Teaching (really young) kids to code Greenfoot...Teaching (really young) kids to code Greenfoot in...
15
Teaching (really young) kids to code Greenfoot in an enrichment program for gifted youth Brian Myers Northwestern University Center for Talent Development www.ctd.northwestern.edu
Transcript of Teaching (really young) kids to code Greenfoot...Teaching (really young) kids to code Greenfoot in...
Tea
chin
g (
rea
lly
yo
un
g)
kid
s to
co
de
Gre
en
foo
t in
an
en
rich
me
nt
pro
gra
m
for
gif
ted
yo
uth
Bri
an
Mye
rs
No
rth
we
ste
rn U
niv
ers
ity
Ce
nte
r fo
r Ta
len
t D
eve
lop
me
nt
ww
w.c
td.n
ort
hw
est
ern
.ed
u
Blu
eJ/
Gre
en
foo
t D
ay -
SIG
CS
E 2
00
9
ww
w.c
td.n
ort
hw
est
ern
.ed
u
=+
Blu
eJ/
Gre
en
foo
t D
ay -
SIG
CS
E 2
00
9
At
this
ag
e,
the
co
mp
ute
r is
th
ou
gh
t o
f a
s a
ga
me
co
nso
le.
Exp
ect
ati
on
s m
ust
be
fra
me
d w
ith
ou
t ri
sk t
o m
oti
vati
on
.
Wh
en
is s
na
ck t
ime
?
Pri
or
exp
eri
en
ce o
r la
ck t
he
reo
f (O
S c
om
ma
nd
s, f
ile
hie
rarc
hy,
me
dia
Dis
tin
ctiv
e a
spe
cts
of
wo
rkin
g w
ith
mid
dle
sch
oo
l k
ids
vers
us
up
pe
r g
rad
e l
eve
l/u
niv
ers
ity
st
ud
en
ts
Blu
eJ/
Gre
en
foo
t D
ay -
SIG
CS
E 2
00
9
Pri
or
exp
eri
en
ce o
r la
ck t
he
reo
f (O
S c
om
ma
nd
s, f
ile
hie
rarc
hy,
me
dia
ed
itin
g t
oo
ls
Pa
ren
tal
exp
eri
en
ce/c
om
pe
ten
cie
s/g
uid
an
ce.
Lim
ite
d a
cce
ss/e
dit
me
dia
co
nte
nt
.
Ba
sic
dig
ita
l co
mp
ete
nci
es
acq
uir
ed
on
a “
ne
ed
to
kn
ow
” b
asi
s
Co
nce
pt
form
ati
on
: th
e im
po
rta
nce
of
ph
ysic
ali
ty a
nd
pla
y
Low
flo
or
–H
igh
ce
ilin
g –
Wid
e w
all
s
�P
rov
idin
g
a l
ow
flo
or
mo
st i
mp
ort
an
t w
ith
th
is a
ge
gro
up
: a
llo
w t
he
m t
o b
e
Ad
dre
ssin
g d
ive
rse
sk
ill
leve
ls
an
d s
tud
en
t in
tere
sts
thro
ug
h a
dif
fere
nti
ate
d a
pp
roa
ch
Blu
eJ/
Gre
en
foo
t D
ay -
SIG
CS
E 2
00
9
�P
rov
idin
g
a l
ow
flo
or
mo
st i
mp
ort
an
t w
ith
th
is a
ge
gro
up
: a
llo
w t
he
m t
o b
e
succ
ess
ful,
inst
ill
con
fid
en
ce.
Th
is i
s a
cco
mp
lish
ed
th
rou
gh
th
e c
om
ple
tio
n o
f
we
ek
ly p
roje
cts
(Gre
en
Ro
om
) a
nd
th
e p
rov
isio
n o
f si
mp
le,
dis
cre
te t
uto
ria
ls.
�H
igh
ce
ilin
g:
pro
vid
e c
ha
lle
ng
es
on
an
op
tio
na
l b
asi
s (“
Go
ing
to
th
e M
oo
n”
sce
na
rio
by
Ra
nd
y G
all
an
t a
nd
Qu
say
Ma
hm
ou
d).
�W
ide
wa
lls:
off
er
pro
ject
s th
at
are
cu
sto
miz
ab
le;
off
er
imp
rov
isa
tio
na
l in
-
cla
ss a
ctiv
itie
s.
Th
e c
om
pu
ter
on
ly k
no
ws
wh
at
you
te
ll i
t: s
tud
en
ts p
lay
th
e r
ole
s o
f
com
pu
ter
an
d c
om
pu
ter
pro
gra
mm
er.
Sim
on
Sa
ys:
stu
de
nts
pla
y o
ut
con
dit
ion
al e
xpre
ssio
ns.
Pla
ne
t B
oo
lea
n:
wh
ere
th
e t
raff
ic l
igh
ts h
ave
on
ly t
wo
la
mp
s, g
ree
n a
nd
red
.
Pla
yfu
l cl
ass
roo
m a
ctiv
itie
s p
rov
ide
a f
ou
nd
ati
on
of
exp
eri
en
ce
Blu
eJ/
Gre
en
foo
t D
ay -
SIG
CS
E 2
00
9
red
.
We
ek
ly w
ork
she
et
pro
ject
s: s
tud
en
ts i
nst
an
tia
te (
wa
lk o
ut)
th
e m
oti
on
s
an
d b
eh
avio
rs
of
Act
or
cla
sse
s (e
.g.,
th
e e
ne
my
mo
tio
ns
of
Sp
ace
Inva
de
rs)
Blu
eJ/
Gre
en
foo
t D
ay -
SIG
CS
E 2
00
9
htt
p:/
/ww
w.g
ree
nfo
ot.
org
/gre
en
roo
m
Blu
eJ/
Gre
en
foo
t D
ay -
SIG
CS
E 2
00
9
Sce
na
rio
cre
ate
d b
y M
ich
ae
l B
err
y
htt
p:/
/ww
w.g
ree
nfo
ot.
org
/gre
en
roo
m
Blu
eJ/
Gre
en
foo
t D
ay -
SIG
CS
E 2
00
9
Sp
ace
wa
r: t
hro
ug
ho
ut
the
eig
ht-
we
ek
se
ssio
n s
tud
en
ts
bu
ild
an
d c
ust
om
ize
a s
cro
lle
rsc
en
ari
o
Blu
eJ/
Gre
en
foo
t D
ay -
SIG
CS
E 2
00
9
Sa
mp
le m
ini-
tuto
ria
ls d
istr
ibu
ted
wit
h a
cco
mp
an
yin
g w
ork
she
ets
Blu
eJ/
Gre
en
foo
t D
ay -
SIG
CS
E 2
00
9
ad
dO
bje
ct()
rem
ove
Ob
ject
()
setL
oca
tio
n()
mo
use
Cli
cke
d()
ge
tWid
th()
, g
etH
eig
ht(
)g
etI
ma
ge
()
ge
tX()
, g
etY
()d
raw
Str
ing
()
isK
ey
Do
wn
()se
tIm
ag
e()
Lim
it t
he
nu
mb
er
of
me
tho
ds
intr
od
uce
d
so t
ha
t th
e s
tud
en
t p
rog
ram
me
r ca
n a
chie
ve m
ast
ery
of
ea
ch
Blu
eJ/
Gre
en
foo
t D
ay -
SIG
CS
E 2
00
9
isK
ey
Do
wn
()se
tIm
ag
e()
ge
tRa
nd
om
Nu
mb
er(
)se
tBa
ckg
rou
nd
()
ge
tOn
eIn
ters
ect
ing
Ob
ject
()p
lay
So
un
d()
In t
ruth
, o
ur
eig
ht-
we
ek
se
ssio
ns
all
ow
on
ly j
ust
en
ou
gh
tim
e t
o
exp
eri
me
nt
wit
h j
ust
a f
ew
of
the
Gre
en
foo
t m
eth
od
s.
Blu
eJ/
Gre
en
foo
t D
ay -
SIG
CS
E 2
00
9
Ho
pp
er:
co
lle
ct t
he
ca
rro
ts a
nd
avo
id t
he
fo
x (M
oll
y, a
ge
12
).
Blu
eJ/
Gre
en
foo
t D
ay -
SIG
CS
E 2
00
9
Sp
ace
wa
r: d
on
’t l
et
the
en
em
ies
rea
ch y
ou
r fl
ee
t! (
Nic
ho
las,
ag
e 1
2).
ww
w.c
td.n
ort
hw
est
ern
.ed
u
bri
an
-mye
rs(a
t)n
ort
hw
est
ern
(do
t)e
du
Blu
eJ/
Gre
en
foo
t D
ay -
SIG
CS
E 2
00
9
