Student Instructions
SPORTS CODING
https://code.org/athletes
Try to complete all 10 levels of this coding activity. If you do, you will be awarded a certificate by Hour of Code! Submit your certificate of completion to an additional page of this template (download certificate as an image, tap
add page, then click
on the left panel,
and upload your image from the location you downloaded it to). Also, complete the exit ticket on the template on what you found easy, difficult and what you enjoyed.
Today, you'll be learning to code either a basketball game, or a mixed sports game! Code the game to count scores and win! Coding is usually in text but today we'll use Blockly, a system which uses blocks that you can drag and drop to write programs. 'Under the hood', you're creating Javascript code, which is really complex coding language! Blockly, which uses visual blocks that you drag and drop to write programs. It’s easier to learn programming using a visual language.
Make sure you watch the videos to support your understanding - there are even some motivational videos from professional athletes to cheer you on!
Enjoy!