If we finish early, students will have the opportunity to work on the Loopy Lessons in Kodable Pro.
Here are Scratch simulations of die rolling:
Rolling 12 sided die
Rolling Two 6-sided dice
This week in class we will complete our experiment of comparing rolling a 12-sided die with rolling two 6-sided dice. Is getting a 7 more likely with the 12-sided die, or the two dice?
If we finish early, students will have the opportunity to work on the Loopy Lessons in Kodable Pro. Here are Scratch simulations of die rolling: Rolling 12 sided die Rolling Two 6-sided dice
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This past Monday, students started a Maze Project in Scratch. To ensure that students have enough time in work out the details of the more complicated code that is necessary to make the maze work, I have extended the project due date to February 24. (Note that there is no school on Monday Feb 17).
Next Monday February 10 in class, we will compare and contrast different approaches for making the sprite move through the maze. Students will then have to the end of the following class, on February 24, to complete the project. Working on the project at home, although always encouraged, is only required if students feel they will need more time than is available in class. This week we will be starting a maze project. Students will create a Scratch program that is a simple maze, with a small sprite that can navigate the maze using the arrow keys. Usually I post an example program, but to allow students the chance to figure out the details of how to program the maze themselves, there isn't one this week.
Projects are due at the end of class next week, Monday February 10, 2014. As well as sharing the projects on-line and putting them in their AcadecapXXForMmeSarah Studio, students are required to complete the worksheet handed out in class (which contains marking scheme details). Today we will be experimenting to see how likely it is to get each of the numbers when we roll one die. Then, we will see a demonstration of how a Scratch program can simulate the rolling of a die many times. If time permits, we will then experiment to see how likely it is to get the numbers 2 to 12 when rolling two dice and adding the values. Again, we will look at a Scratch program that simulates the rolling of two dice.
One Die Rolling Two Dice Rolling This week, students will complete their Orange Circle and Purple Square Scratch programs. The projects will be due at the end of class. This week in class, students may continue their work started last week in Hopscotch (making drawings from a worksheet), or they may choose to return to Kodable Pro. This week in students will start a Scratch program that incorporates two sprites: one that contains an orange square and one that contains a purple circle. The goal is to experiment with blocks in Scratch that students haven't tried before: maybe "change color effect", "set size to", "change pen size by", "play note X for X beats", "broadcast", etc.
Usually I have provided an example project, but I want everyone to create something unique, and I don't want to damped the creativity. We will work on this project next week too. This project is due at the end of class on Monday January 27, 2014. This week, students will be using the skills they have been practising in Kodable Pro, using the programming app for the iPad called Hopscotch. Using a worksheet handed out in class, students will learn how to measure certain angels and determine the direction of rotation, and how to use the "repeat ... end" block.
This week we will continue to work on our dialogues in Scratch. Partners that started last week will continue with the IB profile characteristic they started, and those who start this week will be assigned on of the reminding profile items to feature.
Remember to make sure your program is completed, shared, and added to your "AcadecapXX for Mme Sarah" studio by the end of class. Next week, I will be showing these programs to the grade 1 - 4 students! This week in class we will continue working through the levels in Kodable Pro. We will be practising: sequencing commands, conditionals (when on yellow, do...) and repeating (loops).
If you've never seen Kodable Pro, here is a link to it in the Apple App Store: Kodable Pro on the App Store Students are NOT REQUIRED to work on this at home :) |