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Scratch Coding Beginners Code-A-Thon Game Programming! (Flexible Schedule)
Coding Doctors STEM Learning Lab
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Get ready for an exciting five weeks! This Scratch coding class is for beginners. Students will become programmers as they create five different video games by learning new programming concepts every week.
Class Experience
Beginner Level
🤖 Welcome to the Scratch Beginner Class! Where your child can code their own AI Chat Bot 🤖 ======================================================= According to research, coding can help improve your child's understanding of logic and mathematics. In this class, we will code a new game each week. Your child will learn to design games, write code, and debug errors. Students will transform from beginners to expert coders in this five week flex class! 🌟 There are NO live meetings in this...
5 lessons//5 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1Welcome to Your First Coding Lesson.This week, you will be making a fully working drawing game to help you get to now the Scratch platform and how to use blocks.Week 2Lesson 2Coding with ConditionalsThis week, you will be making a falling object game that uses conditionals.Week 3Lesson 3Adding Score and a TimerThis week, you will be making a fish clicker game as you learn how to add additional elements to your game.Week 4Lesson 4Drawing a SpriteThis week, you will be learning how to design a sprite that you can customize and use for your games.Week 5Lesson 5Introduction to Artificial IntelligenceThis week, you will be making a chat bot to help you understand some basic concepts of AI.
- At the end of this five week course, students will be able to: -Log into the Scratch platform and create a user ID and password to save their game. -Know what is Scratch and how to code using blocks. -Know how to use backgrounds, costumes, and sprites. -Know how and when to use if/then conditional blocks, loops, and variables. -Know how to use the sensing, sounds, and operator blocks. -Create their own video game on Scratch. -Cooperate with other students to provide constructive feedback.
2 - 4 hours per week outside of class
Homework
Frequency: includedFeedback: includedDetails: -Weekly homework consists of: - Scratch project which will be a fully functional video game. - Lesson worksheet -Discussion post. -Optional collaborative meeting during week#5Assessment
Frequency: includedDetails: -Students will receive weekly feedback (constructive and written) about their project and lesson worksheet. -Students will get a pass/fail grade at the end of the five weeks. -Students who complete complete all the work successfully will receive a personalized completion certificate.Grading
Frequency: includedDetails: Certified grades can be provided upon request.
Students will need a laptop or desktop to complete the coding projects and another device to view the lesson videos.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
✅ Learners will need to open at free account the Scratch coding platform before their first class by going to Scratch.mit.edu ✅ We strongly recommend that parents make sure that commenting in projects is turned off by going to each project and clicking the off button for comments found to the bottom right hand side of the project page.
Joined May, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
1 teacher has a teaching certificate
Florida Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
1 teacher has a Graduate degree
Master's Degree in Education from Western Governor's University
3 teachers have a Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Broward College
Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello
Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science from Louisiana State University
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$10
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5 weeks of teacher support
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Ages: 7-12
