Syllabus
Vocabulary
App Inventor
STEM
Coding
100

How many bathroom passes do you get for the 13 weeks of STEM?

7 with 1 emergency pass

100

The science of creating artifacts and solving problems using the help of a computer. Some of the areas of focus include software engineering, programming, data analysis, algorithms, graphics, and animation.

Computer Science

100

The area in App Inventor where you can change the characteristics of your components. #4 shown in the image below

Properties

100

Applying math and science to design problem solving materials

Technology

100

What do you need to check before connecting your tablet to the chromebook?

The wifi

200

You should always put your STEM # on the top of your papers when you turn them in. What else does your STEM # represent? (2 things)

Your chromebook number and headphone number

200

A type of software application designed to run on a mobile device, such as a smartphone or tablet computer.

Mobile Application

200

This is the entire screen, where you design what you want your app to look like. #5 shown in the image below

Designer View

200

Using science, mathematical and creativity to design, construct, and maintain  structures, and machines

Engineering

200

What two things happen if CheckBox1 is checked?

The background of Label1 turns red and CheckBox2 is unchecked. 

300

What do you put in the top, middle and bottom of the towers?

Top- Materials/ Ipads

Middle- Materials

Bottom- Garbage

300

The writing of compound words by starting each word with a capital letter. 

For example: StartButton

CamelCase

300

The area in App Inventor where you can see what your app looks like and where you drag the components to to add them to your app. It is #2 in the picture below

Viewer

300

The process of taking feedback on designs and using that feedback to improve a model

Iterate

300

The blocks below would be found in which drawer?

Control

400

What are the 4 categories you are graded in?

Critical Thinking

Communication

Collaboration

Creativity

400

What is wrong with this code and how would you fix it?

It is currently disabled. To debug it you would right click to get the menu and choose "enable"

400

This is the area in App Inventor  that contains all the components you can add to your app. #1 in the image below. 

Palette

400

Develop a new product, system, or process that has never existed before

Invent

400

This is the area that you code your program 

Blocks Editor

500

What are the 5 things you should have brought in to Mrs. Calkins for STEM class?

  • Multi-color index cards 

  • 2 Rolls Of Tape 

  • 3 Glue Sticks 

  • 1 Can Lysol Spray 

  • 1 pack of plastic straws

500

When program looks at unknown variable and does different things depending on what it is

Conditional Statement

500

These are located in the Palette and are items you can add to your app. After you add them to the screen of your app they show up in a list in #3 below. 

Components. 

500

Improve an existing technological product, system, or method

Innovate

500

The block below would be found in which drawer?

Button1