LEGOS and PROGRAMMING FOR KIDS

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whoIam: Robert Cook

BINGO

Birdy Game

Elementary School STEAM Curriculum

STEAM Resource List (Google sheet)

Info on GA CS Initiative in K-12 (Google Doc)

Introduction to Programming with Scratch and Game Technology copyright 2017 Robert Cook

1. Useful Scratch Pen color chart

2. Complete Khan Academy Lessons 1 to 6 on Geometric Transformations

   1. CS-First Scratch Overview

3. Introduction to Scratch

• 1. Maze Game from Harvard

  2. CS-First Telling a Story

  3. Pong Game from Harvard

4. Scratch Sounds

5. Scratch Variables

6. CS-First Animate Google

• 1. CS-First Telling a Story - Complete the Add-ons

  2. Scoring Game from Harvard Click for Starter

7. Touch Game

8. BINGO card

9. Lists

• 1. Scratch Cloning from Harvard

  2. Scrolling Game from Harvard

10. Rocket Game

• 1. CS-First Drawing Game

  2. Game Extensions from Harvard

11. Animation (complete only Chapters 4 and 5)

• 1. Scratch Video from Harvard

12. A Little Physics

13. Sprite Sheets

14. Particles

15. Memory Game

• 1. Scratch Puzzles from Harvard

  2. Debugging Practice from Harvard

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Extra Credit

• 1. Make a Memory Game.

  2. Make a better Memory Game.

  3. Write a High Seas story.

  4. Draw an Animation.

  5. Code CS-First Animation-costume/backdrop

  6. Code CS-First Fashion Walk-goto/glide

  7. C0de CS-First Ultimate Stylist-mouse/stamp/key

  8. Code CS-First Window Shopper-clone

  9. Code CS-First Pattern Maker-procedures

  10. Code CS-First Spirals-pen/procedure

  11. Code CS-First Musical Art-ifThen/notes

  12. Code CS-First Music Video-procedures/notes

  13. Watch the Khan Academy video Intro to Games and Visualizations. Do not freak out when the video says that you already know JavaScript.

1. Read the Khan Academy lesson What are Scenes? Click on the Balloon Popper 2 link and play the game.

2. Watch the YouTube videos 1-5 on Pixar Storytelling Rules.

3. Complete the 4 Khan Academy lessons including Straight-Ahead Animation.

4. Complete all the Khan Academy lessons on Introduction to Particle Systems.

5. Complete the first 3 Khan Academy lessons in Hair Simulation 101.

6. Complete the Khan Academy lessons on Storytelling.

7. Complete the Khan Academy lessons on Rigging.

8. Complete Khan Academy lessons 1-3 on Character Modelling.

Information for schools considering a programming activity.

• 1. For 4th to 12th grade, once a week.

  2. Requires no software installation, runs on all hardware, including Chromebooks, but does require access to a few external web sites.

  3. Lessons have been used successfully at Tiger Creek Elementary and Chattanooga Valley Middle.

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Introduction to Programming with JavaScript and P5 Game Technology copyright 2017 Robert Cook

Includes 2 of 3 programming courses at Khan Academy.

Watch video to review P5 technology used.

1. Introduction to Khan Academy

2. Shapes

3. Color

   1. Useful color chart

4. JavaScript Variables

• 1. Graph paper to print for planning screen drawings

5. Creating Animations

• 1. Here's a link to the Khan Academy app.

6. Processing Animation

7. JavaScript Expressions and Fonts

8. Design your own game

9. JavaScript Functions

10. JavaScript Fiddles

11. Boolean expressions and "if" statements

12. Implement a Touch game

13. Implement a Side Scroller

14. Animated Sprites

15. Graphic Transformations

16. Repetition Statements

17. Arrays and Particle Example

• 1. Here's a link to the Khan Academy app

18. JavaScript Tables

• 1. Here's a link to the Khan Academy code

19. JavaScript Objects

• 1. Here's a link to the Khan Academy code

20. Alien Attack Game

• 1. Here's a link to the Khan Academy code

21. Object Design

• 1. Here's a link to the Khan Academy code

22. Space Command Game

• 1. Here's a link to the Khan Academy code