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Calendar
(Entire calendar is at the bottom)| June 16 Final Project Submission - Have code complete for the beginning of class. - Do not have "just a few things to finish". - Do not have "just a quick question". - Complete Reflection. |
June 17 Exam Review |
June 18 Lockers Cleanout Morning Exams P1 - Afternoon (11:30 start) |
June 18 Exams P2 ICS4U Exam 8:30-10:00 (It won't take you that long) Sample Exam 2024 |
June 19 Exams P3 (8:30 start) |
| June 23 - Exams - P4 (8:30 start) | June 24 - No School |
June 25 - No School | June 26 Final Exam Review (8:30 - 11:00) |
June 27 - Commencement at Pearson Convention Center (10:00 start, arrive earlier) Report Cards emailed in afternoon |
Exam Review
| Sample Test Solutions | Sample Exam | Review Notes and Questions |
| Sample Test 1 Solution - Strings Sample Test 2 Solution - Methods Sample Test 4 Solution - Objects Sample Test 6 Solution - Algorithms Sample Test 7 Solution - Android |
Sample Exam 2025 (Blank) |
Review Questions |
Unit 1: Applets and Strings
Unit 2: Modularity
| Lesson | Video | Class Codes | Check Your Understanding |
| 2.1 Basic Methods | https://youtu.be/VUSw9_d8f6Y | 1. Tip Calculator (use methods!!) | |
| 2.2 Method Calling | https://youtu.be/b9HpdVtgVEo | 2. Frog Jump 1 - Finish and submit sheet 3. Frog Jump 2 - Solve the puzzle on the table 4. Frog Jump 3 - Code it |
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| 2.3 Basic Arrays | |||
| 2.6 ORATE SubDivision Verification [Jamboard PDF] |
subdivision: https://youtu.be/8MUSw44Chnw | 5. Pizza Party, Starter Code & Picures 6. Improved Pizza Party (add methods) 7. Tic Tac Toe 1.0, x.png, o.png, xturn.png, oturn.png, b.png |
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| 2.7 Recursion More Recursion Practice |
Intro: https://youtu.be/7NrDSDzEMrA Sequences: https://youtu.be/eJu9W6tgJoY |
8. Recursive Sequences | |
| 9. Make and Shake Dice | |||
| Sample Test |
Unit 3: Tic-Tac-Toe - Simple App Project
| Analysis | Design | Tic Tac Toe Java Version  |
Dice Game | Reflection |
| Assignment Tic Tac Toe Variants Project 1 Examples Before you start coding |
Before you start coding Design Form Some good picture sites: - icon archive - opengameart |
[Period 4 = Tic Tac Toe] Tic Tac Toe Starter Code Tic Tac Toe (Eclipse/Mac) Starter Applet Cheat Sheet Formatting Turns One Square Win Adding Splash, Instructions Screens: video. Extra Features |
[Period 3 = Dice Game] Dice Game choices Dice Game Starter Code Dice Game (Eclipse/Mac) Starter Applet Cheat Sheet Formatting |
Rubric |
Unit 4: Persistance
Unit 5: Card Game Project
Unit 6: Algorithms
Coding
Unit 7: Android
Unit 8: Final Project Grid Game Project
| Analysis | Design | Java Code |
Android Code  |
Reflection |
| Game Choices 2023 Old: Assignment Game and theme choice All Games Video |
Game Screen Pictures Created Grid Screen Created Replication - More Opening Screens (Loki) |
Starter Code Zipped Starter Code, just the code Clickable Buttons Levels - via Rush Hour Win Reset While Waiting Extra Features Comments |
XML Starter Code, Version 2 (centers to Gorski Phone) Checkers, pic1, pic2, pic3 Clickable Buttons Phone.png - a Gorski phone sized background Determining the Size of Your App Intents (multiple screens) App Finishing (logo) Creating a signed apk (packaging for sale) More Extra Features |
Pre Handin Checklist Old Rubric Beta Testing Checklist (Winter 2024) Current Rubric (Winter 2024) |
Specifics:
Unit 9: Extras - Final Week Content
| Lesson | Video | A (Level 1) | B (Level 2, 3) | C (Level 4, 4+) |
| 9.1 Privacy, Datamining | ||||
| 9.2 Environment, E-Waste | ||||
| 9.3 Trees | https://youtu.be/xdObOmKfMqA | |||
| 9.4 University Skills |
| Lesson | Video | A (Level 1) | B (Level 2, 3) | C (Level 4, 4+) |
| 10.1 Graphics Discovery Drawing Code for Macs/Eclipse |
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| 10.2 Draw Line | All Stars | The Flash | ||
| 10.3 Draw Oval, Draw Rectangle | Robot Rainbow |
8-bit Sprite | Looping Circles | |
| 10.4 Draw Polygon | Animal Pac Man |
Layers | ||
| 10.5 Own Graphics Methods Drawing Grid Example |
Line Methods |
Graphics Methods Many Pac Mans Many 8-bit sprites Heart Patterns |
Little House | |
| 10.6 Fractals Fractal Pictures Cantor's Cheese Worksheet Mandlebrot.java |
T-square | Chaos Applet | Fractals | |
| Threads & Animation Examples Bouncing Ball: Ball, Bouncer (run in Bouncer) Horse Race: Horse, HorseRace, HorseRace2 Game of Life: GofL (stand Alone) Game of Life with classes: GameofLife, GofLifeInterface (run in GofLInterface) |
Complete Calendar
| Jan 27 - Exams | Jan 28 - Exams | Jan 29 - Exams | Jan 30 |
Jan 31 Encryption Course Goals. |
| Feb 3 Folders 1.2 String Methods Review from Gr 11: Variables, IO file, Output, ASCII Code 1 - John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith Code 2 - Phone Numbers |
Feb 4 [Exam Review Day] 1.3 Substring Review from Gr 11: Ifs IO link Code 3 - Names Code 4 - Endings and Beginnings |
Feb 5 1.4 String Methods & Loops Code 5 - Apples and Bananas Code 6 - Brute Force, Alternatively, you can do: Date Manipulation |
Feb 6 1.5 Applet Review From Gr 11: Widgets, Mutators (Colours), Events Code: Basic Applet, Cheat Sheet Code 7 - String Comparison Code 8 - String Functions |
Feb 7 -
[Early Release] Period 1 & 2 1.8 More Applet Review Code 1 - John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith Code 2 - Phone Numbers Code 3 - Names Code 4 - Endings and Beginnings Code 5 - Apples and Bananas Code 6 - Brute Force, Alternatively, you can do: Date Manipulation |
| Feb 10 White & Black Box Testing - Sheet 1.6 Code 9 - Encryption |
Feb 11 [Grade Assemblies] 1.7 PARC Principle Code 9 - Encryption |
Feb 12 Sample Test 1 Blank Sample Test Sample Test Solution |
Feb 13 Snow Day |
Feb 14 - PL Day |
| Feb 17 - Family Day |
Feb 18 Test Review Unit 1 Code Due |
Feb 19 * test moved to Friday Reusability - Pizza Party, Starter Code & Picures Sheet 2.2: Pizza Party |
Feb 20 Unit 1 Test Review Sheet 2.3 Method Calling 1 Method Calling |
Feb 21 Test 1 For Studying Purposes: Blank Sample Test Sample Test Solution Unit 1 Test Review The test is colsed book, no devices, normal test writing conditions. |
| Feb 24 Recursion Sheet 2.5 More Recursion Practice Video of Intro: https://youtu.be/7NrDSDzEMrA |
Feb 25 Recursion Sheet #2.6 Game Choice Frog Jump Problem |
Feb 26 Sheet 2.4 Arrays & Repeated Code 1 - Pizza, Code (wrong) 2 - Pizza Party (right) 3 - Recursive Sequences 4 - Dice Game (add methods as on sheet) Alt - Tic Tac Toe 1.0, x.png, o.png, xturn.png, oturn.png, b.png Alt - Frog Jump Problem |
Feb 27 Dice Game Choices -1- Due by 10:00 - Download dice starter code. -2- Choose theme. -3- Add all wdigets needed to game screen -4- Find dice pictures: Some good picture sites: - icon archive - opengameart |
Feb 28 Sample Test 2 * Bring marked sheets to class. Dice Project Reminder: Add roll method. Delete out excess code. This is due Monday. |
| March 3 Due tomorrow, start of class: Roll Method AND All widgets on game screen - Find dice pictures. Some good picture sites: - icon archive - opengameart |
March 4 Due start of class: Roll Method AND All widgets on game screen - Start work on total, sum, or points - Choose colour scheme. Use global variables to assign colours. - Fill in the TO DO comments. |
March 5 Due start of class: Game Play Done -Test 2 Review Unit 2 Code Due 1 - Pizza, Code (wrong) 2 - Pizza Party (right) 3 - Recursive Sequences 4 - Dice Game (add methods as on sheet) Alt - Tic Tac Toe 1.0, x.png, o.png, xturn.png, oturn.png, b.png Alt - Frog Jump Problem |
March 6 Due start of class: Total, Sum or points, win -Test Review - Work on Instruction Screen & Opening |
March 7 Test 2 For Studying: Sample Test 2 Solution Review Question and Answer Review Powerpoint |
| March 10 - March Break | March 11 - March Break | March 12 - March Break | March 13 - March Break | March 14 - March Break |
| March 17 Due start of class: Opening Screen - Dice theme. - Work on Instruction Screen & Opening |
March 18 Due start of class: Instructions - Add comments - Dice theme. Be ready for testing on tomorrow. Instructions screen is due then too. |
March 19 - Due start of class: Dice Theme pictures, be ready for Alpha Testing Alpha Testing Warning - others will view your code and game. |
March 20 Basic Object Method Types Object Intro, Basic Objects (Baby Objects) Hand in 4.1 Color code used on worksheet |
March 21 Basic Objects - Constructors 4.2 Cheat Sheet, filled in Handin 4.2, Hand in 4.3 Coding: 1 Item Runner 2 Rectangle 3 Circle |
| March 24 Sheet 4.3 Mutators and Accessors Baby Object Cheat Sheet 1 (written) Baby Object Cheat Sheet 2 (9 slide) Coding: 1 Item Class 2 Rectangle Class x Circle Class |
March 25 Dice App is due |
March 26 Basic Objects - CompareTo and Equals Sheet 4.4 Basic Objects - Mutators, Accessors & ToString Baby Object Cheat Sheet 1 (written) Baby Object Cheat Sheet 2 (9 slide) |
March 27 4.6 Stacks Coding: 1. Item Class 2. Rectangle Class x. Circle Class 3 - Trash Panda |
March 28 4.7 Queues Coding: 4 - Stacks |
| March 31 4.8 Stacks & Queues Baby Object Q&A Review Baby Object Cheat Sheet 1 (written) Baby Object Cheat Sheet 2 (9 slide) Coding: 1. Item Class 2. Rectangle Class 3 - Trash Panda 4 - Stacks 5 - Queues x. Circle Class |
April 1 4.9 ADTs of Objects 4.12 Instantiation |
April 2 [Gorski away] Get more codes done on the checklist!! If stuck, try one with a video hint. Coding: 1. Item Class [video hint] 2. Rectangle Class 3 - Trash Panda [hints: check1, check2] 4 - Stacks 5 - Queues [video hint] 6 - BrainTeaser, zipped files [hints: check1, check2, check3, check4] x. Circle Class |
April 3 4.10 ADTs of Objects - Animal Game Consider Card Games: (1) Card Game Choices, (2) also Card Game NEW choices |
April 4 [Gorski away] Card Game Choices Coding: 1. Item Class 2. Rectangle Class 3 - Trash Panda 4 - Stacks 5 - Queues x. Circle Class |
April 7 |
April 8 Sample Test 4 - Solution |
April 9 Due: Card Game Selection, at least one card is saved or typed in. - Get all widgets on the Game Screen. - Finalize card dimensions. - Pick graphic for opening screen to choose colours. - Starter Code Test Review |
April 10 Due: All widgets on game screen, finalize card dimesions - Work on baby object: Card Class Test Review |
April 11 - Early Release Day [Gorski away] Period 3 & 4 Only Work on your baby object. It is very similar to the Trash Panda Card [hints: check1, check2]. It is also similar to the Card object in the Animal Guessing Game (sheet 9). |
| April 14 Due: Baby Object Work on your baby object. It is very similar to the Trash Panda Card [hints: check1, check2]. It is also similar to the Card object in the Animal Guessing Game (sheet 9). - Test Review (Review Notes) |
April 15 Due: Stack - Start with This. Change name to Deck. Change Object to whatever your Card is called. - Pick graphic for opening screen to choose colours. - Work on Opening screen (it should have your name, the Card Game name, a pictures) - Opening Screen is due Thursday. |
April 16 Test 4 - Solution - Review Notes - Baby Object Cheat Sheet 1 (written) - Baby Object Cheat Sheet 2 (9 slide-given on test) |
April 17 Due: Card Game Opening Screen - Work on making all of your card pictures. - Fix the "To Do" in comments - Extra Features - Work on Score |
April 18 - Good Friday |
| April 21 - Easter Monday |
April 22 Card Game Due: Shuffle, cards flip - Work on Score - Work on other card functionality, extra features |
April 23 Card Game Due: Score works - Due Thursday: instructions screen |
April 24 Game Due: Instruction Screen Work on getting card game ready for Alpha Testing: Rubric Extra Features Comments |
April 25 Card Game: Alpha Testing: Rubric Due: Game is runnable at the start of class, doesn't have to be fully finished, but should run. |
| April 28 File Output & Input - Read 1 Try/Catch, 2 File output, 3 File input - or Watch 1 TryCatch, 2 File Output, 3 File input - Complete sheet 6.1 File Output and submit to hand in bin. Coding: Code 1: Question & Answer (output) Code 4: Bubble sort to file (output) |
April 29 File Input Sheet 6.3 Algorithms, Arrays Review, Speeds List Hand in sheet 6.2 & 6.3 |
April 30 Searching Searching, Sheet 6.4 Linear Search Demo 1: https://youtu.be/xDBxVzkUk7E Linear Search Demo 2: https://youtu.be/Wo-mLpXL9aE Binary Search Demo 1: https://youtu.be/NjGSKXnaFz8 Binary Search Demo 2: https://youtu.be/79hlCibvntQ Binary Search Demo 3: https://youtu.be/ObGqpR9lfEM |
May 1 Review Searching Work on Card Game. - Extra Features - Comments - Add Files to save and open points. |
May 2 Card Game Due When done, work on unit 6 codes: - Browser Button [video] - Next in Line [video] Code 5: Honey Bees (array algorithms use templates below) - Array templates (from Grade 11): - String template - char template - int template - double template |
| May 5 Bubble + Selection, Sheet 6.5 Speeds List Bubble Sort Demo: https://youtu.be/W2rIMC7HlW8 Selection Sort Demo: https://youtu.be/NiKCsHd2K70 6.6 Merge Sort MergeSort Demo: https://youtu.be/FVUp1vHHdM4 Code 7 - Code Merge |
May 6 Quicksort |
May 7 6.8 Grid Screens & Scoring Code 8 - Lights Out, pics Code 9 - Lights Out Movement |
May 8 6.10 More tracking arrays Lights Out Code 8 - Lights Out, pics Code 9 - Lights Out Movement Code 10 - Lights Out Level Up Code 11 - Code Lights Out Reset/Winning - reset hint here. winning: hint here. *If you want some alternatives: Extra Code 12 - Searching Extra Code 13 - Sorting Extra Code 14 - Piranha |
May 9 6.9 Secret Rules of Modern Living Speeds List Movie |
| May 12 Algorithms Sample Test - Speeds List - Bring marked worksheets |
May 13 Algorithms Test Review Lights Out Code 8 - Lights Out, pics Code 9 - Lights Out Movement Code 10 - Lights Out Level Up Code 11 - Code Lights Out Reset/Winning - reset hint here. winning: hint here. *If you want some alternatives: Extra Code 12 - Searching Extra Code 13 - Sorting Extra Code 14 - Piranha |
May 14 Begin Unit 7: Android Android XML A0 Download and Install Android Studio Coding Code 1: Honey Bees (array algorithms) Code 2 - Code Bogo Sort Code 3 - Code Merge Code 4: Question & Answer (output) Code 5: Newspaper (input) Code 6: Fishes Swimming (input) pictures Code 7: Bubble sort to file (output) Code 8 - Lights Out, pics Code 9 - Lights Out Movement Code 10 - Lights Out Level Up Code 11 - Code Lights Out |
May 15 Android XML Sizes Android XML Layouts Android Linear Layouts  XML Visualizer, [video intro], instructionsCode 1: Riddles Code 2: Rock Paper Scissors Code 3: Email Code 4: Happy Birthday Code 5: Calculator Code 6: Mountain Streams Code 7: Hello World Code 8: Pizza Toppings |
May 16 Android onClicks #1 Sheet 5 Buttons XML Visualizer, [video intro], instructionsCode 1: Riddles Code 2: Rock Paper Scissors Code 3: Email Code 4: Happy Birthday Code 5: Calculator Code 6: Mountain Streams Code 7: Hello World Code 8: Pizza Toppings |
| May 19 - Victoria Day
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May 20 Array Test Review Android GridLayout XML Visualizer, [video intro], instructionsCode 1: Riddles Code 2: Rock Paper Scissors Code 3: Email Code 4: Happy Birthday Code 5: Calculator Code 6: Mountain Streams Code 7: Hello World Code 8: Pizza Toppings |
May 21 Test Algorithms Last Semester's Sample Solution Algorithms Unit 6 Review |
May 22 Android onClicks + EditTexts Sheet 6 Button Clicks Starter XML (delete all default XML, do NOT delete java) Android Cheat Sheet Code 9: Tip Calculator set up, java code, (paper version)Code 10: Trash Pandas set up, java code, pic, (paper version) |
May 23 Work on Android Code: XML Visualizer, [video intro], instructionsCode 1: Riddles Code 2: Rock Paper Scissors Code 3: Email Code 4: Happy Birthday Code 5: Calculator Code 6: Mountain Streams Code 7: Hello World Code 8: Pizza Toppings Code 9: Tip Calc (paper) Code 10: Trash Panda (paper) If done early: |
| May 26 Project Complete Work on Android Code: XML Visualizer, [video intro], instructions Code 1: Riddles Code 2: Rock Paper Scissors Code 3: Email Code 4: Happy Birthday Code 5: Calculator Code 6: Mountain Streams Code 7: Hello World Code 8: Pizza Toppings Code 9: Tip Calculator set up, java code, (paper version)Code 10: Trash Pandas set up, java code, pic, (paper version) |
May 27 Sheet 7 Windspeeds Android Code is due Final Project Choices - Be ready to finalize your choices: - 1 - Android or Ready to Program - 2 - Game - 3 - Theme - 4 - Grade 12 Options Final Project - Dowload Starter Code Final Project Starter Code (Java) |
May 28 Android Sample ... should not take all period. Final Project Final Project Due: Starter Downloaded - Work on Game Screen Pictures - Some good picture sites: (a) icon archive (b) opengameart |
May 29 Due: 1 Picture for Grid/Game complete - Continue work on Game Screen Pictures - Final Project Starter Code (Java) - Some good picture sites: (a) icon archive (b) opengameart |
May 30 [Carnival] Final Project Due: All Grid Pictures Complete, Game Screen finished (Background & Button colours changed) Note: Sample Exam 2024 |
| June 2 Due: Line Count increase Due: Something moves/changes in grid Android Review Work on Final Project Movement |
June 3 Due: Final Project Movemment is done Android Review Work on Final Project Win (due Wednesday) |
June 4 Due: Win Work on Instructions and Opening Screen Work on Grade 12 Content A Great Example of Grade 12 Content Extra Features Android Extra Featurres |
June 5 [Grad Breakfast] |
June 6 Android Test Review Questions Sample Test Solution |
| June 9 Due: Instructions and Opening Screen Replication - More Opening Screens (Loki) Work on Grade 12 Content: Consider Save & Open A Great Example of Grade 12 Content Extra Features Android Extra Featurres |
June 10 Due: Code Ready for Testing at Start of Class (needs to run, not be perfect) Alpha Test Beta Testing Checklist Rubric Code Freeze On tomorrow: No new features added |
June 11 Due: Line Count * Code Freeze * You cannot ask any functionality questions of Ms. Gorski. She won't answer.. Polising, Fixing and Comments |
June 12 - Prom Exam Review Sample Exam 2024 |
June 13 Exam Review Sample Exam 2024 |
| June 16 Final Project Submission - Have code complete for the beginning of class. - Do not have "just a few things to finish". - Do not have "just a quick question". - Complete Reflection. |
June 17 Exam Review |
June 18 Lockers Cleanout Morning Exams P1 - Afternoon (11:30 start) |
June 18 Exams P2 ICS4U Exam 8:30-10:00 (It won't take you that long) Sample Exam 2024 |
June 19 Exams P3 (8:30 start) |
| June 23 - Exams - P4 (8:30 start) | June 24 - No School |
June 25 - No School | June 26 Final Exam Review (8:30 - 11:00) |
June 27 - Commencement at Pearson Convention Center (10:00 start, arrive earlier) Report Cards emailed in afternoon |