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THIS VIDEO EXPLAINS THE EXPECTATIONS FOR THE DAY!

(Note: This lesson was originally meant for 11-19, but it has been pushed back to the 24th due to the field trip.)

  1. Objective:
    1. Students will be able to:
      • Break down a long sequence of instructions into the smallest repeatable sequence possible.
      • Create a program for a given task which loops a sequence of commands.
      • Employ a combination of sequential and looped commands to reach the end of a maze.
      • Identify bugs in an existing program and assess how to correct them.
      • Identify the benefits of using a loop structure instead of manual repetition.
  2. Announcements:
    1. No late work for this Quarter will be accepted after Monday, January 12th!
      1. This deadline is 2 weeks before the end of the Quarter and is far more lenient than PGCPS policy.
      2. Work owed from unexcused absences will still not be accepted.
      3. Between January 12th and the last day of the Quarter, PGCPS policy will be followed.
  3. Vocabulary:
    1. Algorithm - A list of steps to finish a task.
    2. Bug - Part of a program that does not work correctly.
    3. Click - Press the mouse button
    4. Debugging - Finding and fixing problems in an algorithm or program.
    5. Double-Click - Press the mouse button very quickly
    6. Drag - Click your mouse button and hold as you move the mouse pointer to a new location
    7. Drop - Release your mouse button to "let go" of an item that you are dragging
    8. Loop - The action of doing something over and over again.
    9. Persistence - Trying again and again, even when something is very hard.
    10. Program - An algorithm that has been coded into something that can be run by a machine.
    11. Programming - The art of creating a program.
    12. Repeat - To do something again.
  4. Previous Lessons: Lesson 3, Lesson 4, Lesson 5
  5. Today's Lesson: Code.org Lesson 7: Loops with Harvester
    1. We will begin by using Clever to log into Code.org.
      1. Only Code.org logins done through Clever will show the work that has been assigned.
    2. Students are responsible for EVERY lesson they can see in Course B, though if they are caught up only have today's work to complete.
    3. Today's lesson is split into several Levels.
      1. Levels 1-2 build skills.
      2. Level 3 is a video that students will watch on their own.
      3. Levels 4-10 are additional skill building levels.
      4. Level 11 is a CHALLENGE level and therefore is extra credit.
      5. Levels 12-13 are practice levels that review skills learned today.
    4. Grading Rubric:
      1. Students earn 1 point for each level turned BRIGHT GREEN by completing it.
      2. Pale green Levels are incomplete and therefore not counted.
      3. CHALLENGE Levels are counted as Extra Credit.
      4. FREE PLAY Levels are rewards for completing the work and are not graded.
    5. This is an IN-CLASS assignment, NOT HOMEWORK. Please stay on task to complete this work by the end of class!