Code Masters

Week 1:

• Skills: Nested loops, sequencing, timing
• Activity: Loops Within Loops – Dance Battle
• Outcome: Student programs a dance-off between sprites using advanced loops.

Week 2:

• Skills: Conditionals, sensing, reactions
• Activity: Smart Sprites – Obstacle Course
• Outcome: Student codes sprites that respond to obstacles in an interactive course.

Week 3:

• Skills: Cloning, randomization, multiple characters
• Activity: Clone Army – Alien Invasion
• Outcome: Student builds a game with waves of alien clones to defeat.

Week 4:

• Skills: Variables, scoring, power-up mechanics
• Activity: Power Ups – Super Jumper
• Outcome: Student creates a jumping game where players collect power-ups for extra points.

Week 5:

• Skills: Lists, data storage, score history
• Activity: List Magic – High Score Tracker
• Outcome: Student codes a scoreboard that saves top scores between rounds.

Week 6:

• Skills: User input, branching logic
• Activity: Choose Your Path Story – Part I
• Outcome: Student begins a “choose your adventure” interactive story.

Week 7:

• Skills: Lists, multiple endings
• Activity: Choose Your Path Story – Part II
• Outcome: Student completes their interactive story with choices leading to different endings.

Week 8:

• Skills: Advanced variables, timed conditions
• Activity: Virtual Pet 2.0
• Outcome: Student codes a more complex virtual pet that gets hungry, bored, or sleepy.

Week 9:

• Skills: Combining loops, clones, scoring
• Activity: Arcade Challenge – Space Blaster
• Outcome: Student creates an arcade-style shooting game with multiple enemy waves.

Week 10:

• Skills: Project planning, game design principles
• Activity: Capstone Prep – Game Design Workshop
• Outcome: Student plans their final capstone project with storyboards and flowcharts.

Week 11:

• Skills: Advanced coding, creative design
• Activity: Capstone Project Part I – Original Game
• Outcome: Student begins building their capstone project (original game or interactive app).

Week 12:

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