Collecting games: eating apples

Getting started with Kodu – Lesson 1 Objectives Create and refine sequences of commands to make a character move Use logical reasoning to debug algorithms Lesson Resources Lesson slides Kodu video guides Getting started with Kodu Lesson 1 – Collecting games: eating apples Lesson 2 – Collecting games: Building your world Lesson 3 – Collecting games:…

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Getting started with Kodu

About this unit: Introduce students to creating games with Kodu. Program your characters and design your 3D worlds to make exciting collecting and racing  games. National Curriculum Links – Computing KS2 The content of this plan cover the following National Curriculum strands:  design, write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals, including controlling or simulating…

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A sculpture for the real world

Manipulating Images – Extension project Objectives To work independently with a range of 3D modelling tools and techniques To create a 3D digital sculpture for a specific real life location Lesson Resources Lesson slides SculptGL Pixlr.com Manipulating Images Lesson 1 – Pop art 1: Andy Warhol Lesson 2 – Your own Pop Art Lessons 3 &…

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Investigating digital sculpture

Manipulating Images – Lesson 5 & 6  Objectives To develop familiarity with 3D modelling tools and techniques To successfully work and navigate in a 3D digital environment  To sculpt and colour a detailed 3D model of an alien creature Lesson Resources Lesson slides SculptGL Tutorial video playlist Manipulating Images Lesson 1 – Pop art 1: Andy…

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Alien landscapes

Manipulating Images – Lessons 3 & 4 Objectives To successfully use the lasso, marquee and eraser tools to successfully combine a number of separate images into one. To successfully work with layers when editing photos together. To use colour and lighting effects to successfully merge separate images into one. Lesson Resources Lesson slides Pixlr.com Alien…

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Your own Pop Art

Manipulating Images – Lesson 2 Objectives To use a range of photo editing tools and techniques to create a pop art style image To effectively work with multiple layers in an image To successfully use the lasso tool to edit parts of an image Lesson Resources Lesson slides Pixlr.com Manipulating Images Lesson 1 – Pop art…

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Pop art 1: Andy Warhol

Manipulating Images – Lesson 1 Objectives To use a range of photo editing tools and techniques to create a pop art style image inspired by Andy Warhol’s work To effectively work with multiple layers in an image To successfully use the lasso tool  Lesson Resources Lesson slides Pixlr.com Manipulating Images Lesson 1 – Pop art 1:…

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Manipulating Images

About this unit: Investigate a range of different artistic styles and how they can be recreated using digital art tools. Digital sculpture is also looked at and combined with photo editing. National Curriculum Links – Computing KS2 The content of this plan cover the following National Curriculum strands:  select, use and combine a variety of…

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Digital data

What is a computer? – Lesson 6 Objectives To compare and contrast different types of computer data storage. To understand how computers store and process data. Lesson Resources Lesson slides If possible, collect a variety of different storage devices, old and new (e.g. cassette tape, floppy disk, CD, DVD, Blueray, USB drives etc) A stopwatch…

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Binary and images

What is a computer? – Lesson 5 Objectives To know that digital computers use binary to represent all data. To understand how bit patterns represent numbers and images.  To understand the relationship between colours in an image and data. To understand the relationship between binary and file size (uncompressed). Lesson Resources Lesson slides Binary pixel…

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