Unit 19 - Year 2 Lessons

Overview

Students will connect Scratch and Micro:bit inputs to control a chase game and then customize the game systems.

Target skills:

• Sequencing
• Debugging
• Interactive Design

Tools:

• Micro:bit

Outputs:

• Micro:bit-controlled Scratch game
• Extended chase game build

Week 1 - Scratch Chase Game With Micro:bit

Lesson 1 - Connect the Micro:bit Chase Game

Goal: Students may try and follow teacher to transfer this file as it'll make it easy for teachers to get help from students.

Teacher prep:

• Students may try and follow teacher to transfer this file as it'll make it easy for teachers to get help from students.

Steps:

1. Students may try and follow teacher to transfer this file as it'll make it easy for teachers to get help from students.
2. Connect microbit to computer
3. Go to
   
4. Click on the M icon
   
5. Find this download and download directly to the microbit on the left side. Click the microbit section and download
   
6. Download and transfer to a connected microbit.
7. Reopen
   
8. Using the chase game tutorial to make the base game - tutorials
9. Refer to the image example for this step.
   
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11. Making everything the same until finished
12. But after finished changing the character movement to the microbit accelerometer
13. Refer to the image example for this step.
    

Check for understanding:

• Students can run the project and explain what each main block or input does.
• Students can fix or improve at least one part of the program.

Extension: Create a second variation or extend the project with extra details if time allows.

Lesson 2 - Tune the Controls

Goal: Continue until finished fixing the values of the microbit to make sure its working in a controlled way.

Teacher prep:

• Prepare access to Micro:bit and any sample files needed for demonstration.

Steps:

1. Continue until finished fixing the values of the microbit to make sure its working in a controlled way.

Check for understanding:

• Students can run the project and explain what each main block or input does.
• Students can fix or improve at least one part of the program.

Extension: Try the same workflow again with a new idea, subject, or visual style.

Week 2 - Chase Game Editing

Lesson 1 - Add Sounds and New Characters

Goal: Continue making the microbit chase game.

Teacher prep:

• Prepare access to Micro:bit and any sample files needed for demonstration.

Steps:

1. Continue making the microbit chase game
2. Adding/editing
3. Sounds
4. Characters
5. Points different points levels
6. Adding a negative point point system the opposite of the positive points
7. Adding/editing the background
8. Add sound to the microbit when getting points
9. Light to the microbit
10. Timer

Check for understanding:

• Students can run the project and explain what each main block or input does.
• Students can fix or improve at least one part of the program.

Extension: Try the same workflow again with a new idea, subject, or visual style.

Lesson 2 - Continue the Game Build

Goal: Complete the continue the game build activity.

Teacher prep:

• Prepare access to Micro:bit and any sample files needed for demonstration.

Steps:

1. Continue

Check for understanding:

• Students can run the project and explain what each main block or input does.
• Students can fix or improve at least one part of the program.

Extension: Try the same workflow again with a new idea, subject, or visual style.