High School course

Programming Studio 2

ALL GRADES
ADVANCED
WEB
16 LESSONS

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Answer Key

Module 2: Bouncing Ball

Open Sample Project

Module 4: Gravity Simulation

Open Sample Project

Module 5: Owl Bounce

Module 7: Gravity Madness Simulation

Open Sample Project

Module 9: Bug Ball

Open Sample Project

U.S. Standards

CCSS-Math: MP.1
CCSS-ELA: RF.5.4.A, 6-8.RST.3, 6-8.RST.4, 6-8.RST.7
CSTA: 1B-AP-11, 1B-AP-15, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-16, 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, 7.c

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
use sequence, selection, and repetition in programs; work with variables and various forms of input and output
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

Gravity and Bouncing

Adjust the bounciness of an Actor by changing gravity and restitution.

Description

Students advance their coding skills designing physics-based games by adding impulses, setting angles, trajectories, and programming collisions.

Topics Covered: Draw geometric patterns using pen-based drawing primitives to manipulate angles, direction, sizes, and color. Build a projectile based physics game using the physics engine - manipulate gravity, hit boxes, collisions, bouncing, static platforms, impulse, velocity, and force. Learn about timers, define interactions between objects, and learn to create special effects.

What Students Learn

Draw shapes and patterns using pen drawing commands
Program fluid motion with keyboard control
Control Actors using messaging
Define and use functions with parameters
Build physics projects using gravity, impulse, and velocity
Build their own versions of classic arcade games

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.