The Data Scout: CSP Unit 6 App Lab Project (Lists, Loops & Data Analysis)

Description:
Help students master lists, loops, and data analysis with this engaging Code.org CSP Unit 6 project! In The Data Scout, students build an interactive App Lab app that explores real-world datasets using traversal and conditional logic.

Students work with large datasets from the Code.org Data Library and design an app that allows users to search, filter, or analyze data — just like real programmers working with “Big Data.”

This project is ideal as a Unit 6 summative assessment, capstone project, or extended performance task.

✅ What Students Will Do

Students will:

• Import multiple columns of real data using getColumn()
  
• Store data in lists (arrays)
  
• Traverse lists using for loops
  
• Apply conditional logic to filter, count, or calculate results
  
• Display output through a simple, user-friendly interface
  

Example student project ideas include:

• 🎬 Movie Finder (filter by genre)
  
• 🥣 Healthy Eater (filter by sugar content)
  
• 🌡 Weather Historian (calculate averages)
  

📦 What’s Included

✔ Student Project Overview & Requirements
✔ Clearly defined technical requirements aligned to CSP standards
✔ Detailed grading rubric (4-level performance scale)
✔ Student Planning Sheet (perfect for scaffolding & accountability)
✔ Ready for App Lab (JavaScript)

🎯 Standards & Alignment

• Code.org CSP Unit 6: Lists, Loops, and Traversals
  
• Supports AP CSP Computational Thinking Practices
  
• Great preparation for the Create Performance Task
  

👩‍🏫 Teacher Tips

• Use the planning sheet as a checkpoint or formative grade
  
• Require students to submit both their App Lab link and planner
  
• Excellent for differentiation — projects scale naturally in complexity
  

💻 Platform

• Code.org App Lab
  
• Internet access required