Module 1: Digital Storytelling

Overview

Module 1 is geared towards 4th grade. Students first learn about the Octopi interface, and then learn the different skills needed to create a digital story. Topics include sequential programming, event driven programming, costume changes, broadcast/receive, and scene changes.

Lessons

The curriculum is made up of FiredUp (off-computer) activities, Wiredup (on-computer) activites, optional worksheets that tie back to the standards, and assessments that we will use to assess our curriculum.

Initial Survey
We are redesigning our initial survey for fall 2014. Please do not have students take the initial survey.

Pre-assessment
Please switch off between the two assessments with your classes

• Navigation through a maze: NavigationPreAssessment.pdf
• Draw a computer scientist: DrawAComputerScientist.pdf

FiredUp Activity 1: Following Directions

• Worksheet - FiredUpActivity1FollowingDirections.pdf

FiredUp Activity 2: Giving Directions
Please switch off between picture A and picture B with your classes

• Worksheet - FiredUpActivity2GivingDirections.pdf
• Pictures - DrawingPictures.pdf

WiredUp Activity 3: Octopi and Scratch
(Just getting used to the program)

• Large Movie - OctopiTutorialVideo.mov (If you want to download it, right-click and save link as...)
• Octopi guide - IntroOverview.pdf
• Starting Point - OctopiTutorial.oct
• Example Final Solution - OctopiTutorialFinal.oct

WiredUp Activity 4: Sequential Execution, Motion
(glide, turn, green flag)
Animals

• 4 minute Movie - MammalsMovie.mov - (If you want to download it, right-click and save link as...)
• Pre-lab activity (optional): 4PreActivityAnimals.pdf The lab no longer depends on the pre-lab activity. It is truly optional.
• In-lab activity: 4WiredUpAnimals.pdf
• Solutions - 4PreActivityAnimalsKEY.pdf,
  4WiredUpAnimalsKEY.pdf
• Starting Point - AnimalsGame.oct
• Solution - AnimalsGameFinal.oct

FiredUp Activity 5: Initialization

• Worksheet - 5FiredUpInitialization.pdf

WiredUp Activity 6: Initialization
(On green flag)
Pinata

• Starting point - PinataInitialization.oct
• Solution - PinataInitializationFinal.oct

Animal Race

• In-lab activity: 6WiredUpAnimalRace.pdf
• Solution - 6WiredUpAnimalRaceKEY.pdf
• Starting point - AnimalRace.oct
• Solution - AnimalRaceFinal.oct

WiredUp Activity 7: Event-Driven Programming Part 1
(when sprite clicked)
The Solar System: Planets

• Pre-lab activity (optional): 7PreActivitySolarSystem.pdf
• In-lab activity: 7WiredUpPlanets.pdf
• Solution - 7WiredUpPlanetsKEY.pdf
• Starting Point - Planets.oct
• Solution - PlanetsFinal.oct

WiredUp Activity 8: Event-Driven Programming Part 2
(when key pressed)
The Solar System: Rockets

• In-lab activity: 8WiredUpRocket.pdf
• Solution: 8WiredUpRocketKEY.pdf
• Starting Point - Rocket.oct
• Solution - RocketFinal.oct

Racing Game (Bonus project for those who get done early):

• Description - 8bBonusActivityRacing.pdf
• Starting Point - RaceGame.oct
• Solution - RaceGameFinal.oct

FiredUp Activity 9: Messages

• Worksheet - FiredUpActivity4Messages.pdf

WiredUp Activity 10: Message-Passing
(broadcast, receive)
California Geography

• Pre-lab activity (optional): CAGeographyWorksheet.pdf
• In-lab activity: 10WiredUpCAGeography.pdf
• Solution: 10WiredUpCAGeographyKEY.pdf
• Starting Point - CAGeographyBroadcast.oct
• Solution - CAGeographyBroadcastFinal.oct

Missions (Bonus project for those who finish early)

• Starting Point - Missions.oct
• Solution - MissionsFinal.oct

WiredUp Activity 11: Costume Changes
(next costume, set costume)
Dance Party

• In-lab activity: 11WiredUpDanceParty.pdf
• Solution: 11WiredUpDancePartyKEY.pdf
• Starting Point DanceParty.oct
• Solution - DancePartyFinal.oct

WiredUp Activity 12: Scene Changes
(backgrounds, hide, show)
Flower Growing

• In-lab activity:12WiredUpPlantGrowing.pdf
• Solution:12WiredUpPlantGrowingKEY.pdf
• Starting Point - PlantGrowing.oct
• Solution - PlantGrowingFinal.oct
• Example -PlantGrowingExample.oct

Culminating WiredUp Activity