Upper Key Stage 2 Computational Thinking and Creativity

Coding

Respond to a challenge to design a game; explore the concept of events and manipulating event handlers; learn about drag and drop programming on Code.org.

Teaching Outcomes:

• To understand the principles of the code behind computer games.
• To learn about drag and drop programming on Code.org.
• To discuss gaming ideas in working groups.

Children will:

• Work towards hosting a Gaming Convention in the classroom.
• Understand the principles of the code behind computer games.
• Explore the concept of manipulating event handlers.
• Learn about drag and drop programming on Code.org.
• Discuss gaming ideas in working groups.

• Instructions about the coding game
• How to access Code.org

• Internet-enabled devices

A website community offering opportunities to learn about code and start programming from code.org
What computer coding or computer programming is and why it’s important - YouTube clip
Computer programming from khanacademy.org
Learn JavaScript from codecademy.com

Learn more about the different features of event handlers, code blocks and Event Source Parents; explore the commands required to make characters speak and move and how to draw shapes; compare two websites which feature programming with drag and drop - Scratch and Code.org

Teaching Outcomes:

• To learn more about the different features of event handlers, code blocks and Event Source Parents.

Children will:

• Learn more about the different features of event handlers, code blocks and Event Source Parents
• Explore the commands required to draw shapes and make characters speak and move
• Compare two websites which feature programming with drag and drop - Scratch and Code.org

• Coding game extensions
• Instructions for accessing code.org

• Internet-enabled devices

A website community offering opportunities to learn about code and start programming from code.org
Hour of Code (Introduction to coding in drag and drop and JavaScript) from studio.code.org
Scratch coding website from scratch.mit.edu

Create your own game using event handlers (drag and drop programming); share the game with friends and peer review work; host a Gaming Convention in the classroom for other classes.

Teaching Outcomes:

• To create their own game, share the game with friends, and host a Gaming Convention.

Children will:

• Create their own game using event handlers (drag and drop programming).
• Share the game with friends and peer review work.
• Host a Gaming Convention in the classroom for other classes.

• Accessing Flappy Code on code.org

• Internet-enabled device
• Refreshments for Gaming Convention

A website community offering opportunities to learn about code and start programming from code.org
Hour of Code (Introduction to coding in drag and drop and JavaScript) from studio.code.org
Scratch coding website from scratch.mit.edu
Use JavaScript to write a Food Frenzy game from codeavengers.com