Middle School Coding with Scratch

Middle School Coding with Scratch, available at $19.99, has an average rating of 4.5, with 21 lectures, based on 1 reviews, and has 136 subscribers.

You will learn about Gain knowledge of foundations of computer programming Grasp fundamental concepts of programming languages: objects, events, logic, conditionals, variables, states, and more Build experience with tile/block-based family of programming environments Learn to create programs with Scratch Gain familiarity, basic knowledge, and experience to start learning new programming languages Develop your skills in reasoning, computational thinking, and problem solving Build on your skills in modeling, design, planning, implementation, debug, and testing Engage and apply your own creativity, self-expression, and artistic skills using technology with all open-ended customizable projects This course is ideal for individuals who are Elementary school, middle school, and high school students interested in taking their first class on programming or Students who want to improve their skills in problem solving and logic or School educators looking for a classroom-tested–and suitable for a semester–first programming course to teach students It is particularly useful for Elementary school, middle school, and high school students interested in taking their first class on programming or Students who want to improve their skills in problem solving and logic or School educators looking for a classroom-tested–and suitable for a semester–first programming course to teach students.

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Summary

Title: Middle School Coding with Scratch

Price: $19.99

Average Rating: 4.5

Number of Lectures: 21

Number of Published Lectures: 21

Number of Curriculum Items: 32

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 32

Original Price: $22.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Gain knowledge of foundations of computer programming
Grasp fundamental concepts of programming languages: objects, events, logic, conditionals, variables, states, and more
Build experience with tile/block-based family of programming environments
Learn to create programs with Scratch
Gain familiarity, basic knowledge, and experience to start learning new programming languages
Develop your skills in reasoning, computational thinking, and problem solving
Build on your skills in modeling, design, planning, implementation, debug, and testing
Engage and apply your own creativity, self-expression, and artistic skills using technology with all open-ended customizable projects

Who Should Attend

Elementary school, middle school, and high school students interested in taking their first class on programming
Students who want to improve their skills in problem solving and logic
School educators looking for a classroom-tested–and suitable for a semester–first programming course to teach students

Target Audiences

Elementary school, middle school, and high school students interested in taking their first class on programming
Students who want to improve their skills in problem solving and logic
School educators looking for a classroom-tested–and suitable for a semester–first programming course to teach students

Overview

This course is designed specifically for middle school students who want to take their first class about computer programming. It’s a great starter programming course to include as part of a computer science curriculum for your students.

This course isn’t about learning Scratch programming specifically. Rather, it is designed to help students get their first experience with programming and computer programming, and along the way, get a basic understanding and familiarity with essential concepts in programming languages, such as algorithms, loops, variables, logic, conditionals, objects, properties, events, design, implementation, debugging, testing, etc.

The projects in this STEAM course are designed to be well-balanced between thinking & logicand artistic expressionand creativity, so that both left- and right-brained students can thrive and be motivated!

This is an all Project-based Learning (PBL) lab course. Each week’s class includes a little bit of lecture and slides, but the majority of the time is spent by the students in the lab (or on students’ laptops) on their own to finish each week’s project. The solution to each project is included and the teacher may choose to review it with the students during the next class. The course ends with a capstone project, wherein students will design, implement, test, and debug a State Machine device of their choice (e.g. a soda machine) using Scratch.

I teach this class to a real 8th grade classroom in a middle-high school, during one school semester.

Perquisites and Requirements

No prior knowledge or experience in programming needed
Exercises only require a computer with internet access

Info for Teachers

School computer curriculum ready
For teacher curriculum bundle see Termeric Education website.

Sections

Intro
- Course Overview
Unit 1
- Scratch: Sign Up, Log In
- Basics Demo
Unit 2
- Intro to Algorithms
- Project 1: Write Algorithm for Farmer River Crossing Problem
Unit 3
- Project 2: Implement Algorithm to Farmer River Crossing Problem Using Scratch
Unit 4
- Loops
- Events
- Broadcasts
- Project 3: Remote Controlled Car
Unit 5
- Costumes
- Timers
- Project 4: Traffic Light
Unit 6
- Variables
- Arithmetic Operators
- Project 5: Traffic Light with Timer
Unit 7
- Create a Moving Art
Unit 8
- Project 7: Browse Existing Scratch Community Projects
Unit 9
- Asking the User
- Conditionals
- Project 8: ATM Machine
Unit 10
- Project 9: Make Some Sound/Music
Unit 11
- Logical Operators
- Testing & Debugging
- Project 10: Rock Paper Scissors Game: Debug & Customize
(Bonus) Unit 12
- State Machines
- (Bonus) Design Project 11: Make Your Own State Machine
Outro
- Conclusion

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Projects

Lecture 1: Week 1 – Scratch Setup and Basics

Lecture 2: Week 2 -Algorithms, Project 1: Write Algorithm for Farmer River Crossing Problem

Lecture 3: Week 3 Day 1 – Other Ways to Create Sprites

Lecture 4: Week 3 Day 2 – Project 2: Implement Farmer River Crossing Solution with Scratch

Lecture 5: Week 4 Day 1 – Events, Loops, Broadcasts

Lecture 6: Week 4 Day 2 – Project 3: Remote Controlled Car

Lecture 7: Week 5 Day 1 – Costumers, Timers

Lecture 8: Week 5 Day 2 – Project 4: Traffic Light

Lecture 9: Week 6 Day 1 – Variables, Operators

Lecture 10: Week 6 Day 2 – Project 5: Traffic Light with Red Light Timer

Lecture 11: Week 7 – Project 6: Moving Art

Lecture 12: Week 8 – Project 7: Explore Scratch Community Projects

Lecture 13: Week 9 Day 1 – Asking the User, Conditionals

Lecture 14: Week 9 Day 2 – Project 8: ATM Machine

Lecture 15: Week 10 – Project 9: Make Some Sound/Music

Lecture 16: Week 11 – Project 10: Rock Paper Scissors Game: Debug & Customize

Lecture 17: Week 11 Day 2 – Project 10: Rock Paper Scissors Game: Debug & Customize

Lecture 18: (Bonus) Week 12 Day 1 – State Machines

Lecture 19: (Bonus) Week 12 Day 2 – Project 11: Create Your Own State Machine

Chapter 3: Conclusion

Lecture 1: Conclusion

Instructors

Hesam (Sam) Samimi
Computer Science / Programming Teacher, Mobile App Developer

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