Posts Tagged ‘KS2’
Project 2 – Snake part 1
Building Retro Games: Pick a project Objectives Analyse an existing video game and explain how it works Use sequence, selection, and repetition in programs Use X and Y coordinates effectively to control a sprite’s movement Use logical reasoning to debug programs Lesson Resources Lesson Slides Finished game example Building Retro Games: Pick a project Project…
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Building Retro Games: Pick a project Objectives Understand and use sequence, selection, and repetition in programs Use X and Y coordinates effectively to control a sprite’s movement Understand and use variables to control functions in a game Plan ways to add to and improve a program Lesson Resources Lesson Slides Finished game example Project planning…
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Building Retro Games: Pick a project Objectives Analyse an existing video game and explain how it works Understand and use sequence, selection, and repetition in programs Use X and Y coordinates effectively to control a sprite’s movement Lesson Resources Lesson Slides Finished game example Building Retro Games: Pick a project Project 1 – Pong part…
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About this unit Choose from 3 classic video game projects with this fantastic coding unit. Analyse the original games, build a simple version of them, then let the students get creative and independently extend their projects. National Curriculum Links – Computing KS2 The content of this plan cover the following National Curriculum strands: design, write…
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Programming Scratch Maze Games – Lesson 6 Objectives Talk about how they made their program and justify the choice they made for both function and design. Critically evaluate programs and say what they liked and what could be done to improve it. Lesson Resources Lesson Slides Game evaluation form Programming Scratch Maze Games Lesson 1…
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Programming Scratch Maze Games – Lesson 5 Objectives Understand and use broadcasts as event triggers To understand and use variables for different functions in game Lesson Resources Lesson Slides Programming Scratch Maze Games Lesson 1 – Movement Lesson 2 – Conditions Lesson 3 – Debugging, variables and sound Lesson 4 – Levels Lesson 5 – Collecting objects Lesson 6 -…
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Programming Scratch Maze Games – Lesson 4 Objectives Understand and use broadcasts as event triggers To extend a video game by adding levels Lesson Resources Lesson Slides Programming Scratch Maze Games Lesson 1 – Movement Lesson 2 – Conditions Lesson 3 – Debugging, variables and sound Lesson 4 – Levels Lesson 5 – Collecting objects Lesson 6 – Evaluating the…
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Programming Scratch Maze Games – Lesson 3 Objectives To debug a program, explaining errors you find and how to fix them To understand and use variables To add appropriate sounds to a coding project Lesson Resources Lesson Slides Debugging Challenge Scratch file Debugging Challenge worksheet Programming Scratch Maze Games Lesson 1 – Movement Lesson 2 – Conditions…
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Programming Scratch Maze Games – Lesson 2 Objectives To understand and use conditions in programming To understand and apply the use of coordinates when coding character movement Lesson Resources Lesson Slides Programming Scratch Maze Games Lesson 1 – Movement Lesson 2 – Conditions Lesson 3 – Debugging, variables and sound Lesson 4 – Levels Lesson 5 – Collecting objects Lesson…
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Programming Scratch Maze Games – Lesson 1 Objectives Design and write a simple program for an on-screen sprite to create simple movements. Use logical reasoning to explain how a simple algorithm works Solve programming problems by decomposing them into smaller parts Detect and correct errors in algorithms and programs Lesson Resources Lesson Slides Programming Scratch…
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