Friday, July 25, 2014

Intramural Competition Day!


Today's Agenda:
  1. 15 minutes: Icebreaker & Overview
  2. 45 minutes: Continue Coding Your Game Strategy 
    • Continue programming your game strategy! 
    • You may want to refer back to these resources: 
      • the Introduction to Game Mode tutorial, in which you will learn to use the game mode (as opposed to the free mode that you have been using up to this point). 
      • the game manual with very detailed information about the competition and rules of the game 
      • the game overview slideshow, with directions for how to complete most advanced functions of the game (it's a review of the skills challenges) 
      • the Let the Games Begin slideshow, to help articulate your game strategy 
      • the results of the regional competitions in Alabama, Georgia, Texas, & Ohio
  3. 30 minutes: Presenting Progress to the Team & Break
  4. 30 minutes: Review Jeopardy! Game
  5. 60 minutes: Continue Coding, with a brain break!
  6. 25 minutes: Intramural Competition
    • Learn how to compete against your teammates in the simulator by following the directions in this Intramural Game Mode tutorial.
    • The winning team will submit their code for the practice regional competition.
  7. 5 minutes: Wrap-Up & Close-Out

Here's a preview to our schedule:
  • Week 4:
    • review results of practice regional competition
    • work time to revise code
    • prepare for actual regional competition
  • Week 5:
    • review results of actual regional competition
    • work time to revise code of winning team
    • learn more about space exploration and applications of STEM
  • Friday, August 15th:
    • field trip to NASA Ames for the final competition

Finished Early? Here are some activities and resources to explore: