Basic Program Summer 2020
Students Age 7 - 10
This course is an introduction to programming for beginners in upper elementary grades. Students are introduced to programming using a fun scenario-based approach where they build two complete games. Side Scroller Survival introduces them to basics of motion and animation. They can also program a robot to make it dance. On completing this lesson plan students will be able to build simple games, animations, and a variety of simple projects.
Lesson 1:
Introduction
Students will be able to:
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Solve game-based coding puzzles to learn the basics
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Follow step-by-step tutorials to create drawing, music, animation, storytelling, physics, and arcade game projects
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Save and publish their creations
Lesson 2:
Loops and Animation
Students will be able to:
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Add a background and music to a scene
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Use code blocks to animate characters
Lesson 3:
Creating Scenes
Students will be able to:
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Add sounds to Actors
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Use code blocks to activate sounds by clicking or tapping on Actors
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Use code blocks to animate Actors
Lesson 4:
Jumping over Obstacles
Students will be able to:
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Use code blocks to program Actors to move up and down
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Apply coding concepts to move Actors using changes in y-values
Lesson 5:
Storytelling
Students will be able to:
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Use speech bubbles to make Actors have a conversation
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Use speech bubbles and delays to convey meaning and emotion
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Create a comic-book style conversation between characters
Lesson 6:
Guessing Games
Students will be able to:
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Use conditional statements
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Create an interactive quiz game
Lesson 7:
Rotation
Students will be able to:
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Use code blocks to rotate and flip Actors
Lesson 8:
Broadcasting Message
Students will be able to:
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Use code block to program Actors to send and receive messages
Lesson 9:
Dragon Blast
Students will be able to:
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Solve game-based coding puzzles to learn the basics
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Follow step-by-step tutorials to create drawing, music, animation, storytelling, physics, and arcade game projects
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Save and publish their creations