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Student-Designed Games from Previous Semesters

Scenario: Students met in discussion groups to:

1. Create a list of skills that we have developed so far in this class. Each group will list those skills. For example, one skill might be:

• able to create an animation that repeats an infinite number of times

2. Then each group described three games or simulations that might be created using that set of skills.

Students will then have a choice to complete one of those projects or the Mystery Number project in our textbook.

Here are the suggested games:

• Subtraction Game
  Level: Second Graders
  Metaphor: Train Track to Home
  Description: Range of 100 miles. Student at position fifty miles how many miles before they would reach home?

• The Food Groups Gram Count
  Level: Third Grade
  Metaphor: Food Groups
  Description: Chart showing combinations of gram counts that will multiply to equal a designated number.

• Geography Quiz--5th grade
  • opening screen is a picture of a map; the name of a country is given
  • user must click on the country in the map
  • feedback is given
  • if correct, a new country name is given
  • more information is provided about that country
  • if wrong, the user must continue choosing until the correct answer is given

1. Intro to Mac/Windows--elementary school
   opening screen is a screenshot of the Mac or Windows desktop
   certain skills are tested such as:
   • pointing, clicking and dragging
   • double clicking
   • using pull down menus
   • using the trash
   • creating folders
   • placing documents in folders

   if correct, user is given a golden coin
   if incorrect, user is given more information and must try again

    

• Fire Safety Interactive Story--3rd grade
  opening screen is a story and graphic explaining that the user's house is on fire
  the user is given a series of choices at each critical point in the story
  depending on the choice, the user continues on a unique path through the story
  the end of the simulation occurs when the user "saves" his/her family or burns up

• Tic Tac Toe
  Students answer questions, if they get it right, the symbol "flies" over to the location of where the question used to be.

• US Geography
  Click on a state, a dialog box appears- student identifies the capital of the state with appropriate spelling.
  If inappropriate response = Gets a buzz.
  If appropriate response = state turns into "gold", and new state appears.

• Surgery
  Used at two levels- basic/beginner (Jr. High) and advanced (College A&P).
  Basic- identify technical name of various bones of the body
  Advanced- cut an internal organ of the body out and successfully identify the organ and its function

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