Unit 8 · AI & the Impact of Computing · Lesson 8.14 · Practice PT

Written Responses, Timed

The written responses earn most of the writing points, and this time the grading is honest. Answer about your own PPR on the clock, score a partner’s strictly, then put your PT #1 responses next to today’s.

Big Idea 5 — Impact of ComputingPractice PT #2 · graded honestly

Everything on this page is AP-TESTABLE Create PT practice.

Before this lesson

No reading. Have your PPR and your PT #1 written responses on the desk.

1

Where We Are

People→ Bits→ Programs→ Internet→ Security→ Big Data→ Impact

Programs, explained. The last calibration before the real Create PT.

2

The Two Jobs

Verify against the current CED before you rely on this. The Create PT’s requirements and written-response format have changed before. The CED in effect for 2026–27 is the Fall 2023 version; your teacher checks the College Board’s current student handout and scoring guidelines before this week.

Same two jobs as 3.25. Your teacher hands out the current official prompts; these are the short versions.

Response A — purpose and the procedure

Describe your program’s purpose, and explain how your student-developed procedure works: what its parameter does and the algorithm inside it.

Response B — data and development

Explain how your list manages complexity, and describe how you developed and tested the program — including a specific bug or difficulty and how you resolved it.

3

Try It — On the Clock

Your teacher sets the time. Write on paper or in the class doc; this timer is just a clock.

minutes:
15:00
4

Score It — Strictly

Score your own response, then swap with a partner. Check a box only if the response clearly earns it.

Then compare

Put your PT #1 responses next to today’s. Write one sentence: what did you do this time that you didn’t do in PT #1? That sentence is the evidence you’re ready for Unit 9.

5

Connections

Came from 3.25 — same two jobs, now graded honestly.
Came from 8.6 — the same habit as BI5: name the mechanism. Here the mechanism is your code.
Next in 8.15 — the map closes and the Unit 8 test.
Next in Unit 9 — the real Create PT.
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