CS4K5 Grade 3 Lost in Space
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Author:
Kathleen Harness
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Students will:
Paint stars with one paint palette and a space ship with another palette.
Create a script using x increase by and y increase by tiles.
Discover that increase by a set amount in a ticking script is like making jumps, positive and negative on a number line.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of large and small numbers speed and accuracy.
Analyze relationships between the x and y values and the slope of the line.
Change numbers in a ticking script to develop control of the spaceship.
Use detailed watchers to observe the location of the spaceship.
Use detailed watchers to retrieve the spaceship if it leaves view.
Use a pen trail true statement to show the path the spaceship has traveled among the stars.
Create a reset script specifying x and y locations and clearing pen trails.
Develop skill navigating with x and y axis information.
Use digital and analog clocks to track the travel time.
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CS4K5 Grade 3 Lost in Space
CS4K5 Grade 3 Lost in Space
