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Saturday Morning Code with Coach

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Please RSVP to this weekly event! Saturday Morning Code with Coach Take a seat on the "Code Bus" for a journey to the FUN, multimedia sandbox called Scratch. Students exercise their imagination while building projects in a playful environment, alongside friends as each follows their creative passion. New Scratchers are especially welcome! We have a different […]

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Mars Pioneer Age 9-12 Intermediate

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Ages: 9 - 12 years (4th - 7th Grades)   Time: 5 sessions daily, 60-minute per session Monday - Friday   Students use block code to build an interplanetary story and game. Multi-themed projects include elements of storytelling, art, animation, music, and game design all in one. Projects emphasize creativity by encouraging students to build […]

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Mars Pioneer Ages 9-12 Introductory

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Ages: 9 - 12 years (4th - 7th Grades) Time: 5 sessions daily, 60-minute per session Monday - Friday   Students use block code to build an interplanetary story and game. Multi-themed projects include elements of story telling, art, animation, music and game design all in one. Projects emphasize creativity by encouraging students to build […]

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Class : Mars Pioneer

Description

Students use block code to build an interplanetary story and game. Multi-themed projects include elements of storytelling, art, animation, music, and game design all in one. Projects emphasize creativity by encouraging students to build their unique stories each day.

Intermediate Level course is suitable for students familiar with block coding.

Class Levels:  Intro for Ages 7-12, Intermediate for Ages 9-12 Prerequisite for Intermediate: My First Intro to Coding! or previous course
Agenda

1. Design Your Journey

Tell your story. Who’s going, create/draw your ship, prepare Perseverance for launch.

2. Launch & Transit

 Animating departure from Earth and through space. Is there an imposter on board?!

3: Land & Explore

Create a game to land on target. Explore and decide what (or who) you’ll find.

4: Drone Time

Launch the drone, Ingenuity, and create your scrolling background effect as it flies.

5: Should I stay or should I go?

How does your story end, or does it continue to the next chapter?

Learning Outcomes
  • Learn to connect online, screen share, use chat to communicate with Coach and fellow students (on-line collaboration via Zoom)
  • Learn fundamentals of computer science using Scratch
  • Multi-day projects include integrated elements of storytelling, art, animation, music, and game design.

For 4th to 7th grade classes, there are additional learning outcomes:

  • Students add depth to their creations with additional project coding.
  • Intermediate level classes cover material faster to allow for more coding depth to projects
Details
Length:
1 Week
Ages:
7 - 8 (2nd - 3rd grades)
9 - 12 (4th - 7th grades)
Time:
Five 60 minute sessions
Tuition:
$75
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