Gamestar Mechanic - Video Game Design
Unit 1 Getting Started:
Activity: Create an account. Click on the image to go to the login page of Gamestar Mechanic.
Unit 2 - Complete Episodes 1-5
Activity: Complete all lessons within each episode
Activity: Complete at least 3 of the assigned projects
Unit 3 Complete Episodes 6 - 10
Activity: Complete all lessons within the episode
Activity: Complete at least 3 of the assigned projects
Unit 1 Getting Started:
Activity: Create an account. Click on the image to go to the login page of Gamestar Mechanic.
Unit 2 - Complete Episodes 1-5
Activity: Complete all lessons within each episode
Activity: Complete at least 3 of the assigned projects
Unit 3 Complete Episodes 6 - 10
Activity: Complete all lessons within the episode
Activity: Complete at least 3 of the assigned projects
Scratch - Coding for Beginners
Unit 1:Getting Started With Scratch
Objective: Students will be able to use watch scratch demonstration videos and practice each program.
Watch: introduction to Scratch
Do: Create an account at the Scratch Website at http://scratch.mit.edu and look for programs to try. Some are simpler than others. Space War 4 is a more complicated program created with Scratch (as an example)
Learn Scratch: Tutorials for learning Scratch Basics
Watch the videos and practice each of the skills.
Unit 2 Scratch 1 (The Basics)
Objective: Students will learn to move a sprite, add sound, create their own sprites, animate, change colors, and add speaking and thinking bubbles. By the end of the week students will have the skills necessary to create a first real project: a dialog between two characters.
Watch: Tell a Joke example and video.
Do: Joke with animation.
Tasks:
1. create your own scene (it could be a joke, dialog from a movie, or your own original writing).
2.use the "say" command,
3. you also need to have your characters:
change their position (move, costume)
feel free to add your own voice(s).
Learn Scratch: Scratch 2 Unit 2 (Sound & Pen) - Lessons 7-11
Learn Scratch: Scratch 2 Unit 3 (Control) - Lessons 12-16
Unit 3 Simple Animation
Objective: Students will learn to animate sprites by drawing costumes and writing scripts. Students will also learn how to add a background, and music. By the end students will have the skills necessary to create a simple animation with sound and movement with at least one sprite.
Tasks
1:You are going to draw a sprite with 4 costumes and then write a script to animate it
2: Adding a Background
3: Adding Music to the background
Unit 4 Creating your first game - Keep Away
You are going to create a simple game of chase with two sprites.
Watch: http://youtu.be/_Dk80RDrqiI
Tasks:
1. Write the script for Sprite 1
2. Write the script for Sprite 2
Here's mine:
Unit 5 Frogger
Watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLxFQ4mgJhc
1. Make frog move up, down, left and right using arrow keys
Unit 6 Pac Man
Click on the link to watch the video for making a Pac Man Game
http://learnscratch.org/sc3-u3/sc3-l11
Unit 7: Asteroids or Space Invaders
Click the link and scroll down to the video for Asteroids or Space Invaders
http://www.teach-ict.com/programming/scratch/scratch_home.htm
Learn to Code:
Sign in and use this code DWWVGJ to register for the class.
W
Week 5
Scratch 1 & 2 (Pick & Choose)
Objective: Students will use more advanced commands (keyboard controls, pen) in Scratch to create an interactive drawing application.
By the end of the week students will have worked through enough of the examples in Scratch 2 and Scratch 3 to begin building a new drawing project.
Alternately, students can work through this series of tutorials that let them build a game and learn key Scratch concepts.
Present Jokes (uploaded using the "Share" menu in Scratch)
Activity Build Etch-Sketch or another activity from Scratch 3 Unit 2 (Drawing)
Finish Build Etch-Sketch or another activity from Scratch 3 Unit 2 (Drawing)
Learn Scratch: Scratch 2 Unit 4 (Sensing & Variables) - Lessons 17-20
Learn Scratch: Scratch 2 Unit 5 (Mathematics) - Lessons 17-20
Week 6: GAME OR INTERACTIVE STORY
Computer Game(s)
Objective: Students will apply skills they've picked up to create an interactive story or a game in Scratch. Advanced students will choose an Math, Music or Simulation activity to replicate to show their mastery of more advanced programming concepts (variables, broadcast, mathematical formulas).
Activity from Scratch 3
Unit 3 (Games),
Unit 5 (Math),
Unit 6 (Music),
Unit 7 (Simulation) r
Week 6: ARCADE!
Computer Game(s)
Objective: Students will apply skills they've picked up to create an interactive story or a game in Scratch. Advanced students will choose an Math, Music or Simulation activity to replicate to show their mastery of more advanced programming concepts (variables, broadcast, mathematical formulas).
Activity from Scratch 3
Unit 3 (Games),
Unit 5 (Math),
Unit 6 (Music),
Unit 7 (Simulation)
Objective: Students will be able to use watch scratch demonstration videos and practice each program.
Watch: introduction to Scratch
Do: Create an account at the Scratch Website at http://scratch.mit.edu and look for programs to try. Some are simpler than others. Space War 4 is a more complicated program created with Scratch (as an example)
Learn Scratch: Tutorials for learning Scratch Basics
Watch the videos and practice each of the skills.
Unit 2 Scratch 1 (The Basics)
Objective: Students will learn to move a sprite, add sound, create their own sprites, animate, change colors, and add speaking and thinking bubbles. By the end of the week students will have the skills necessary to create a first real project: a dialog between two characters.
Watch: Tell a Joke example and video.
Do: Joke with animation.
Tasks:
1. create your own scene (it could be a joke, dialog from a movie, or your own original writing).
2.use the "say" command,
3. you also need to have your characters:
change their position (move, costume)
feel free to add your own voice(s).
Learn Scratch: Scratch 2 Unit 2 (Sound & Pen) - Lessons 7-11
Learn Scratch: Scratch 2 Unit 3 (Control) - Lessons 12-16
Unit 3 Simple Animation
Objective: Students will learn to animate sprites by drawing costumes and writing scripts. Students will also learn how to add a background, and music. By the end students will have the skills necessary to create a simple animation with sound and movement with at least one sprite.
Tasks
1:You are going to draw a sprite with 4 costumes and then write a script to animate it
2: Adding a Background
3: Adding Music to the background
Unit 4 Creating your first game - Keep Away
You are going to create a simple game of chase with two sprites.
Watch: http://youtu.be/_Dk80RDrqiI
Tasks:
1. Write the script for Sprite 1
2. Write the script for Sprite 2
Here's mine:
Unit 5 Frogger
Watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLxFQ4mgJhc
1. Make frog move up, down, left and right using arrow keys
Unit 6 Pac Man
Click on the link to watch the video for making a Pac Man Game
http://learnscratch.org/sc3-u3/sc3-l11
Unit 7: Asteroids or Space Invaders
Click the link and scroll down to the video for Asteroids or Space Invaders
http://www.teach-ict.com/programming/scratch/scratch_home.htm
Learn to Code:
Sign in and use this code DWWVGJ to register for the class.
W
Week 5
Scratch 1 & 2 (Pick & Choose)
Objective: Students will use more advanced commands (keyboard controls, pen) in Scratch to create an interactive drawing application.
By the end of the week students will have worked through enough of the examples in Scratch 2 and Scratch 3 to begin building a new drawing project.
Alternately, students can work through this series of tutorials that let them build a game and learn key Scratch concepts.
Present Jokes (uploaded using the "Share" menu in Scratch)
Activity Build Etch-Sketch or another activity from Scratch 3 Unit 2 (Drawing)
Finish Build Etch-Sketch or another activity from Scratch 3 Unit 2 (Drawing)
Learn Scratch: Scratch 2 Unit 4 (Sensing & Variables) - Lessons 17-20
Learn Scratch: Scratch 2 Unit 5 (Mathematics) - Lessons 17-20
Week 6: GAME OR INTERACTIVE STORY
Computer Game(s)
Objective: Students will apply skills they've picked up to create an interactive story or a game in Scratch. Advanced students will choose an Math, Music or Simulation activity to replicate to show their mastery of more advanced programming concepts (variables, broadcast, mathematical formulas).
Activity from Scratch 3
Unit 3 (Games),
Unit 5 (Math),
Unit 6 (Music),
Unit 7 (Simulation) r
Week 6: ARCADE!
Computer Game(s)
Objective: Students will apply skills they've picked up to create an interactive story or a game in Scratch. Advanced students will choose an Math, Music or Simulation activity to replicate to show their mastery of more advanced programming concepts (variables, broadcast, mathematical formulas).
Activity from Scratch 3
Unit 3 (Games),
Unit 5 (Math),
Unit 6 (Music),
Unit 7 (Simulation)
Unit 2 Scratch Resources
Introduction Video - Vimeo
Visual Guide to Scratch
Lesson Plan books that accompany Scratch Videos
Scratch Video Lessons 1
Scratch Video Lessons 2
Scratch Video Lesson 3
Other Lessons with video
ScratchEd Resources
Scratch Reference Cards
Visual Guide to Scratch
Lesson Plan books that accompany Scratch Videos
Scratch Video Lessons 1
Scratch Video Lessons 2
Scratch Video Lesson 3
Other Lessons with video
ScratchEd Resources
Scratch Reference Cards