Project: midterm

Midterm Project

Students will show off everything they have learned so far in this class by producing a project that is useful, interesting, and challenging. They will work with a partner to create something fun and engaging that uses all of the code blocks and Scratch skills they have been learning about!

Project Overview

Day 1

1. Midterm Project Overview (5 minutes): In the Midterm Project Guide, go over the Overview, Basic Requirements, and Project Ideas with students to acclimate them to the Midterm Project expectations.

2. Midterm Project Brainstorm (10 minutes): Students should individually complete the 3 columns on the Brainstorm page, page 2 of the Midterm Project Guide.

3. Form Groups and Complete the Project Proposal (20 minutes): Students should share their brainstorming ideas with classmates to find a partner who is interested in working on a project with them. Together, they should complete the Project Proposal, page 3 of the Midterm Project Guide.

4. Sketch and Plan Project (remaining time): Student groups should begin to plan their Scratch project using the Sketching and Planning guide, pages 4 and 5 of the Midterm Project Guide.

Day 2

• 1. Create project in Scratch (full period): Student groups should spend the entire class period working on their projects in Scratch.

Day 3

• 1. Finish project in Scratch (at least half a period): Student groups should spend additional time working on their projects in Scratch.

1. Gallery Walk (15 minutes): Using page 6 of the Midterm Project Guide, students meet with 2 other groups to explore their projects and provide feedback.

TEACHER GUIDANCE: You may wish to provide additional days for students to work on their midterm project, as time permits. Also, you may wish to provide students with additional time to refine their project after receiving peer feedback. And, if class time allows, consider allowing students to present their midterm projects to the entire class once they have finished.

Project

Close-Out

Use the following questions to foster a classroom discussion at the end of each class period in which students are working on their project:

• • • What has been your favorite part of the project so far?

    • What are some of the successes you have faced this far?

    • What are some of the challenges you have faced this far?

    • What is left to be done?

    • What parts of your project will each group member be working on next?

Standards

• • CSTA 2-AP-15: Seek and incorporate feedback from team members and users to refine a solution that meets user needs.

  • CSTA 2-AP-18: Distribute tasks and maintain a project timeline when collaboratively developing computational artifacts.

  • CSTA 2-AP-19: Document programs in order to make them easier to follow, test, and debug.