LF: Y5 Scratch game – CODING game elements (4)

Jun 192018
 

1 Coding game elements

2 Work on parts of your game:

  1. Animated sprite – walking/running
  2. Movement
    1. keyboard controls
    2. jumping (use float up/down ideas, but not forever…)
    3. gravity
  3. Enemy – movement
    1. patrolling or
    2. auto following main sprite or
    3. keyboard controls
  4. More parts

Success!

  • Try out ideas
  • Change block groups
  • Build block groups  –> test (green flag) –> change –> test –>
  • Be curious
  • Be resilient
  1. Character moves (animation and keyboard controls)
  2. Baddie moves automatically
  3. Different levels – magic door

 

LF: Y5 Scratch game – CODING game elements (3)

Jun 112018
 

After typing.com practice..

  • Open your Scratch project and your plan
  • Reflect on where you are up to
  • Identify your next steps

1 Making links

  • Greek story
    • elements/features of Greek myths
    • Hero
    • Monster
    • Quest
    • Gifts
    • Setting
  • Maths

2 Coding game elements

  • Help sheets also available on paper
  • Walking sprite
  • Moving sprite
  • Jumping sprite
  • Portal to next level

3 Work on parts of your game:

  1. Animated sprite – walking/running
  2. Movement
    1. keyboard controls
    2. jumping (use float up/down ideas, but not forever…)
    3. gravity
  3. Enemy – movement
    1. patrolling or
    2. auto following main sprite or
    3. keyboard controls
  4. More parts

Success!

  • Try out ideas
  • Change block groups
  • Build block groups  –> test (green flag) –> change –> test –> …
  • Be curious
  • Be resilient

 

 

Y4 LF Saving mind map (4)

May 212018
 

Checklist

  • Tree-like
  • Rectangular shape – size of screen, no gaps
  • No overlapping branches/labels
  • Text size – no tiny text
  • Add your name as an unconnected idea – RH click in a space

Saving and uploading to j2e

  1. In Coggle – click download 
  2. Download pdf AND download image (RH click – save image)
  3. In j2launch – upload 
  4. Choose files…
  5. Upload both pdf and png files to j2e
  6. Make a new j2e5 page
    1. landscape
    2. mind map as big as possible
    3. save as “river mind map”

Finished…?

Have a go at this blog post

Y6: LF: Create a Google form (1)

May 182018
 

LF: Explore Google Forms

  1. Go to Google Drive
  2. Click NEW, More then Google forms
  3. Explore as many tools and options as you can, including:
    1. Naming the form
    2. Changing the theme
    3. Trying each question type
    4. Adding sections and titles

LF: Plan your research project

  1. Think about what you would be interested in finding out by doing a survey.  I can get children in Year 6 to complete the surveys.
  2. Think carefully about:
    1. What questions to ask
    2. Which type of question
    3. What data you want – words, sentences, numbers,…
    4. Do you need names?
  3. Design your form

Looking after data – by doing a survey, you have a responsibility to look after people’s information safely.  How do you think you should do this?

LF: Share your form

  • Allow anyone at St Mark’s to view your form
  • Find and copy the share link for your form
  • Fill out this form to share your form information

Y5 LF Planning a game – decomposition (2)

May 142018
 
  1. Finish your game plan (Google drive – classroom)
  2. Decomposition means breaking a problem or situation down into simple pieces.  When we are programming, we need to break the game down into simple bits that we program one at a time.
  3. Start with one part of your plan, eg how the main character moves.
  4. Break it down:
    1. Animation, eg walking
      1. Draw two or more costumes
      2. Example walking animation
      3. Make them swap all of the time when the greem flag is pressed.
    2. Controls
      1. Arrow keys
        1. Left – change x by -5
        2. Right – change x by 5
        3. Up – change y by 5
        4. Down- change y by -5
      2. Point int the right direction
        1. Left – point in direction – left
        2. Right – point in direction – right
      3. Rotation style: Left-right
  5. Now choose another element of your plan to work on
    1. Break it down…

Y6 Yearbook and Music Survey

May 112018
 
  1. Fill out the Y6 Yearbook Form
  2. Please fill out this survey to help Wiltshire Council provide better services for music education (especially for those in Y7 next year…).
  3. Typing practice
  4. If you have time, practice some Maths or English skills

Y5 LF Planning a game (1)

May 082018
 

Think…

  1. We are going to plan and create a Greek themed game using Scratch.
  2. Think about some of the stories you have learned about –  Greek gods or heroes.
  3. What stories could you make a game about?
  4. Games could include
    1. Action – running,  jumping,  fighting,  climbing, flying
    2. Questions
    3. Choices
    4. Mazes
  5. Characters (sprites)
    1. Animated (costumes)
    2. Variables – lives, strength
    3. Controls
    4. Main character
    5. Other characters
    6. Other sprites
  6. Screens (Backgrounds)
    1. Title
    2. Instructions
    3. Level 1
    4. More levels

Tasks

  1. Go to Google classroom to find the planning sheet
  2. Start filling it in
  3. Include sketches of characters using drawings
  4. Go to Scratch to remind yourself of how it works
    1. Comment any “How do I …?” questions on Google Classroom
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