Lesson 10

Learning Intention

To plan and design a new app.

Lesson Information

Your task is to design your very own app that can be used on iPads or iPhones.  Have a good think about what your app might do and who would use it.

Think very creatively about the type of app that you would like to make.

Brainstorm your ideas:

  • Who is the intended audience?   Children    Teens    Adults
  • Type of app?   Lifestyle, Education, Games, Food & Drink, Health, Kids, Books, Entertainment
  • What does your app do?
  • What makes your app special (different from other apps)?
  • Cost?

Reflection

What are the key features you look for when you decide to download an app? Click on this link: https://tinyurl.com/Yr5T4W1

I’d love to see to see your work! Please take a photo and email to: mziino@hillsmeade.vic.edu.au

Lesson 9

Learning Intention

To combine simple shapes into complex designs using nested loops. To represent a repeated action as a loop.

Lesson Information

Using Google Chrome or Safari go to www.code.org. (Internet Explorer does not work well with code.org)

Class Codes:

5B: ZHMSSV

5C: WBHDGK

5E: BWZMNV

5A & 5D: You are welcome to sign in and continue the activities from in Code.org if you wish! 

  • Lesson 13: Nested Loops with Frozen.
  • Work through the activities using nested loops.

Reflection

If you were to teach nested loops to a friend, what would you say to help them understand? Complete the reflection and email it to: mziino@hillsmeade.vic.edu.au

Lesson 8

Learning Intention

To complete a DigiTech Learning Task.

Lesson Information

DigiTech Learning Task

  • Click on the link to complete the DigiTech questions.
  • Have a go at each question, they are all about your DigTech learning in Term 3.
  • https://tinyurl.com/yr5DTwk8LT

Lesson 7

Learning Intention

To combine simple shapes into complex designs with nested loops. To count the number of times an action should be repeated and represent it as a loop.

Lesson Information

Using Google Chrome or Safari go to www.code.org. (Internet Explorer does not work well with code.org)

Class Codes:

5B: ZHMSSV

5C: WBHDGK

5E: BWZMNV

5A & 5D: You are welcome to sign in and continue the activities from in Code.org if you wish! 🙂

Lesson 12: Fancy Shapes using Nested Loops

Today’s task continues to investigate nested loops. You will begin with a simple shape and use nested loops to create a more complex and intricate shape. At the end of the activity you will create your own individually designed shape.

Reflection

How do nested loops help you code complex shapes?

Lesson 6

Learning Intention

To experiment with nested loops.

Lesson Information

Using Google Chrome or Safari go to www.code.org. (Internet Explorer does not work well with code.org)

Class Codes: 

5B: ZHMSSV

5C: WBHDGK

5E: BWZMNV

5A & 5D: You are welcome to sign in and continue the activities from last semester in Code.org if you wish! 

Lesson 11: Nested Loops in Maze

This lesson continues your learning with loops.  Here you will learn how to program a loop to be inside of another loop.  You will explore how little changes in either loop will affect your program when you click RUN.

IMPORTANT:

Take notice of the suggested number of blocks you should use in your coding sequence above your coding area. e.g.:

This suggests you should use no more than 9 blocks for your sequence of code.  If you have used over this amount, look to see where you can use your ‘REPEAT’ block instead of repeating the same blocks.

Reflection

Click on the link to complete the Week 6 reflection. https://tinyurl.com/year5DTweek6

Lesson 5

Learning Intention

To explore conditionals within code.

Lesson Information

Using Google Chrome or Safari go to www.code.org. (Internet Explorer does not work well with code.org)

Class Codes:

5B: ZHMSSV

5C: WBHDGK

5E: BWZMNV

5A & 5D: You are welcome to sign in and continue the activities from last semester in Code.org if you wish! J

For individual sign in information, check the DigiTech Learning Task section on Compass.

Watch week 2 video to see how to sign in to Code.org

Lesson 4: Conditionals with the Farmer

This lesson introduces while loops and if/else statements.

Remember the example from last week if we program a robot to walk along a path. 

When the path ends (eg it gets to a wall), it would then need to sit down.  How would you get the robot to respond if it came to a wall or a chair?  Look at the example below:

while there is a path ahead
    walk forward
    if there is a chair, step over it
sit down

Vocabulary

  • Condition: A statement that a program checks to see if it is true or false. If true, an action is taken. Otherwise, the action is ignored.
  • Conditionals: Statements that only run under certain conditions.
  • While Loop: A loop that continues to repeat while a condition is true.

Reflection

How did you know when to apply a conditional code?

Lesson 4

Learning Intention

To experiment with conditions.

Lesson Information

Using Google Chrome or Safari go to www.code.org. (Internet Explorer does not work well with code.org)

Class Codes:

5B: ZHMSSV

5C: WBHDGK

5E: BWZMNV

5A & 5D: You are welcome to sign in and continue the activities from last semester in Code.org if you wish! J

For individual sign in information, check the DigiTech Learning Task section on Compass.

Watch week 2 video to see how to sign in to Code.org

Lesson 3: Conditionals in Minecraft:

In these sets of tasks you will have a chance to practise ideas that you have learned already, as well as getting a sneak peek at conditionals!

Vocabulary

  • Condition: A statement that a program checks to see if it is true or false. If true, an action is taken. Otherwise, the action is ignored.
  • Conditionals: Statements that only run under certain conditions.

Think about how you would program a robot to walk along a path. When the path ends (eg it gets to a wall), it would then need to sit down. How would you get the robot to respond if it came to a wall or a chair? Look at the example below.

while there is a path ahead
    walk forward
    if there is a chair, step over it
sit down

Reflection

How did you know when to apply a conditional code?

Lesson 3

Learning Intention

To create an image using loops within a code.

Lesson Information

Using Google Chrome or Safari go to www.code.org. (Internet Explorer does not work well with code.org)

 Class Code:

5B: ZHMSSV

5C: WBHDGK

5E: BWZMNV

5A & 5D: You are welcome to sign in and continue the activities from last semester in Code.org if you wish! 

For individual sign in information, check the DigiTech Learning Task section on Compass.

Watch week 2 video above to see how to sign in to Code.org

Lesson 3: Drawing with Loops

In these sets of tasks you will make your own drawing designs using a small number of blocks and digital stickers.  You may need to use the repeat block to create loops in your code.

Remember to take your time and go through your code one step at a time.

Reflection

How do repeat blocks make your code more efficient?

Lesson 2

Learning Intention

To order a set of instructions (algorithm) correctly for a character to follow.

Lesson Information

Using Google Chrome or Safari go to www.code.org. (Internet Explorer does not work well with code.org)

Lesson 1: Sequencing in the Maze

Have a go at completing the activities. 

Reflection

Which activity was your favourite? 

Lesson 1

Learning Intention

To understand strategies to practise Cyber Safety.

Lesson Information

PC/Laptop

Using a PC/laptop and Internet Explorer (requires Flash), visit:

http://portal.ccgs.nsw.edu.au/curriculum/budde/primary/index.html#

Have a go at creating your own ‘Budd:e’ robot by completing various cyber safety activities.

iPad

Using an iPad, visit:

Open Safari: www.thinkuknow.co.uk   Click on the 8-10? box.

The Think U Know Cyber Café is a virtual world where you have to help the characters make the right choices when using email, texting, instant messaging, surfing the web, talking in a chat room, and creating an online personal space.

After you have completed the PC/Laptop and/or iPad task:

  • Make a Cyber Safety poster, that we could display at school, showing 5 of the most important things to remember when you’re using the internet.

Reflection

  • What are 5 TOP things you think we need to remember to be cybersafe?

If you would like to share your work, I’d love to see it! 🙂 Please email to: mziino@hillsmeade.vic.edu.au