This unit introduces students to beginner-friendly programming languages, developer environments, and the core practices of planning and building simple interactive projects. Students learn IDE setup and navigation, detect and fix syntax and logic errors, explore event-driven ideas and optional hardware add-ons, and begin developing and sharing their own projects to prepare for deeper programming concepts in subsequent units.
Learning Objectives
- Analyze beginner-friendly programming languages and integrated development environments to select an appropriate language/IDE for a given introductory project
- Apply IDE setup and navigation skills to create, save, run, and iteratively edit code while using basic debugging tools to identify syntax errors
- Demonstrate project planning and implementation by brainstorming, scoping, and building a small interactive or event-driven program, optionally integrating simple hardware
- Evaluate and troubleshoot programs to identify and correct syntax and logic errors, improve functionality, and prepare work for sharing and showcasing
Curriculum
- 1 Section
- 18 Lessons
- 30 hours
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- Unit 1 — Foundations of Creative Coding18
- 1.1What Languages Will I Use?20 mins
- 1.2Basic IDE Setup and Navigation20 mins
- 1.3Syntax Errors20 mins
- 1.4Brainstorm20 mins
- 1.5Brainstorm20 mins
- 1.6Brainstorm20 mins
- 1.7Brainstorm20 mins
- 1.8Programming Your Own Ideas20 mins
- 1.9Upping Your Game20 mins
- 1.10What Does a Computer Program Look Like?20 mins
- 1.11Adding Hardware20 mins
- 1.12Logic Errors20 mins
- 1.13Sidebar: Event-driven programming20 mins
- 1.14Start a New Project20 mins
- 1.15Start a New Project20 mins
- 1.16Start a New Project20 mins
- 1.17Sharing and Showcasing Your Work20 mins
- 1.18Next Steps20 mins
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