alice-teacher Interactive zoo

[Dennis Cebuliak]

Wendy,

 

Thank you again for the rest of the project.  I will respond more fully in
several days - after my students have had the opportunity to rush to the
finish, and I can give a fuller report then. For the moment this gives a
framework for my students to transition from Alice to the NXT robotics which
they will be starting next week.

 

Dennis

 

 

From: alice-teachers-bounces+cebuliak=shaw.ca at lists.andrew.cmu.edu
[mailto:alice-teachers-bounces+cebuliak=shaw.ca at lists.andrew.cmu.edu] On
Behalf Of Wendy Evans
Sent: November-05-12 7:08 AM
To: 'Alice educators'
Subject: Re: alice-teacher Interactive zoo

 

Dennis,

I attached the "rest" of the phases to the zoo Project. Please give me any
feedback on anything I could improve. Thanks! 

 

Miss Wendy Sue Evans

Conestoga Valley High School

Math and Computer Science Teacher

 

 

 

From: alice-teachers-bounces+wendy_evans=cvsd.k12.pa.us at lists.andrew.cmu.edu
[mailto:alice-teachers-bounces+wendy_evans=cvsd.k12.pa.us at lists.andrew.cmu.e
du] On Behalf Of Dennis Cebuliak
Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2012 11:48 PM
To: 'Alice educators'
Subject: Re: alice-teacher Interactive zoo

 

Hello Wendy,  I really like your detailed approach, and it is much more
specific than giving students a generic project of a game design.  This very
specific projects is exactly what some students need - those who have
trouble finding their "feet" in game design.  Is there any chance that you
could kindly post the remaining assignments to this project?  Thank you so
much.

 

Dennis Cebuliak

Leduc Composite High School

Leduc, Alberta,

Canada

 

From: alice-teachers-bounces+cebuliak=shaw.ca at lists.andrew.cmu.edu
[mailto:alice-teachers-bounces+cebuliak=shaw.ca at lists.andrew.cmu.edu] On
Behalf Of Wendy Evans
Sent: November-01-12 2:10 PM
To: 'Alice educators'
Subject: Re: alice-teacher Interactive zoo

 

The interactive Zoo is a semester long project. Students begin by
researching two zoos from somewhere in the U.S. and writing a paper
comparing them. Then using these zoos as a model, I assign students into
groups of 3-4. Together, they design a zoo and draw a map. 

Each student is responsible for a habitat. In that habitat their animals
must perform at the push a button/lever, whatever they decide. They set up
an interactive panel in front of the habitat and when the user pushes the
button the animals inside perform.

They also must include amenities such as bathrooms, water fountains, petting
zoo, and landscaping, whatever they can think of to make their Zoo the best.
The students get quite creative with this.

The advanced students sometimes have a person that is the user and he/she
walks around the zoo. They can enter a letter on the keyboard and the person
walks to that particular habitat. Right now my students are in Phase 2: The
Map, due tomorrow. Phase Three will be to start building the Zoo World
entrance on their jump drives and building each habitat. Those not working
on the jump drive are busy "training" their animals to perform. That way
they will be ready to add them to the jump drive when the habitat is created
and ready to populate (just like a real zoo). 

 

I've attached the first three phases for you to look at. I hope you find
them helpful.

 

 

Miss Wendy Sue Evans

Conestoga Valley High School

Math and Computer Science Teacher

 

 

 

 

From: alice-teachers-bounces+wendy_evans=cvsd.k12.pa.us at lists.andrew.cmu.edu
[mailto:alice-teachers-bounces+wendy_evans=cvsd.k12.pa.us at lists.andrew.cmu.e
du] On Behalf Of Terrie Meyer
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 10:45 AM
To: alice-teachers at lists.andrew.cmu.edu
Subject: alice-teacher Interactive zoo

 

Wendy,
What does the interactive zoo do?

Terrie Meyer

> From: wendy_evans at cvsd.k12.pa.us
> To: alice-teachers at lists.andrew.cmu.edu
> Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:40:50 -0400
> Subject: Re: alice-teacher (no subject)
> 
> I usually supply the my teams with a jump drive to house their program. We
build an interactive zoo as a final project for the year. That way they can
share and each can add their work as they get it done.
> 
> Wendy Sue Evans
> Conestoga Valley High School
> Computer Science and math Teacher
 

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