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To appeal to students, assign interdisciplinary projects that allow them to combine programming with work from subjects that interest them.

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  • Problems with real life applications are usually more interesting to students.
  • Examples of such assignments include:
    • Building an app to help learn the periodic table
    • Creating applets that quiz material from another subject that students can use to study.
    • Offering a choice of assignments with the same principle in different contexts

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  • AP A
  • Interdisciplinary Connections to CS
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Tips from Deborah Power Carter's The College Board’s AP Computer Science Teacher’s Guide.

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Encourage students to write clear, well-commented code by having students switch partners in the middle of a project.
Balance students’ interest in immediate gratification (writing code) with preparation for the AP CS exam by having students work on and off the computer during every meeting.
If your school lacks the resources necessary to hold a practice exam, consider talking to a local college or university for help.
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