Pong Games

Teacher Pong

Prompt

Code in html, css, and JavaScript a self-contained, complete, and embeddable game for elementary teachers who are learning about the crosscutting concepts listed here: Patterns:

Students observe patterns to organize and classify factors that influence relationships

Cause and effect:

Students investigate and explain causal relationships in order to make tests and predictions.

Scale, proportion, and quantity:

Students compare the scale, proportions, and quantities of measurements within and between various systems.

Systems and system models:

Students use models to explain the parameters and relationships that describe complex systems.

Energy and matter:

Students describe cycling of matter and flow of energy through systems, including transfer, transformation, and conservation of energy and matter.

Structure and function:

Students relate the shape and structure of an object or living thing to its properties and functions.

Stability and change:

Students evaluate how and why a natural or constructed system can change or remain stable over time. Create a fun and interactive  game like tennis, ping pong, badminton, or pickleball in which the player competes to “return” the ball against the computer or another opponent. Make a tennis ball sound if the answer is correct and a swish sound if the answer is incorrect. Use a navy blue, white, black, and gray theme for the game.

Iteration

I can’t move my paddle using either arrow keys or AD. Should I be able to?

Iteration 2

One option among the choices is slightly darker. Ensure that all the backgrounds of the choice options are exactly the same color for every option in every round.

Student Pong