Exploring computer science:
game programming using MIT Scratch
(for rising 6th~8th graders)
Want to WOW your teachers and classmates by using computer animation, games and interactive stories to do your school projects? If you know how to “drag-and-drop”, you are ready to go!
Programming is one of the most creative processes that can transform ideas into reality. The goal of this program is to highlight what can be created by using programming as a tool, for students looking for a fun, easy-to-learn, graphical programming environment. In this program, students will create projects that reflect the diversity of interests in the classroom and that are personal to individual student by using MIT Scratch visual programming tool. Upon completion of class, students will be ahead of others in developing their math, logical thinking, spatial orientation, audio-visual synchronization and pattern recognition skills. This is a valuable lesson to take that will benefit students if interested in pursuing further in Computer Science.
MIT Scratch is a computer programming language that makes it fun and easy to design and create interactive stories, games, and animation – and share their creation on the web. It provides an environment that lends itself to “tinkering.” The drag and drop nature of blocks moves the focus away from messy syntax and allows for making modification quickly. It was created by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in year 2003. MIT Scratch was designed for younger students to benefit from the program’s use of critical thinking skills to reason, create, and problem solve by designing their own animation projects within the program.
Click here to view a sample lesson....
探索高科技：電腦遊戲設計入門班
應用：教育學習、電腦遊戲設計入門、軟體設計興趣養成
學習難易度：1 (5 最難，1 最易)
適合年級：6~8 年級
Programming is one of the most creative processes that can transform ideas into reality. The goal of this program is to highlight what can be created by using programming as a tool, for students looking for a fun, easy-to-learn, graphical programming environment. In this program, students will create projects that reflect the diversity of interests in the classroom and that are personal to individual student by using MIT Scratch visual programming tool. Upon completion of class, students will be ahead of others in developing their math, logical thinking, spatial orientation, audio-visual synchronization and pattern recognition skills. This is a valuable lesson to take that will benefit students if interested in pursuing further in Computer Science.
MIT Scratch is a computer programming language that makes it fun and easy to design and create interactive stories, games, and animation – and share their creation on the web. It provides an environment that lends itself to “tinkering.” The drag and drop nature of blocks moves the focus away from messy syntax and allows for making modification quickly. It was created by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in year 2003. MIT Scratch was designed for younger students to benefit from the program’s use of critical thinking skills to reason, create, and problem solve by designing their own animation projects within the program.
Click here to view a sample lesson....
探索高科技：電腦遊戲設計入門班
應用：教育學習、電腦遊戲設計入門、軟體設計興趣養成
學習難易度：1 (5 最難，1 最易)
適合年級：6~8 年級
