IB Computer Science Year 1 Standard Level - August 28 2017 Lesson Notes

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Class plan.png What are we going to learn today?[edit]

Hello Class!

Today in class we will:

  • Check in and see how many of you have the pycharm email
    • If more than 90% of you have the email, we will get pycharm setup
  • We will review this important idea of binary
  • We will watch another video, very short, reminding us that binary can represent something
  • We will review this notion of converting binary and base-ten numbers
  • We will introduce your Big Word Of the Day: abstraction
  • We then get into logic :-)


Homework.png What is our homework?[edit]

To review our learning please watch and reflect on these two videos:

To prepare for our next class, please watch and reflect on the video below:

Target.png How am I being assessed today?[edit]

  1. I will assess you formatively today, and make a professional judgement to what extent you understand our learning material. I will use observation, your written work, answers to questions, and contribution to class discussions.

Ourstandards.png Standards we are covering today[edit]

These standards are commonly used from the IB Computer Science Subject Guide[1]



Computer1.png As a computer scientist, you have:[edit]

  • Confidence in dealing with complexity
  • Persistence in working with difficult problems
  • Tolerance for ambiguity
  • The ability to deal with open-ended problems
  • The ability to communicate and work with others to achieve a common goal or solution

Credit.png Credits[edit]

  1. IB Diploma Programme Computer science guide (first examinations 2014). Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom: International Baccalaureate Organization. January 2012.