Lesson 16

Sound Garden

Students expand their idea of events to include Start on Tap! They program sprites to play a sound and/or move when touched.

Warm-up: Experience Start on Tap: video and student demonstration. (5 minutes)
Main Activity: Students program two or more sprites to Start on Tap. (20 minutes)
Debrief: Student project showcase and/or gallery walk in Presentation Mode. (5 minutes)

blocks - a visual unit of code
initialize - to set a computer program to a starting position, value, or configuration
sprite - a virtual object, animal, or person that a programmer controls with code

CA CSS K-2. DA. 7 - Store, copy, search, retrieve, modify, and delete information using a computing device, and define the information stored as data.
CA CSS K-2. AP. 14 - Develop plans that describe a program’s sequence of events, goals, and expected outcomes.
CA CSS K-2. AP. 15 - Give attribution when using the ideas and creations of others while developing programs.
CA CSS K-2. AP. 16 - Debug errors in an algorithm or program that includes sequences and simple loops.
CA CSS K-2. AP. 17 - Describe the steps taken and choices made during the iterative process of program development.

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