- Student will create a Scratch game or animation by the end of this unit. They will discover the fun of creating an algorithm to accomplish a task.
- The goal of the lesson is for you to build your skill analyzing and creating code, especially by thinking about the roles of variables.
- Students will be introduced to the concept of data abstraction, which is the idea that programs can handle complicated data like images without the programmer having to worry about low-level details like zeroes and ones.
- Students will work with and make minor modifications to Scratch programs in order to learn how to create their own programs.
- Essential Questions
- How do computers perform complicated tasks built from simple instructions?
- How are variables used in programming?
- How do programmers approach a complicated problem?
- What role does creativity play in algorithmic programming?
- What makes for a good process for collaborative software development?
- Create a Scratch Game or Story Project
- You will be acting as a software developer for your own project.
- The project must be either a functional, approved game or story involving multiple variable types, inputs, outputs, and states.
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