Maze Game Scratch Lesson

Maze Game

​Stand-up, Hand-up, Pair-up

​Vocabulary

Programming- the process of preparing an instructional program for a device (such as a computer)

Iteration- a procedure in which repetition of a sequence of operations yields results successively closer to a desired result

Debugging- to eliminate errors in or malfunctions of ex.debug a computer program

Visual Programming Language- In computing, a visual programming language, also known as diagrammatic programming, graphical programming or block coding, is a programming language that lets users create programs by manipulating program elements graphically rather than by specifying them textually.

​What is an iterative design process?

Use the internet to research the answer to the question and find a process that you want to use in today’s lesson. Write your iterative design process on a sticky note.


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​Part 1: Programming the Original Maze Game (15 min.)

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​Step 1

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Step 3

​Step 4

Step 5

​Time to submit your 1st version.

1. In Scratch go to File-> Save to your computer.

2. Then save that file to you Google Drive (rename it with you, your partners name a 1) and share it with Mr. Swallows.

​“What parts of the design process have we completed?” What part of the process do we need to do next?

​Step 6

Your group will partner with another group and you will let the other group play your game. After the other group plays the game, have them answer these peer review questions.
1. What was your favorite thing?
2.What was your least favorite thing?
3. Was there anything you wanted to do that the game wouldn't let you do?
4. What would you do to make the game better?

​Step 7

Now take what you learned from the peer review and make your game better.

Repeat Steps 6 & 7 at least three times.

Consider the following upgrades

​Time to submit your Final version.

1. In Scratch go to File-> Save to your computer.

2. Then save that file to you Google Drive (rename it with you, your partners name a F) and share it with Mr. Swallows.

Exit Ticket

Open Ended

How do you think your answers to the peer review questions affected other groups' maze game?

Open Ended

• How did using the iterative design process affect your final program? 

Open Ended

• What steps do you think a good iterative design process includes?