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July 5-8th 2011 - Explorers I

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July 5-8th - Explorers I Parent Show Projects

This camp is for rising 4th-6th graders. It introduces students to the elements of creating with Scratch, Scratch Boards or PicoCrickets, and LEGO We-Do's. Students will also work with the Pleo (dinosaur) robot to discover how sensors, programming, and motors work together to create artificial life! Students will use basic computing concepts such as conditionals, looping, variables, sequence, and events to create and program games, interactive art, and LEGO Creations.

Scratch is free software from MIT. See http://scratch.mit.edu for more information on Scratch. For more information on LEGO WeDo see http://www.legoeducation.us/store/detail.aspx?ID=1573&bhcp=1. For more information on PicoCrickets see http://www.picocricket.com. For more information on Pleo robot dinosaurs see http://www.pleoworld.com/. For more information on Scratch/Pico Boards see http://www.picocricket.com/order-picoboard.php.


Agenda for the Week: (Subject to Adjustment)

(Activities can be found at: http://www.nebomusic.net/IceExplorersI2011.html)

Tuesday:
Morning:
-Basic Computer Instruction (Logging In, Student Number)
-Pre-Workshop Survey
-Opening Activity:  (X and Y axis and random numbers)
-Scratch:  Spinner Activity
-Extensions:  Variables to Control Rate of Spin
-Changing Color and Size
-More Than one Spinner!
Lunch
Afternoon:
-Green Screen Pictures
-We Do Robotics:  Rotation Project
-Build Top Spinner
-Vary motor Speed with Distance Sensor
-Modifying the Top
-Combine We Do and Scratch Spinner Project
-Open Time:  Create your own spinner with We-Do!

Wednesday:
Morning:
-Scratch: Balloon Pop Game
-Event Driven Programming
-Negative and Positive movement on Y axis
-Costume Change Animation
-We-Do:  Input and Output Scripts with Sensors, Motors, Movement, and Graphic Effects
Lunch:
Afternoon:
-Recreation

Thursday:
Morning:
-Demonstration of Pleo Dinosaur Robots
-We-Do Robotics:  Reaction Game
-Scratch: Reaction Game
-Open Project Time
Lunch:
Afternoon:
-We-Do Robotics:  Ball Hitter Program
-Scratch:  Pong / Soccer
-Open Project Time


Friday:
Morning:
-Make Ourselves Dance In Scratch
-Polygon Project in Scratch
-Open Time with We-Do and Scratch to prepare for Parent Showcase
-Post-Survey
Lunch:
Afternoon:
-Prep for Parent Showcase    
-Parent Showcase

Scratch:
Introduction to Scratch - Chasing/Eating Game (Event Driven Movement, Conditionals, hiding-showing, scoring)
Working on:


Scratch Board or We-Do Projects:

Pre-survey: http://findings.GaComputes-ES-Pre-L.sgizmo.com/s3/
Post-survey: http://findings.GaComputes-ES-Post-L.sgizmo.com/s3/

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