Game Creators

Week 1:

• Skills: Review Scratch basics, intro to game loops
• Activity: Game On! – Catch the Pizza
• Outcome: Student codes a simple catch-the-object game where pizzas fall from the sky.

Week 2:

• Skills: Variables, scoring, win/lose conditions
• Activity: Score It! – Balloon Pop
• Outcome: Student builds a balloon-popping game that tracks score.

Week 3:

• Skills: Conditionals, multi-level design
• Activity: Level Up – Maze Adventure 2.0
• Outcome: Student upgrades a maze game with levels, timers, and challenges.

Week 4:

• Skills: Key controls, collisions, timers
• Activity: Race Time – Car Chase
• Outcome: Student codes a racing game where players avoid obstacles and race to the finish.

Week 5:

• Skills: Logic, branching, text, feedback loops
• Activity: Quiz Master
• Outcome: Student creates a quiz game with questions, score tracking, and feedback.

Week 6:

• Skills: Randomization, hidden items
• Activity: Treasure Hunt – Part I
• Outcome: Student starts a treasure hunt game with hidden prizes on the stage.

Week 7:

• Skills: Broadcasting, multiple sprites, debugging
• Activity: Treasure Hunt – Part II
• Outcome: Student completes treasure hunt with clues, scoring, and multiple levels.

Week 8:

• Skills: Variables, lists, timed events
• Activity: Pet Simulator
• Outcome: Student codes a virtual pet that eats, plays, and responds to the player.

Week 9:

• Skills: Advanced motion, bouncing, scoring
• Activity: Arcade Builder – Brick Breaker
• Outcome: Student builds a brick breaker arcade-style game.

Week 10:

• Skills: Multi-sprite control, scoring, competition
• Activity: Soccer Showdown
• Outcome: Student codes a two-player soccer game with goals and scoreboard.

Week 11:

• Skills: Game planning, storytelling, design thinking
• Activity: Capstone Project Part I – Original Game Design
• Outcome: Student begins designing their own original game project.

Week 12:

• Skills: Debugging, polishing, presentation skills
• Activity: Capstone Project Part II – Showcase
• Outcome: Student completes and presents their original game to the class.