 In Class Activities

Unit 4: Data Collections

• 6 Coding Projects
• 11 In Class Activities

 

Perfect for:

✔ AP CSA teachers who want ready-to-use coding tasks

✔ Teachers looking to deepen student understanding through application

✔ Classrooms that benefit from collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking

✔ Supplementing any AP-aligned curriculum with extra practice or extension activities

 

These coding projects are designed to get students writing Java with confidence, whether they’re just starting out or ready to build something more complex. Use them for practice, early finishers, review days, mini-labs, or even as part of your summative assessments.

 

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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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