IB Year 1 Standard Level Computer Science
Friday 31 January 2025 - Block 1
← previous noteThere are about 4 months and 28 days until school ends. How are you going to use that time to make sure you do your best?
Daily Note
Hello class!
- I'm probably out for at least one more week. Life pro tip: don't get viral meningitis, it really isn't very fun
- I am fully-aware missing this much instructional time is bad. Now that I have a computer, I can send you more constructive work.
- Please dont worry about falling behind our schedule, I always build in a bit of wiggle-room.
Today is Friday, so we discuss careers in computing! There are two videos to watch (the first one is only 3 minutes long). The field is bioinformatics.
- Please watch this intro so you know what bioinformatics is
- Please watch this much better analysis of the career path
- Please scan the wiki page on transmission medium
- Please watch this video
- Please quiz each other.
Statement of Inquiry
The big idea for today is Computational thinking.
The essential questions for this topic are:
How do we think about problems in a way which makes them solvable for a computer?
It takes time to explore and really understand a big idea. If you want to
learn more about
computational thinking (which is connected to today's daily note),
please click here
.
We are learning this because as a designers must understand scientific and technical innovation. Designers use systems, models, methods, and processes to solve problems.
Reminders & routines:
Please read and follow these reminders:
- IF today == testing_day_for_me:
remember to go get tested!
- IF today == Friday:
current_event_activity()
Our learning
This is a beta feature. Please let me know if you have any feedback.
Please click here to reflect on our learning for today's class.