Teaching Coding through Game Creation

Preface Introduction 1—Welcome to Coding Activity 1A: Amazing Algorithms Amazing Algorithms: Materials Needed and Set-up Amazing Algorithms: Outcomes Amazing Algorithms: Guide Activity 1B: Syntax Says! Syntax Says: Materials Needed Syntax Says: Outcomes Syntax Says: Guide Activity 1C: Tinker with Computer Coding Tinker with Computer Coding: Materials Needed and Set-up Tinker with Computer Coding: Outcomes Tinker with Computer Coding: Guide 2—Intro to Scratch Activity 2A: Scratching the Surface Scratching the Surface: Materials Needed Scratching the Surface: Setup Scratching the Surface: Outcomes Scratching the Surface: Guide Activity 2B: Shape Shifters Shape Shifters: Materials Needed and Set-up Shape Shifters: Guide Activity 2C: Cat Got Your Number? Cat Got Your Number? Outcomes Cat Got Your Number? Guide 3—Into the Jungle with Scratch Into the Jungle: Preparation Into the Jungle: Materials Needed and Set-up Into the Jungle: Outcomes Into the Jungle: Guide Into the Jungle Step 1: Decompose Game Into the Jungle Step 2: Sprite Library Into the Jungle Step 3: Change Sprite Name Into the Jungle Step 4: Key Controls Into the Jungle Step 5: Appearance Into the Jungle Step 6: Variables Into the Jungle Step 7: Edit Elephant Sprite Into the Jungle Step 8: Parent Script Into the Jungle Step 9: Clone Movement Into the Jungle Step 10: Show and Hide Into the Jungle Step 11: Elephant Animation and Reaction Into the Jungle Step 12: Add Butterfly 4—Deeper Into the Jungle with Scratch Deeper Into the Jungle: Preparation Deeper Into the Jungle: Materials and Set-up Deeper Into the Jungle: Outcomes Deeper Into the Jungle: Guide Deeper Into the Jungle Step 1: Running Monkeys Deeper Into the Jungle Step 2: Setting the Scene Deeper Into the Jungle Step 3: Win or Lose Deeper Into the Jungle Step 4: Swinging Monkeys Deeper Into the Jungle Step 5: Projectiles Deeper Into the Jungle Step 6: Background Music Deeper Into the Jungle Step 7: Splash Screen 5—Game Maker Grimm Game Maker Grimm: Preparation Game Maker Grimm: Materials Needed and Set-up Game Maker Grimm: Outcomes Game Maker Grimm: Guide Game Maker Grimm: Step 1: Start a New Project Game Maker Grimm: Step 2: Rooms Game Maker Grimm: Step 3: Sprites Game Maker Grimm: Step 4: Objects Game Maker Grimm: Step 5: Player-Controlled Object Game Maker Grimm: Step 6: Object Score Game Maker Grimm: Step 7: Time Limit Game Maker Grimm: Step 8: Restart or End Game Game Maker Grimm: Step 9: Upload Background Game Maker Grimm: Step 10: Save Game as Executable 6—Game Maker Grimmer Game Maker Grimmer: Preparation Game Maker Grimmer: Materials Needed Game Maker Grimmer: Outcomes Game Maker Grimmer: Guide Game Maker Grimmer: Step 1: Create the Maze Game Maker Grimmer: Step 2: Playable Character Game Maker Grimmer: Step 3: Health Game Maker Grimmer: Step 4: Timer Game Maker Grimmer: Step 5: Win with Collision Game Maker Grimmer: Step 6: Sounds Game Maker Grimmer: Step 7: Room Upgrades 7—Intro to Python Intro to Python: Preparation Intro to Python: Materials Needed and Set-up Intro to Python: Outcomes Intro to Python: Python Orientation Python Orientation: Write and Run a Program Python Orientation: Errors Intro to Python: Guess the Number Guess the Number Step 1: Variables and Functions Guess the Number Step 2: Random Number Guess the Number Step 3: Take a Guess Guess the Number Step 4: Loop and Interruption Guess the Number Step 5: Closing the Game 8—Pygame Pygame: Preparation Pygame: Materials Needed Pygame: Outcomes Tinker Bell Trapped: Guide Tinker Bell Trapped Step 1: Import and Initialize Tinker Bell Trapped Step 2: Set Up the Window Tinker Bell Trapped Step 3: Game Loop Tinker Bell Trapped Step 4: Frames per Second Tinker Bell Trapped Step 5: Loading and Drawing Images Tinker Bell Trapped Step 6: Motion Free Tinker Bell: Guide Free Tinker Bell Step 1: Key Controls Free Tinker Bell Step 2: Draw Obstacles Free Tinker Bell Step 3: Collision Free Tinker Bell Step 4: Obstacle Animation 9—Web Coding with HTML Web Coding with HTML: Preparation Web Coding with HTML: Materials Needed Web Coding with HTML: Outcomes Web Coding with HTML: Getting Started Guide Getting Started Step 1: Setting Up an HTML File Getting Started Step 2: Organizing the Page Getting Started Step 3: Hyperlinks Web Coding with HTML: Tea or Adventure? Guide Tea or Adventure? Step 1: Set Up Launch File Tea or Adventure? Step 2: Choice1 Page Tea or Adventure? Step 3: Update Choice Pages Tea or Adventure? Step 4: Add Images 10—Web Coding with JavaScript Web Coding with JavaScript: Preparation Web Coding with JavaScript: Materials Needed Web Coding with JavaScript: Outcomes Getting Started with JavaScript: Guide Getting Started with JavaScript Step 1: Variables Getting Started with JavaScript Step 2: Arrays The Name of the Queen: Guide The Name of the Queen Step 1: Create the File Structure The Name of the Queen Step 2: HTML Elements The Name of the Queen Step 3: Set-up The Name of the Queen Step 4: Check and Report The Name of the Queen Step 5: Respond if Correct The Name of the Queen Step 6: Limit Guesses and End Game Where to Go from Here Appendix Glossary References Annotated Bibliography Index