Educational Games

Typing

This will be your warm-up activity when you come into class

Typing Link

Coding

This is your extension activity.  This is what you do when your daily assignment is done.

Code Link (Object Coding) Code Link (Writing Code)

Educational Games

• Tetris
• Sudoku
• Scrabble
• Lots of Card Games
  
• Minecraft Education
  

We'll be exploring some computer topics using Code HS.  CodeHS is an interactive online learning platform offering computer science and programming instruction for schools and individual learners.

Each month, we'll be exploring a topic including:

• Exploring the Internet
• Exploring Digital Citizenship
• Exploring Art with Code (extension)
• Web Design (extension) 
• Game Design (extension)
  
• Tracy the Turtle Adventures (extension)

It is a self-paced course and you can work on it when you've completed your daily assignment.

To sign up, please go to the link

Code Solutions

/* This program will have Karel run around the racetrack
 * 8 times. */
function main() {
 	for (let i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
		runLap();
	}
}

// This function has Karel run once around the track
function runLap() {
	for (let i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
		runSide();
	}
}

// Karel runs one leg of the track and puts down a ball
function runSide() {
	while (frontIsClear()) {
		move();
	}
	putBall();
	turnLeft();
}

main();

// Answers may vary, especially on how the student moves
// Karel forward.

/* This program will have Karel build a tower on
 * every odd column. A tower consists of 3 tennis balls
 * stacked on top of each other. */
function main() {
    buildTower();
    while (frontIsClear()) {
        move();
        if (frontIsClear()) {
            move();
            buildTower();
        }
    }
}

/* This function has Karel build a tower that is three balls high.
 * Precondition: Karel is facing east at the location to build the tower.
 * Postcondition: Karel has built the tower, and is back at the base
 *                facing east.
 */
function buildTower() {
    turnLeft();
    for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
        putBall();
        move();
    }
    turnAround();
    goDown();
    turnLeft();
}

/* This function moves Karel to the wall. */
function goDown(){
    while (frontIsClear()) {
        move();
    }
}

main();