You'll learn how to use Pygame Zero, a free resource that lets you add graphics and sound effects to your creations, and you'll get useful game-making tips, such as how to design fun puzzles and intriguing maps. Before you know it, you'll have a working, awesome game to stump your friends with (and some nifty coding skills, too!). 

I love teaching programming using fun and interesting examples because it helps students go farther than learning hard to contextualize concepts. Understanding what we are doing and why means that students will be able to apply algebraic concepts (like x+y) having understood examples like (red bike + blue bike) in a way that has context and meaning. 

Homework Offered
Students will need to work on each module by reviewing the code and video, and working on building their own version of the game. This should take at least one to two hours per week. Each week covers about 20 pages of text, an hour of video, and various code that will be built into the final version of the game. 
1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
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Grades Offered

The Pygame Zero platform https://pygame-zero.readthedocs.io/en/stable/ works best on a PC or on a recent Raspberry Pi, installing PyGame Zero on a linux ( See https://othelovieira.com/2020/04/27/setting-up-mission-python-catalina-edition/ ) For Mac (or a PC), it is possible to code in Pygame Zero using the Mu https://codewith.mu/ platform.