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Building and coding
Kodu – An Independent Project Objectives To independently create a 3D environment appropriate for a specific video game genre To design, write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals. Use logical reasoning to explain how code works and to detect and correct errors in programs Lesson Resources Lesson Slides Student independent help guide Kodu -…
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Kodu – An Independent Project Objectives To make judgements about digital content when evaluating it. To use evaluation criteria to identify and suggest improvements. Lesson Resources Lesson Slides Student independent help guide Kodu – An independent Project Part 1 – Research Part 2- Planning Part 3 – Building and coding Part 4 – Evaluate The final part of…
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Kodu – An independent Project Objectives Create a detailed plan for a video game Clearly explain the key features of a video game plan Lesson Resources Lesson Slides Game planning sheet – We recommend this is copied on A3 paper Student independent help guide Kodu – An independent Project Part 1 – Research Part 2-…
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Kodu – An independent Project Objectives Identify different gaming genres. Understand and explain how to stay safe when gaming. Research features for creating a video game. Lesson Resources Lesson Slides Parental settings help guide Student independent help guide Kodu – An independent Project Part 1 – Research Part 2- Planning Part 3 – Building and…
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About this unit: Give your class the opportunity to unleash their full creative and coding potential with this independent Kodu project. Students will work independently to plan, design, test and evaluate their own Kodu game, using a resource bank of ideas to support them. National Curriculum Links – Computing KS2 The content of this plan…
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Starting from Scratch – Lesson 6 Objectives To create an animation using code. To critically evaluate the work of a classmate and offer constructive feedback. Lesson Resources Lesson Slides Animation planning sheet Starting from Scratch Lesson 1 – Define and predict Lesson 2 – Reading code Lesson 3 – Modify your code Lesson 4 – Sequencing and repetition Lesson…
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Starting from Scratch – Lesson 5 Objectives To plan and create an animation using code. To sequence a series of events in your plan. To identify key coding blocks needed for your animation. Lesson Resources Lesson Slides Animation planning sheet Starting from Scratch Lesson 1 – Define and predict Lesson 2 – Reading code Lesson 3 – Modify…
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Starting from Scratch – Lesson 4 Objectives To sequence a series of commands accurately and in the most efficient way. To understand and explain different types of loops in code, the differences between them and when you would use them. To add and use different types of loops in code to achieve a desired outcome.…
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Starting from Scratch – Lesson 3 Objectives Use logic to debug existing code and explain your changes. Modify existing code for a particular purpose and explain your changes. Lesson Resources Lesson Slides Debugging task download Debugging task PDF version Scratch project for Debugging task Scratch project solution for Debugging task Student worksheet – ‘Lesson 3…
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Starting from Scratch – Lesson 2 Objectives To become familiar with the Scratch programming environment (blocks, sprites, stage, canvas, controls). To understand and use coordinates in programming. To accurately read, predict and explain visual code. Suggest changes to existing code. Lesson Resources Lesson Slides Student activity – ‘Purple Mash – reading code lesson 2’ file…
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