How+Can+Learning+Help+My+Community

How Can My Learning Help My Community ATMOSPHIR and POWERGAME

TECH 2

Area of Interaction: Community and Service Significant Concept: Video games can be used to understand math, technology, engineering, social studies, English, and/or science. Unit Question: How can my learning help my community?

You will receive an academic grade and an MYP grades for this assignment.

Requirements:

-Take the test on [|Skyward] -Create a video game for 4th grade students. Your game needs to help 4th grade students with one subject area. You can use the following site to help you: [|UEN] -Choose a video game site to use, such as Atmosphir, Power Game, or your favorite game maker site. -Your game needs to have at least 5 levels. -Complete the Design Cycle <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">-Use the brainstorming chart. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">-Use the storyboard <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">-Spend one day practicing Atmosphir or Power Game. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">-Your Assignment is due September 14.

__<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Identify the Problem __ <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">1. What is the problem you need to solve? The problem is how to make an education video game. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">2. How does the Design Cycle apply to the real world? <span style="color: #1f1f32; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">It applies to the real world because it helps people do better on their job. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">3. How will this video game serve my community? <span style="color: #36364f; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">It will help them get education while they play a game. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">4. How can my learning help my community? <span style="color: #040406; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">it will help them learn more things in their lives.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">5. How does this help others? <span style="color: #1e1e25; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">It helps them learn to use the design cycle. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">6. What are the requirements for this assignment? <span style="color: #1e1e2e; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Make a 4th grade education game. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">7. What is Atmosphir? <span style="color: #1a1a28; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">The program i used to make my game. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">8. What is PowerGame? <span style="color: #0e0e1b; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">the program that i use to make my game from last year.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Day 2 <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">9. Spend one day experimenting with Atmosphir. List five things your learned about Atmosphir: <span style="color: #1b1b31; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">1. You can add more monsters. 2. You can add blocks on top of each other. 3. it is easier then PowerGame. 4. You can use bombs. 5. It is funnier then PowerGame. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">10. Are you going to use Atmosphir or PowerGame for this assignment? <span style="color: #080812; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Im going to us Atmosphir. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Day 3 __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Design Brief __ <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">11. Write a short statement of what you are going to make, why you are going to make <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">it, and for whom you are making it for. Im going to make a game where there is going to be a lot of monster they have to kill and they have to answer the question. If they answer the question right then they can move on. Also I'm going to make the game for a 4th grader. __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Formulate a Design Specification __ <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">12. What are the requirements for this assignment? <span style="color: #1d1d35; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Make a education game that is at least 30 minutes long. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">13. What are the limitations you have with this assignment? Make a long level. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">14. How will you "test" your project? <span style="color: #141429; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">I will test on a 4th grader to see if they can pass it.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">PLAN:

With some teacher support,


 * student creates a **range** of **possible** designs, **each evaluated** and compared to the project requirements.

student gives good reason for the chosen design and **evaluates** it against project requirements.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">15. Brainstorm <span style="color: #06062d; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">﻿ <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> ideas. Use the chart below: <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> [|IB Brainstorming Chart .pdf] <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">16. What idea did you choose and why did you choose it? <span style="color: #15231d; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">I choose One that there going to be in a castle. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">17. Does your idea meet all of the requirements? <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Yes it does meet all of the requirements.

With some teacher support,


 * student produces a plan that contains a **number** of **detailed, logical** steps that describes the use of resources and time.

Student evaluates the plan and records changes made to the design.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">18. Use the story board paper below to plan your video game. Include how many levels you will have, what will be on each level, how will you include teaching skills to young students, and what will your questions be about. [|story board.pdf] <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">19. Explain how you will use your time to get your project finished in 12 days:
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Day 1: Take the test on Skyward and answer the Investigate questions.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Day 2: Experiment with Atmosphir.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Day 3: Complete the Design Brief, the Design Specification, the Brainstorming Chart, and the Storyboard.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Day 4: Finish the Storyboard and start Atmosphir.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Day 5: Work on the game
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Day 6: Work on the game
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Day 7: Work on the game
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Day 8: Work on the game
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Day 9: Work on the game
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Day 10: Work on the game
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Day 11: WInish wikispaces questions.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Day 12: Finish Design Folder and Atmosphir game.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">CREATE:

With some teacher support,


 * student **skillfully uses** appropriate techniques and equipment.

student follows the plan and **gives reasons** for any changes made, resulting in a product/solution of **appropriate** quality using the resources available.


 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Use appropriate software create your video game . (and be nice to my computer!)
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Follow your plan and story board.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Pay attention to the quality of your presentation!

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">EVALUATE:

With some teacher support,


 * student evaluates the success of the product/solution based on the design specifications, **results of testing,** and the **feedback from self and others.**

student provides an evaluation of his or her own performance **at each stage of the design cycle** and suggests
 * improvements.

student provides an appropriate evaluation of the **impact** of the product/solution on life, society and/or the environment (unit question).

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">20. If you made any changes to your plan or story board, explain why you changed it: <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">21. How could you improve your game? <span style="color: #0c0c17; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Add more floors to the castle. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">22. Does your game meet all of the requirements? <span style="color: #08080c; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">My game did meet all of the requirements. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">23. Share your video game with at least one friend. What did he/she like about your game? <span style="color: #19192e; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">They liked it <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">24. Reflect on all the steps of the Design Cycle. What did you do well? What do you need to improve? <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">25. Were you responsible in using the software, Internet, pictures, and computer? <span style="color: #0f0f14; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">I was responsible with the software and everything else. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">26. How can my learning help my community? <span style="color: #0f0f2a; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">It can help them learn how to use the design cycle <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">27. What grade do you deserve on this project? (1 - 6) <span style="color: #09091a; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">I think a 5.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Why did you change your plan?
 * <span style="color: #090920; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">I changed to make it more harder.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Why did you change your story board?
 * <span style="color: #1d1d35; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">To make the game better and funnier.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Investigate: <span style="color: #121217; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">I thought of the way to make the game.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Plan: <span style="color: #1a1a1e; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">I planned how to make the game better.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Create: <span style="color: #0e0e11; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">I made the game and came out better then i planned it.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Evaluate:<span style="color: #0e0e15; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> I Tested my game and its hard to pass but its fun.


 * ATTITUDE: **


 * With some teacher support,
 * student **consistently** displays a satisfactory standard in **both** of the aspects listed above. ||
 * Motivation, independence, general positive attitude. ||
 * Towards safety, cooperation and respects for others. ||
 * Towards safety, cooperation and respects for others. ||

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">28. Reflect on your attitude on each step of the Design Cycle. Did you completely answer each step without complaining, being a whiny baby, or saying "it's too hard". Explain your answer: <span style="color: #0f0f10; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">My attitude was good because i wasn't a whiny baby and saying it was to hard. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">29. What grade do you deserve on your attitude? (1 - 6) <span style="color: #0f0f15; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">I think i deserve a 6

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">How You Will Receive a Letter Grade: <span style="color: #e7ac36; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">- Create a video game for 4th grade students with 5 levels = +100, you will receive 20 points for each level.
 * <span style="color: #e7ac36; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Questions = +10
 * <span style="color: #e7ac36; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Quality = +5
 * <span style="color: #e7ac36; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Creativity = +5

<span style="color: #e7ac36; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">- Complete the Design Cycle = +50 - <span style="color: #e7ac36; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Use the brainstorming chart = +20

<span style="color: #e7ac36; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">- Use the storyboard = +20

<span style="color: #e7ac36; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">- Spend one day practicing Atmosphir or Power Game = +10

<span style="color: #e7ac36; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">GRAND TOTAL = 200 POINTS

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">You will receive an MYP grade for each step of the Design Cycle.