dms-spring-2020

Liberty Mutual LEGIT Dover Middle School Creative Coding

Week 1:

1. Ice Breaker/ Introductions

2. Set Ground Rules

3. Survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScUu-DanKzODJTM2mgzMukAuvzCnbiC7bjo_PlpsXLEUCyNbQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

4. Concepts:

• Variables

• x/y axis

5. Activity:

• Computer Programming Meme: https://go.brainpop.com/vidcode/computerprogramming

• Gaming with Variables: https://hourofcode.com/gcvariables

• Extra Time – Introduce WoofJS https://woofjs.com/

• Introduce Project?

6. Closing

• Ask what they learned

• Pass out photo release forms

• Turn off computers

Week 2:

1. Ice Breaker –

• Red Light Game (Like Simon Says)

2. Review/Add Ground Rules, collect photo release forms

3. Concepts:

• Review Variables

• Booleans

• If Statements/If Else

• Loops

4. Activity:

• Loops: https://hourofcode.com/gcloops

• WoofJS Rocket Ship: https://woofjs.com/full.html#moving-rocket

5. Hand out Project sheets & work on project
6. Closing

• Ask what they learned

• Turn off computers

Week 3

1. Ice Breaker https://curriculum.code.org/csf-19/coursed/10/

2. Review/Ground Rules/Photo Release forms

3. Concepts:

• Variables/Defining Objects (Sprites)
• Booleans/If Statements

4. Activities:

• Conditions: https://hourofcode.com/gcconditions
• Comparators/Logical Rules: https://hourofcode.com/gccomparators
• Frog Tutorial https://github.com/schaubce/dms-spring-2020/blob/master/Frog%20Tutorial.md#frog-tutorial

5. Work on Site

6. Selfie

Week 4

1. Ice Breaker (https://curriculum.code.org/csf-19/coursec/14/)

2. Concepts:

• Events/Actions
• Game Actions/Events (if folks are interested)

• Events: https://hourofcode.com/gcevents
• Actions https://hourofcode.com/gcactions

3. Review Actions/Events in Game

4. Work on Site

5. Selfie

Week 5

1. Ice Breaker https://curriculum.code.org/csf-18/coursec/4/
2. Concepts:

• Comments
• Pseudocode
• Scope?

3. Work on Site

Week 6

1. Survey - https://forms.gle/njTi7Rb9GPRnNcRM6
2. Picture
3. Finish Site
4. Game: Code Combat - https://hourofcode.com/cocomgame
5. Share sites/play each others game (last half hour)