Middle School course

Game Design

  • GRADES 3-8
  • BEGINNER
  • WEB
  • 22 LESSONS
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Answer Key

Module 3: Set the Tempo

Module 4: Magic Drum Set

Open Sample Project

Module 5: Create a band

Open Sample Project

Module 9: Music Video

Open Sample Project

U.S. Standards

  • CCSS-ELA: RF.3.4.A, RF.4.4.A, RF.5.4.A, 6-8.RST.3, 6-8.RST.4, 6-8.RST.7
  • CCSS-ELA: RF.3.4.A, RF.4.4.A, RF.5.4.A, 6-8.RST.3, 6-8.RST.4, 6-8.RST.7
  • CSTA: 1B-AP-11, 1B-AP-12, 1B-AP-15, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17
  • CS CA: 3-5.AP.10, 3-5.AP.13, 3-5.AP.14, 3-5.AP.17, 6-8.AP.13, 6-8.AP.16, 6-8.AP.17
  • ISTE: 1.c, 1.d, 4.d, 5.c, 5.d, 6.b

U.K. Standards

Key stage 2
Pupils should be taught to:
  • design, write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals, including controlling or simulating physical systems; solve problems by decomposing them into smaller parts
  • understand computer networks, including the internet; how they can provide multiple services, such as the World Wide Web, and the opportunities they offer for communication and collaboration
  • use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly; recognise acceptable/unacceptable behaviour; identify a range of ways to report concerns about content and contact
Key stage 3
Pupils should be taught to:
  • design, use and evaluate computational abstractions that model the state and behaviour of real-world problems and physical systems
  • create, reuse, revise and repurpose digital artefacts for a given audience, with attention to trustworthiness, design and usability
  • understand a range of ways to use technology safely, respectfully, responsibly and securely, including protecting their online identity and privacy; recognise inappropriate content, contact and conduct, and know how to report concerns

Lesson 5: Drums and Instruments

Course: | Web

  • Beatboxing Gnomes
  • Whistling Gnomes
  • Set the Tempo
  • Magic Drum Set
  • Create a band
  • Dance Studio
  • Dance Studio Instructions
  • Dance Studio
  • Music Video

Description

Learn to plan and design a variety of game types. Over the course of a week, you will design and build 2D platformers, top-down games, side scrollers, and physics-based games. Campers will build a foundation of programming basics and apply them as they build a different class of game each day. Work on a collaborative project with friends. At the end of the week, show off your original games and play them with friends and family. No prior programming experience required.

What Students Learn

  • Day 1: Animation and Basics
  • Day 2: Music and Level Design
  • Day 3: Adventure Game
  • Day 4: Physics Games
  • Day 5: Collaborative Exercise

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 5 : Drums and Instruments
Game Design

Time: 45+ minutes

Introduction

Tynker Blocks Introduced

Vocabulary

Objectives

Materials

Warm-Up (5 minutes)

Activities (40+ minutes)

Facilitate as students complete all Drums and Instruments modules on their own:

1. Beatboxing Gnomes (Tutorial)
2. Whistling Gnomes (Tutorial)
3. Set the Tempo (Puzzle)
4. Magic Drum Set (DIY)
5. Your First Project (DIY)
6. Dance Studio (DIY)
7. Music Video (DIY)

Extended Activities (10 minutes)