Teacher(s): The Student:

Course Organizer
Mrs. Cossette
Period: Course Dates:

This Course: Game Design &

App Development What? Value?
Learning how to build games and artifacts in Scratch that
is Class Assignments 40%
focus on the elements of game design. Students will also
about Tests/Projects 60%
learn mobile application coding and design.

Course Questions:
1. How does technology play a role in our society now and in the
future?
2. How do you make a games?
3. What are the different types of gaming genres?
4. How do you create balance in a game?
5. How can you use Scratch software to create games?
6. How can use knowledge about coding help you in the future?
7. What are the elements of game design?
8. What are the different roles involved when creating games?
9. Why are safety and ethics important when using a computer?
10. What are variables?
11. What are conditionals?
12. How does an emulator work?
13. How do I use code.orgs app lab to create apps?
14. How do I use MITs App Inventor to create apps?
15. How will learning to program help me in the future?
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Course Map This Course: Student:

includes

Community Learning Rituals Performance

Principles Options
Course Organizer Exploration
Be prepared Unit Organizer Question *Project choices
Be respectful Presentations E-portfolio *Peer tutoring
Be polite Demonstrations Projects *Group work
Be positive
Follow class rules Reading/writing Warm-Ups
Creating Problem solving

Critical Concepts

Use of equipment Presentation

Software Keyboarding skills
MIT App
Introduction Internet use Inquiry Inventor
Terminology Research
Computers, Internet: Collaboration Practice Develop applications
Google for Android phones
Learned in these using a web browser
Intro to Units and either a connected
Gaming phone or emulator.
Gaming GameStar Code.org
history, genres, Mechanic App Lab
terminology, Programming to make
PowerPoint Learn elements of game Scratch simple apps. Design an
games, Create design; (goals, rules, app, code with blocks or
a board game space, components, and Learn coding to JavaScript to make it
mechanics) are balanced create maze game work, then share your
to create flow. and paddle ball game app in seconds.