What is important from the instruction? Using the questions, pupils and teachers see how the AP® Computer Science exam addresses topics. Scholars realize the importance of the case studies from the course. The released questions range...

Inheritance is a programming problem. Released free-response questions allow pupils and teachers to experience the 2006 AP® exam phrases questions. The items range from the application of basic algorithms to using inheritance in a...

Coding and decoding is part of the work. Pupils and teachers use the released questions from 2009 to gather information on how topics show up on the AP Computer Science exam. The four questions range from the array data structure to...

Classic graph theory problems of the traveling salesman and bridges of Konigsburg get the school treatment in this multi-age, multi-level activity. Learners distill a local map down to a few key locations, and then detail characteristics...

Hit the mother lode with a lesson on computer code. A set of three intriguing tasks teaches young techies about computer coding and security. They write out instructions for their favorite activities to simulate computer software, learn...

Discover what's behind an online search. Scholars read a handout and engage in discussions to learn how to critically evaluate online search results. Then, working in small groups, they create posters listing their demands for search...

And thus the story ends. After a betrayal by her robot companion, the heroine of the story must find a way through a maze. Successful completion of the maze unlocks a crystal that will help save the world. By watching the video, pupils...

No need to fear the Gauntlet of Forking Paths as long as you have your trusted robot companion. The hero of the video series must find the Node of Memory by navigating through a maze that has paths that each lead to two additional paths....

Here's a surefire cure to your computer programming needs. The penultimate episode of the series follows the hero as she attempts to determine a cure for a harmful compound. She must make sense of a directed graph to identify the correct...

Would you let artificial intelligence make important decisions for you? The 19th installment of the Crash Course Artificial Intelligence unit shows viewers how to use artificial intelligence to help in decision-making. They see how to...

You wouldn't expect artificial intelligence to have bias. An illuminating video teaches scholars about five different types of algorithmic bias. They learn how bias is not necessarily harmful but can lead to discrimination, and they...

The 16th video in the Crash Course Artificial Intelligence playlist focuses on user-user collaborative filtering in recommender systems. Pupils learn how these artificial intelligence systems analyze available data to recommend a movie...

It's a bit eerie that a computer can predict preferences. An engaging video describes how the artificial intelligence in recommender systems work. Scholars learn about content-based, social, and personalized recommendations using YouTube...

Let coding save the world. As part of her quest, the hero of the series must retrieve the Node of Creation from the Tower of Epiphany. This requires solving a computer programming puzzle to determine the energy needed to fill a basin...

Now that we've made a video game, we might as well figure out how to beat it. Scholars create simple video games and then program an AI to defeat them in the 13th installment of the Crash Course Artificial Intelligence series. They...

Can AI beat humans at tic-tac-toe? The 12th episode in the Crash Course Artificial Intelligence series focuses on teaching computers how to play games. Scholars learn about historical attempts to teach checkers and chess, and see how the...

Take some time off after deciding to use the unit on multiplying fractions. A set of ten engaging explorations teaches individuals how to multiply fractions using both area models and algorithms. A performance task that uses recess as a...

Show classes how to work their way through the algorithms. The long division lesson plan shows five algorithms in dividing multi-digit numbers by a single digit. The algorithms include partial quotients, stacking method, place value long...

What do you get when you mix LiDAR and integrated photonics technology? Why a self-driving car, of course. A fascinating short video describes how light detection and ranging, LiDAR for short, and integrated photonics technologies enable...

Take a ride and have some fun with computer science. Scholars set up and conduct a carnival with a computer science theme. It has activities involving binary numbers, computer hardware, decryption, conditional statements, loops,...