{"id":9981,"date":"2026-03-17T05:15:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T09:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/?p=9981"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:05:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T16:05:23","slug":"4th-grade-curtis-03-17-code-org-lesson-9-game-jam-day-1-create","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2026\/03\/17\/4th-grade-curtis-03-17-code-org-lesson-9-game-jam-day-1-create\/","title":{"rendered":"4th Grade, Curtis, 03-17 &#8211; Code.org Lesson 9: Game Jam Day 1: Create"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8125\" src=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CanvasClass25_43-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CanvasClass25_43-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CanvasClass25_43.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>There is one video for today:\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1tbFTECL4rIMOiHFiU33YEDU8kpEvYcj8\/view?usp=drive_link\">Mr. Smith's Instructions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective:<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>Students will be able to:\n<ul>\n<li>Participate in a Game Jam to create a new game based on a randomly generated theme.<\/li>\n<li>Program a variable that changes throughout the game.<\/li>\n<li>Utilize new Sprite Lab &amp; coding skills to develop (plan and code) a creative game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Announcements:<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>The last day for any late work was Friday, March 13th!<\/strong><\/span>\n<ol>\n<li>PGCPS policy for Lawful Absences will be followed. All other work is now due the day it is assigned.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Previous Lessons: <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2026\/01\/28\/4th-grade-curtis-01-28-code-org-lesson-3-swimming-fish-with-sprite-lab-2\/\">Lesson 3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2026\/02\/10\/4th-grade-curtis-02-10-code-org-lesson-4-hello-world\/\">Lesson 4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2026\/02\/13\/4th-grade-curtis-02-13-typing-com-j-f-and-space\/\">J, F, and Space<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2026\/02\/19\/4th-grade-curtis-02-19-typing-com-u-r-and-k\/\">U, R, and K<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2026\/02\/24\/4th-grade-curtis-02-24-code-org-lesson-6-game-design\/\">Lesson 6<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2026\/02\/27\/4th-grade-curtis-02-27-typing-com-d-e-and-i\/\">D, E, and I<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2026\/03\/04\/4th-grade-curtis-03-04-code-org-lesson-7-variables-as-score\/\">Lesson 7<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2026\/03\/09\/4th-grade-curtis-03-09-code-org-lesson-8-environment-and-players\/\">Lesson 8<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2026\/03\/12\/4th-grade-curtis-03-12-typing-com-c-g-n\/\">C, G, &amp; N<\/a>, Lesson 9, Lesson 10, Lesson 12, Lesson 13<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Today's Lesson: Code.org Lesson 9: Game Jam Day 1: Create<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>Vocabulary:\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Algorithm<\/strong> - A list of steps to complete a task.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Behavior<\/strong> - An action that a sprite performs continuously until it\u2019s told to stop.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Condition<\/strong> - 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.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Conditionals<\/strong> - Statements that only run under certain conditions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Event<\/strong> - An action that causes something to happen.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Game Jam<\/strong><\/span> - A creative event where people come together in teams to make video games based on a chosen theme within a limited amount of time.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Game Mechanics<\/strong><\/span> - Define how the game works and what determines success or failure in the game.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Loop<\/strong> - The action of doing something over and over again.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Modify<\/strong> - make partial or minor changes to something, typically so as to improve it<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sprite<\/strong> - A graphic on the screen with a location, size, and appearance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sprite Type<\/strong> - Identifies sprites as player or environment, which determines how they interact with sprites of other types.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Variable<\/strong><\/span> - Variables store information (data). The value stored in a variable can be updated throughout a program.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Today's lesson will be completed in Code.org,\u00a0<a class=\"inline_disabled\" href=\"https:\/\/clever.com\/oauth\/authorize?channel=clever&amp;client_id=4c63c1cf623dce82caac&amp;confirmed=true&amp;district_id=5238c83b5cd6af6a6300156a&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fclever.com%2Fin%2Fauth_callback&amp;response_type=code&amp;state=5a8aa0dc345e2ac00eb717d9bc5a417afd752343b29364af3ae72acf3dcdff12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">which you should log into through Clever.<\/a>\n<ol>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>This is an IN-CLASS assignment, NOT HOMEWORK.<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> There are no extended deadlines for the remainder of this Quarter!<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is one video for today: Mr. Smith's Instructions Objective: 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 &amp; coding skills to develop (plan and code) a creative game. Announcements: <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2026\/03\/17\/4th-grade-curtis-03-17-code-org-lesson-9-game-jam-day-1-create\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"4th Grade, Curtis, 03-17 &#8211; Code.org Lesson 9: Game Jam Day 1: Create\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,30],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-9981","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-4th","7":"category-smith","8":"h-entry","9":"hentry","10":"h-as-article"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9981"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9981\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9984,"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9981\/revisions\/9984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}