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Pushing the Boundaries

• Week 5: Pushing the Boundaries
• Student Ages: 9-14 years old
• Activity Time: 60 minutes
• Activity Level: Beginner Coder

Prerequisites

• Download and Installation of Kodu
• Getting Started with Kodu
• Rapid Prototyping
• Game Mechanics
• Game Experience

Learning Objectives

• Students will learn the concept of building games with skill and chance. Students will learn about knowing their limitations and their audience.

Contents

• Pushing the Boundaries
  
• Complete Game: Super Mario Bros. Help Mario reach the end by avoiding Water, Goombas, and Bullet Bills!

Student Activities

Theme and Story
Students will learn about games that involve skill and others that involve an element of chance. Students will learning about knowing their limitations and their audiance.
Subjects: Design Technology, Digital Literacy, 21st Century Learning Skills

Puzzles
Students will learn about games that use puzzles and can be solved using deductive reasoning.
Subjects: Design Technology, Digital Literacy, 21st Century Learning Skills

Probability and Chance
Students will learn more about games that involve probability and chance. Students will learning about knowing their limitations and their audiance.
Subjects: Design Technology, Digital Literacy, 21st Century Learning Skills

Skills

Character, Citizenship, Collaboration, Communication, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Project Based Learning