Wiki Page, MsFernandezAP-CSP-2016-2017: Week 10 Daily Learning Targets: Module 4 Parameters

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2016-07-26T16:10:20-06:00

Welcome Back! I hope you had a restful and enjoyable fall break. Now it's time to get back to work and learn a lot about Computer Science Principles!

You will complete Module 4: Acting the Same (Parameters). We will do the clicker questions, then complete Module 4 lab.

Daily Learning Targets for Week 10

By the end of this week, you should have learned about the following.

Start Module 4: Acting the Same (Parameters). Key concepts you will learn are:

A method can made to act differently each time it is called.

The difference is specified using or more parameters.

Parameters are values that are added to a method call. The values are used specialize the method's behavior - by supplying different values, we get different behavior.

Parameters creates variation within a method; it causes the method to do something different, even thought it has the same list of instructions.

How to specify that a method will expect to have parameter values supplied when it is called.

How to call a method that expects parameter values.

Vocabulary for Module 4

Parameter.

Method Call.

"pass values to" a method that "takes" parameters.

Assignments, Quizzes, Labs and Problems to be Completed

Please complete the following for Module 4: Acting the Same (Parameters).

Complete the Module 4 Alice World(s) Assignment.

Complete the Module 4 Questions Assignment.

Lecture Presentation on Module 4.

Module 4 Quiz Clicker Questions.

Module 4 Discussion Participation Clicker Questions.

Complete the Module 4 Lab 4.

You will use the Alice World you created for Lab 3 to complete this lab.

Complete the Module 4 Programming Exercise.

Remember, grammar and punctuation counts!

We will be learning a lot of new things this week. Keep track of the assignments and the time you need to complete them!