Middle School course
Creative Coding
- GRADES 3-8
- BEGINNER
- WEB
- 31 LESSONS
Answer Key
Description
Discover programming through art, animation, music and math. Collaborate with other campers as you bring amazing projects to life using visual programming. Create interactive greetings, experiment with sounds and musical notes, make your own comics, design characters and animate them, generate math art and build level-based games. No prior programming experience required.
What Students Learn
- Day 1: Frame Based Animation, Sounds and music
- Day 2: Character Animation and Interactive Stories
- Day 3: Pen Drawing and Animated Storytelling
- Day 4: Game Design and Music Videos
- Day 5: Two Player Games and Collaborative Project
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.
Lesson
20 : Dynamic Storytelling
Creative Coding
Time: 45+ minutes
Introduction
Tynker Blocks Introduced
Vocabulary
Objectives
Materials
Warm-Up (5 minutes)
Activities (40+ minutes)
Facilitate as students complete all Dynamic Storytelling modules on their own:
1. Asking and Deciding (Concepts)2. Laser Pointer (DIY)
3. Puppy Training (DIY)
4. Choose Your Own Adventure (DIY)