Lesson 23: Mini-Project - Flyer Game
45 minutes
Overview
Question of the Day: How can the new types of collisions and modeling movement be used to create a game?
Students use what they have learned about simulating gravity and the different types of collisions to create simple flyer games. After looking at a sample flyer game, students brainstorm what sort of flyer games they would like, then use a structured process to program the game in Code Studio.
Purpose
This lesson is a chance for students to get more creative with what they have learned. Encourage students to spend time on parts of the activity that interest them, as long as they meet the requirements of the assignment.
Assessment Opportunities
Use the project rubric attached to this lesson to assess student mastery of learning goals of this unit.
Standards
AP - Algorithms & Programming
- 2-AP-11 - Create clearly named variables that represent different data types and perform operations on their values.
- 2-AP-12 - Design and iteratively develop programs that combine control structures, including nested loops and compound conditionals.
- 2-AP-13 - Decompose problems and subproblems into parts to facilitate the design, implementation, and review of programs.
- 2-AP-17 - Systematically test and refine programs using a range of test cases.
- 2-AP-19 - Document programs in order to make them easier to follow, test, and debug.
Agenda
Links
Heads Up! Please make a copy of any documents you plan to share with students.
For the teachers
For the students
- Flyer Game - Rubric
- Flyer Game - Project Guide
Teaching Guide
Lesson Modifications
Attention, teachers! If you are teaching virtually or in a socially-distanced classroom, please click here to access modifications that can be used during this lesson.
Warm Up (5 minutes)
Review
Ask students to think of all of the things that they have learned how to do in the unit so far, and display their answers to the class. This is a good time to check in on any concepts that have been challenging for students.
Remarks
You've already learned all of the sprite interactions and types of movement that we will cover this unit. Today you'll have a chance to put them all together to make a flyer game.
Question of the Day: How can the new types of collisions and modeling movement be used to create a game?
Activity (35 minutes)
Distribute: (Optional) pass out copies of the project guide. Students can use this sheet to plan out the Flyer Game they create at the end of this lesson, but the planning can also be completed on scratch paper.
Transition Send students to Code Studio.
Wrap up (5 minutes)
Share Out and Journal 3-2-1
Share: Allow students time to play each other's flying games. Ask them to focus not just on the new behavior that they added but also the code they used to create it.
Journal: Have students write and reflect about the following prompts.
- What are three things you saw in someone else's game that you really liked?
- What are two improvements you'd make to your game if you had more time?
- What's one piece of advice you'd give to someone making this type of game?
Question of the Day: How can the new types of collisions and modeling movement be used to create a game?
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