Community

How Can My Learning Help My Community ATMOSPHIR and POWERGAME

TECH 2

Area of Interaction: Community and Service Significant Concept: Video games can be used to understand math, technology, engineering, social studies, English, and/or science. Unit Question: How can my learning help my community?

You will receive an academic grade and an MYP grades for this assignment.

Requirements:

-Take the test on [|Skyward] -Create a video game for 4th grade students. Your game needs to help 4th grade students with one subject area. You can use the following site to help you: [|UEN] -Choose a video game site to use, such as Atmosphir, Power Game, or your favorite game maker site. -Your game needs to last about 30 minutes. -Complete the Design Cycle <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">-Use the brainstorming chart. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">-Use the storyboard <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">-Spend one day practicing Atmosphir or Power Game. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">-Your Assignment is due September 14.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">INVESTIGATE: (Write in complete sentences) <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17.6px;">With some teacher support, <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17.6px;">- completely **explain** the problem, **considering** its importance to your life. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17.6px;">- investigate the problem, **evaluate** information from a **variety** of **appropriate, recognized** sources. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17.6px;">- describe and explain that you understand all of the requirements and how the project will be graded.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">DESIGN AND PLAN: <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17.6px;">With some teacher support, <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17.6px;">- create a **range** of **possible** designs, **each evaluated** and compared to the project requirements. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17.6px;">- give a good reason for choosing your design, and evaluate with the requirements. [|IB Brainstorming Chart -1.pdf]

[|story board-2.pdf]

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17.6px;">With some teacher support,

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17.6px;">- produce a plan that contains a **number** of **detailed, logical** steps that describes the use of resources and time. Remember this is due Sept 9. Make a plan of how you are going to get everything finished! <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17.6px;">*note* some of the dates are off due to the fact we missed some days and made up for it by extending the due date. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">8/30: Take test on skyward and start plan <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">8/31: Continue with plan and do a little bit of investigating minecraft <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">9/01: Continue making plan, finish investigating and start building starting point of level <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">9/02: Finish plan and making the starting point <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">9/03: Make an elaborate maze with obstacles in minecraft <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">9/04: Make a series of doors you have to answer mathematical questions to get through. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">9/05: Make an obstacle course with question doors at the end <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">9/06: Make a mine cart track. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">9/07: Make a hidden hole in the floor. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">9/08: Make another mine cart track. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">9/09: Figure out a way to make it so they can't break blocks <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">9/10: Make a lava maze <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">9/11: Touch up levels, make sure all are working properly. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">9/12: Create series of questions with traps if they get them wrong. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">9/13: Make an ending point <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">9/14: Get people to test my game for me, make it is not too difficult or too easy. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">9/15: Touch everything up, make sure they're is no flaws.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17.6px;">- evaluate the plan and record changes made to the design.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">CREATE: <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17.6px;">With some teacher support, <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17.6px;">- **skillfully use** appropriate techniques and equipment. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17.6px;">- follow your plan and give reasons for any changes you made. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17.6px;">- the result is a project that is of appropriate quality, using all the resources you had available.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">EVALUATE:

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">With some teacher support, <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">- evaluate the success of the product based on the design specifications, **results of testing,** and the **feedback from self and others.** <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">- provide an evaluation of your performance **at each stage of the design cycle** and suggests improvements. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">- provide an appropriate evaluation of the **impact** of the project on life, society and/or the environment (unit question).

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">**ATTITUDE:** <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">With some teacher support, <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">- consistently display a satisfactory standard in the following two areas: <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">1. motivation, independence, attitude <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">2. safety, cooperation, and respect for others

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">How You Will Receive a Letter Grade: <span style="color: #e7ac36; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">- Create a video game for 4th grade students with 5 levels = +100, you will receive 20 points for each level.
 * <span style="color: #e7ac36; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Questions = +10
 * <span style="color: #e7ac36; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Quality = +5
 * <span style="color: #e7ac36; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Creativity = +5

<span style="color: #e7ac36; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">- Complete the Design Cycle = +50 - <span style="color: #e7ac36; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Use the brainstorming chart = +20

<span style="color: #e7ac36; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">- Use the storyboard = +20

<span style="color: #e7ac36; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">- Spend one day practicing Atmosphir or Power Game = +10

<span style="color: #e7ac36; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">GRAND TOTAL = 200 POINTS

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">You will receive an MYP grade for each step of the Design Cycle.