Elementary School course

Game Design 101

GRADES 3-5
BEGINNER
WEB
18 LESSONS

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Answer Key

Module 1: Cross the Desert

Module 2: Collect the medal

Module 3: Turn. Forward. Turn...

Module 4: Another medal

Module 5: Staircase

Module 6: Conditional Loop

Module 7: Detect a path

Module 8: Turn to the left

Module 9: Left Spiral

Module 10: Another staircase

Module 11: Right, Forward?

Module 12: Zigzag

U.S. Standards

CCSS-Math: MP.1
CCSS-ELA: RF.1.1, RF.2.4, RF.2.4.A, RF.3.4.A, RF.4.4.A, RI.2.6
CSTA: 1B-AP-10, 1B-AP-11, 1B-AP-15
CS CA: 3-5.AP.12, 3-5.AP.13, 3-5.AP.17
ISTE: 1.c, 1.d, 4.d, 5.c, 5.d, 6.b

Lesson 18: Red Baron's Adventure

Course: | Web

Cross the Desert
Collect the medal
Turn. Forward. Turn...
Another medal
Staircase
Conditional Loop
Detect a path
Turn to the left
Left Spiral
Another staircase
Right, Forward?
Zigzag

Description

An introduction to programming for beginners in upper elementary grades. Introduce your class to programming using a fun scenario-based approach where they build two complete games. Side Scroller Survival introduces them to basics of motion and animation. In BeatBot Battle, they program a robot to make it dance. On completing this lesson plan students will be able to build simple games, animations and a variety of simple projects.

Topics Covered: Use sequencing, pattern recognition, loops, conditional logic to create programs. Create scenes, add sounds and music and use keyboard controls to drive your programs. Learn about motion, broadcasting messages and adding special effects.

What Students Learn

Recognizing patterns
Computational thinking
Sequencing tasks
Using automation
Problem solving
Create interactive scenes with actors, scenes, and music
Design animations using loops
Program motion along X- and Y-axes
Build algorithms using conditional logic
Understand scripts running in parallel
Program music using notes, tempo and instruments
Create different scenarios and effects in games
Publish projects to the Web
Troubleshoot and debug simple programs

Technical Requirements

* Online courses require a modern desktop computer, laptop computer, Chromebook, or Netbook with Internet access and a Chrome (29+), Firefox (30+), Safari (7+), or Edge (20+) browser. No downloads required.