College Board
Team Problems in Computer Science
There is no I in team. Seven team problems provide classmates the opportunity to work with a partner on a task. Projects span the course and require pupils to apply their knowledge. Tasks range from writing the algorithm in English to...
College Board
Strategies for Teaching AP Computer Science
Implement strategies from the beginning to the end. A collection of strategies and lessons span from the first day of school to after the exam. Resources cover basic information such as computer ethics and top 10 tips to a lesson on how...
College Board
AP® Computer Science A: Elevens Lab Student Guide
Looking for a project to use in an AP® Computer Science class? Engage learners with a simple solitaire game called Elevens. Through these activities, learners break down the task and write the code for a game. Sign in to your College...
College Board
An Introduction to Polymorphism in Java
Run a lesson on run-time polymorphism. An AP® curriculum module introduces polymorphism in Java. It identifies the five major types of run-time polymorphism and provides a brief description and example for each type.
Khan Academy
Welcome to the Computer Science Platform
You don't need to know how to code in order to teach your students! Show them learning is a lifelong skill by learning along with them. Take this activity for example; the code is on the left, and the result is on the right. Can you...
College Board
AP® Computer Science: A Picture Lab Student Guide
How do you modify digital pictures? In this lab learners write methods that modify digital pictures. They how to traverse a two-dimensional array of integers or objects, and are introduced to nested loops, binary numbers,...
Teach Engineering
Curb the Epidemic!
Class members use an applet on the Internet to simulate the spread of a disease. The simulation allows individuals to determine two nodes to vaccinate to limit the number of nodes infected. By running several simulations, scholars...
Duke University
Duke University: Advanced Placement Computer Science Java Subset Specification
Provides information about the APCS Java Subset in javadocs form.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Write a Java Script Binary/decimal/hexadecimal Converter
This is a challenging first computer science project. You'll learn the basics of how digital devices can represent numbers using only 0's and 1's, and you'll write a JavaScript program to convert numbers between binary, decimal and...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Follow the Bouncing Ball: A Web Animation Project
This project is a fun way to try your hand at programming. You'll learn how to create some simple animations, and you'll perform tests and make measurements to help you create more realistic-looking animations. All you need to get...
Other
Programming Simplified: Java Programs
See some examples made for beginning programmers to understand how to use java to write simple Java programs. These codes demonstrate how to get input from user, working with loops, strings and arrays.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Introduction to Software Engineering in Java
This MIT course is an introduction to Java programming and software engineering. The focus is on developing high quality software that solves real problems.
Other
Olin College: Interactive Programming in Java
An online textbook for teaching Computer Science using the Java programming language to students with no programming experience.
Other
Cook: Blue Pelican Java
A free book with supplemental materials for high school Computer Science courses that use the Java programming language.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Writing a Simple Calculator Program With Java Script
This is a good first-time programming project. You'll learn how to use JavaScript to create a basic calculator program that you can run in your Web browser.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Paragraph Stats: Writing a Java Script Program to 'Measure' Text
This is a challenging first-time programming project. You'll learn how to use JavaScript to create a simple program to analyze one or more paragraphs of text. Your program will count sentences, words and letters, and report the resulting...
Other
Dick Baldwin: Similarities and Differences Between Java and C++
A tutorial explaining the similarities and differences between the two computer programming languages Java and C++.
Princeton University
Programming in Java: Elements of Programming
Writing code in java can be easier than writing a paragraph. Check out these step-by-step tutorials which show how to program in the java language.
Other
Cave of Programming: Java for Complete Beginners
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn to program in the Java programming language. This free course assumes no prior programming knowledge, just a desire to learn to program.
Other
Tutorials Point: Learn Java Programming
This tutorial gives a complete understanding of Java. It will take you through simple and practical approach while learning Java programming language.
Other
Horstmann: Moving From Java to C++
Written for students who take their first programming course in Java and the second course in C++, this article explains how to transfer Java programming skills to a substantial subset of C++.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Computer Programming: Intro to Js: Drawing & Animation
In these tutorials, you'll learn how to use the JavaScript language and the Processing JS library to create fun drawings and animations.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Computer Programming: House Class Demo
A class demo to help students visualize and learn how to program drawings using JavaScript.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Computer Programming: Html/js: Making Webpages Interactive
Learn how to combine previous knowledge of HTML/CSS with knowledge of JavaScript to make webpages interactive.