COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Students program with the help of Makecode Arcade. In Makecode Arcade students learn to program more advanced video games where they will learn to move the camera while the characters are in constant motion and more. They will program characters to go on an adventures and create scenarios for their game. The course is developed for students from 14 to 16 years old. Students learn mathematics, science and computing in a fun way and at the end of the course they will present their projects demonstrating what they learned.
CERTIFICATION:
Programming: Level III.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- Make personalized pixelated video game
- Learn about debugging
- Learn functionalities of programs and
- Deepen programming knowledge.
Course Features
- Lectures 17
- Quizzes 12
- Duration 8 weeks
- Skill level Intermediate
- Language English
- Students 27
- Certificate Yes
- Assessments Yes
- 12 Sections
- 17 Lessons
- 8 Weeks
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- CLASS 1 – PG MEGABYTE3 ItemsStudents learn about Computational Thinking and the cycle of water. Students are introduced to MakeCode Arcade.
- CLASS 2 – PG MEGABYTE4 ItemsStudents learn how to make backgrounds, title map, buttons and velocity and Sprites, update game and random positions.
- CLASS 3 – PG MEGABYTE4 ItemsStudents learn about functions and its application. They also learn about visco elasticity
- CLASS 4 – PG MEGABYTE4 ItemsStudents learn more functions and are introduced to conditionals.
- CLASS 5 – PG MEGABYTE3 ItemsStudents learn about the difference between velocity and acceleration. They are also introduced to the concepts of conditionals and Booleans.
- CLASS 6 – PG MEGABYTE4 ItemsStudents learn more on Conditionals and create a project to practice their knowledge on conditionals.
- CLASS 7 – PG MEGABYTE3 ItemsStudents learn about air density and Loops with origami.
- CLASS 8 – PG MEGABYTE4 ItemsStudents learn how to make walls, move their characters with the camera and learn about loops.
- CLASS 9 – PG MEGABYTE3 ItemsStudents brainstorm Project ideas and draw out their development plan
- CLASS 10 – PG MEGABYTE3 ItemsStudents start developing for the final project.
- CLASS 11 – PG MEGABYTE3 ItemsCorrections and quality checks on project.
- CLASS 12 – PG MEGABYTE3 ItemsStudents complete project and present.
