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4th Grade, Curtis, 03-17 – Code.org Lesson 9: Game Jam Day 1: Create

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  1. There is one video for today:
    1. Mr. Smith's Instructions
  2. Objective:
    1. Students will be able to:
      • Participate in a Game Jam to create a new game based on a randomly generated theme.
      • Program a variable that changes throughout the game.
      • Utilize new Sprite Lab & coding skills to develop (plan and code) a creative game.
  3. Announcements:
    1. The last day for any late work was Friday, March 13th!
      1. PGCPS policy for Lawful Absences will be followed. All other work is now due the day it is assigned.
    2. Previous Lessons: Lesson 3, Lesson 4, J, F, and Space, U, R, and K, Lesson 6, D, E, and I, Lesson 7, Lesson 8, C, G, & N, Lesson 9, Lesson 10, Lesson 12, Lesson 13
  4. Today's Lesson: Code.org Lesson 9: Game Jam Day 1: Create
    1. Vocabulary:
      1. Algorithm - A list of steps to complete a task.
      2. Behavior - An action that a sprite performs continuously until it’s told to stop.
      3. Condition - A statement that a program checks to see if it is true or false. If true, an action is taken. Otherwise, the action is ignored.
      4. Conditionals - Statements that only run under certain conditions.
      5. Event - An action that causes something to happen.
      6. Game Jam - A creative event where people come together in teams to make video games based on a chosen theme within a limited amount of time.
      7. Game Mechanics - Define how the game works and what determines success or failure in the game.
      8. Loop - The action of doing something over and over again.
      9. Modify - make partial or minor changes to something, typically so as to improve it
      10. Sprite - A graphic on the screen with a location, size, and appearance.
      11. Sprite Type - Identifies sprites as player or environment, which determines how they interact with sprites of other types.
      12. Variable - Variables store information (data). The value stored in a variable can be updated throughout a program.
    2. Today's lesson will be completed in Code.org, which you should log into through Clever.
      1. This is the first half of a 2 part "Game Jam" where students make their own video games. They will receive an "in progress" grade today and have their games be evaluated during Lesson 10.
    3. This is an IN-CLASS assignment, NOT HOMEWORK. There are no extended deadlines for the remainder of this Quarter!