Date
Subject/Period
Day 1- design world
8th grade Computer
Day 2- add code for
obstacles/movement
Day 3/4- tweak, add
pizzazz as needed
Teacher C. Stortz
Starter
Show Alice world with characters moving
using keyboard control. Show students
that the walls and obstacles will stop
characters.
Prior Experience with object, object trees,
methods, properties, creating billboards,
setting vehicle, camera shots will be
needed.
(this is a flexible lesson designed to take as
much as 6 days depending on skill and
interest of students)
Exit Slip
Create a simple world that has a character
moving with the keyboard.
Character should be able to not go through
obstacles.
Homework
(Extra days can be added based on where
students are in the lesson)
Essential Question (?)
How can I move objects and stop them from running through other objects in Alice?
Goal/ Essential Standard Nebraska uses ISTE
Objective: Moving and avoid obstacles
standards.
Learning Target: “I Can”
Students will construct a world with walls or obstacles that stop character/vehicles. Character or vehicles will be
controlled by keyboard.
Instructional Strategies (Nebraska uses ISTE standards for state Standards)
1. Student demonstrates creative thinking, construct knowledge and develop products and processes using
technology. (1- a, b, c)
2. Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. (3- a, b, c, d) (Any billboards used)
3. Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage project, … using appropriate
digital tools and resources. (4- b)
4. Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and
ethical behavior. (5- a, b, c, d)
5. Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems and operations. (6- a, b, c,
d)
6.
Procedure
Day 1- Students will design a maze, house, road, or pathway. (Hint: Outdoors are easier than in a house or building)
Should be fairly large and implement billboards, or objects found in the object folders. This will be used on day 4.
Day 2- Finish as needed, including obstacles if appropriate. If Course is finished move on to day 3
Day 31. Open new Alice world called keyboard. Choose the grass world.
2. In the at least 15 roads and line them up, creating a path that turns.
3. Add a car and size to fit on the entire road.
4. Adjust the camera to the point of view of the car.
5. Click on the camera. Under properties (lower left) change the camera’s vehicle to the car.
6. Click on done.
7. Create a group of objects in the object tree by right clicking on world and choosing create new group. Call it
roads and drag all of your road pieces into it. This cleans up the list in the object tree.
8. Click on create new event and choose let arrow keys move subject. Choose vehicle. Then play.
9. Practice driving on the practice course you created. After a few minutes go back and resize the vehicle to fit
on only one lane of the road.
10. Practice again. Save and close file when class is over.
Day 4
1. Open your original Alice world with all of the obstacles. Choose a car and set up to be driven using create
new event- let arrow keys move subject. Change to the car. Practice
2. Set up collision detection based on tutorial 17 from Alice workshop or video link.
3. Practice with your driving.