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5th Grade, McCrae, 02-28 – Code.org Lesson 8: Mini-Project: User Input Programs

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THIS VIDEO GOES OVER THE EXPECTATIONS FOR TODAY!

Our 2nd semester will focus more on coding than media creation, though we will have other lessons sprinkled in.

Regardless of the lesson, FouloisTech.info should be your destination every time you come into class. This space will be used to provide announcements, lessons, and other resources.

  1. Objective:
    1. Students will be able to:
      • Create an interactive computer program that responds to user input.
      • Use variables in conjunction with prompts.
      • Use variables to hold words and phrases.
  • Announcements:
    1. The last day for late work is Thursday, March 20th!

      1. This deadline is 2 weeks before the end of the Quarter. That time is needed to ensure all late work handed in before then is graded in a timely fashion.
      2. For the last 2 weeks of the Quarter, all assignments must be handed in on the day they're assigned unless there is an excused absence on file.
    2. Previous Lessons: Lesson 2, Lesson 3, Lesson 4 & Quiz 1, Lesson 5, Lesson 6, Lesson 7
  1. Today's Lesson: Lesson 8: Mini-Project: User Input Programs
    1. Vocabulary:
      1. Algorithm - A list of steps to complete a task.
      2. Behavior - An action in Sprite Lab that a sprite performs continuously until it’s told to stop.
      3. Event - An action that causes something to happen.
      4. Input - The information computers get from users.
      5. Program - An algorithm that has been coded into something that can be run by a machine.
      6. Prompt - A message on the computer screen that waits for input from the user.
      7. Sprite - A graphic on the screen with a location, size, and appearance.
      8. User - Someone who uses an object, including software and hardware.
      9. Variable - A label for a piece of information used in a program.
    2. Today's lesson will be completed in Code.org, which you should log into through Clever.
      1. Remember to not start today's lesson until all previous lessons have been completed! Each lesson builds up the skills needed for the next one.
    3. This lesson has four (4) levels.
      1. The first is a "Prediction" level, where you are shown code and asked to guess what it does before running the code.
      2. Level 2 is a selection of sample programs. Select and try out the one that's a style you'd like to build.
      3. Level 3 is asking you to make sure you have a plan BEFORE continuing.
      4. Level 4 asks you to build a Greeting Card, Chatbot, or Blank Space Story. Whichever task you pick, you MUST complete Part 1 and Part 2 for that task to earn full credit!
  • This is an IN-CLASS assignment, NOT HOMEWORK. Please stay on task to complete this work by the end of class!