Programming Through the Arts:

Pre-AP Strategies in Computer Science and Math

Fondren Reforming Schools Summer Institute VI

July 28, 2004

Karen North, Westside High School

Pamela Ossorio, The Rice School

Houston ISD, Houston, Texas

Technology Teachers

“According to S.C.A.N.S. report, our students will need to be creative thinking, decision making, problem solving, analytical, self-teaching, and reasoning citizens.This will require classrooms where students invent their answers and construct their knowledge within learning experiences that are crafted by creative teachers who do far less lecturing and far more facilitating and consulting.” from “Raw Materials for the Mind: Information, Technology, and Teaching & Learning in the 21st Century” by David Warlick

Beginning Graphics Lessonwith Dr. Scheme

Projects by Mrs. Ossorio’s

7th and 8th grade Technology Applications Students

The Rice School Demographics

Hispanic 226 50% 317 47%

African American 151 34% 270 40%

White 44 10% 38 6%

Asian 29 6% 45 7%

Total Students 450 100% 670 100%

At Risk 152 34% 231 34%

Free/Reduced Lunch 200 44% 356 53%

Spec Ed 35 8% 64 10%

GT 38 8% 85 13%

LEP (K-4) 146 22%

6th - 8th Kinder - 5th Grade level

Beginning Graphics Lesson

Overview of lesson

4 class project, using 4 draw commands.

Process:• Draw image on grid paper • Translate design to Dr. Scheme code • Type code • Execute code

Programmed Flower with pot by Angelina

Programmed Flower pot by Angelina

Grid design

Programmed Flower pot by Angelina

hand written code

Programmed Flower pot by Angelina

DrScheme program output

(draw-solid-disk(make-posn 300 40)20 'blue) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn 322 62)20 'blue) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn 360 60)20 'blue) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn 450 58)20 'blue) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn 488 63)20 'blue) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn 460 84)20 'blue) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn 440 84)20 'blue) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn 335 40)20 'blue) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn 280 238)20 'red) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn 315 220)20 'red) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn 340 238)20 'red) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn 330 270)20 'red) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn 290 270)20 'red) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn 313 250)20 'yellow)

This is the code that I used to make my picture.(start 640 480) (draw-solid-line(make-posn 315 240)(make-posn 315 360)'green) (draw-solid-line(make-posn 220 360)(make-posn 220 380)'blue) (draw-solid-line(make-posn 220 360)(make-posn 400 360)'blue) (draw-solid-line(make-posn 400 360)(make-posn 400 380)'blue) (draw-solid-line(make-posn 220 380)(make-posn 400 380)'blue) (draw-solid-line(make-posn 240 380)(make-posn 380 380)'blue) (draw-solid-line(make-posn 264 460)(make-posn 355 460)'blue) (draw-solid-line(make-posn 240 380)(make-posn 264 460)'blue) (draw-solid-line(make-posn 380 380)(make-posn 355 460)'blue) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn 120 60 )40 'yellow) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn 190 85)20 'blue) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn 225 80)20 'blue) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn 240 96)20 'blue) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn 210 101)20 'blue) (draw-solid-disk(make-posn 300 42)20 'blue)

Programmed Flower pot by Angelina

code from DrScheme

Programmed Sunrise over the flowers

by Laureen A

Programmed Sunrise over the flowers by Laureen A

Grid design and hand written code

Programmed Sunrise over the flowers by Laureen A

DrScheme program output

Programmed Line artby Lorena

Programmed Line art by Lorena

Grid design and hand written code

Programmed Line art by Lorena

DrScheme program output

Programmed Character art by Celeste

DrScheme program output

Programmed Mr. Jigglie by Kristen

DrScheme program output

Programmed Bear by Ivana

Programmed Character art by Abby

Programmed Warrior Art by Ivan

Programmed Geo art by Kiara

Programmed Geo art by Ashley

Programmed Art by Jesse

Programmed Geo art by Sophia

Pamela Ossoriopossorio@houstonisd.org

www.possorio.comThe Rice School, Houston I.S.D.

7th and 8th grade Technology Applications Students