Format
PLEASE NOTE: Students must have access to their own computer for this session.
1. Teacher will log in to the room 15 minutes prior to program start.
2. We will discuss how video games are made
3. We will discuss the game design challenge the students will undertake.
4. We will review the concept of Beta Testing a video game
5. We will introduce Scratch to the students and the basic functions of the web-based platform
7. Students will have time to design a short mini-game.
8. Conclusion./Questions
Objectives
Students will:
- Learn about how video games are made
- Learn about the Beta Testing a prototype video game
- Gain skills using the MIT Scratch web-based platform to develop a mini-game.
Standards Alignment
National Standards
MS-ETS1-2 Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
State Standards
Alignment to NJSLS - Science
MS-ETS1-2 Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Alignment to NJSLS - Computer Science and Design Thinking
8.2.8.ED.1 Evaluate the function, value, and aesthetics of a technological product or system, from the perspective of the user and the producer.
8.2.8.ED.4 Investigate a malfunctioning system, identify its impact, and explain the step-by-step process used to troubleshoot, evaluate, and test options to repair the product in a collaborative team.
Connections to NJSLS - Mathematics
MP.2 Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
7.EE.3 Solve multi-step real-life and mathematical problems posed with positive and negative rational numbers in any form (whole numbers, fractions, and decimals), using tools strategically. Apply properties of operations to calculate with numbers in any form; convert between forms as appropriate, and assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies.