alice-teacher Interactive zoo

[Elizabeth Mirecki]

I would love to see a completed Alice file as well Wendy. Thanks again for
sharing a great project!

Elizabeth Mirecki

Computer Science and Applications
LI School for the Gifted

On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 2:30 PM, HONEY, MICHAEL
<MHONEY at brewsterschools.org>wrote:

>  This seems like a great project.  Do you have a completed Alice file
> that can be sent out so that we can see what this looks like when all is
> said and done?
>  Michael Honey
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> Head Lacrosse Coach - Brewster High School
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> Math Teacher
> Silver Team
> H.H. Wells Middle School
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> *From:* alice-teachers-bounces+mhoney=
> brewsterschools.org at lists.andrew.cmu.edu [alice-teachers-bounces+mhoney=
> brewsterschools.org at lists.andrew.cmu.edu] On Behalf Of Wendy Evans [
> wendy_evans at cvsd.k12.pa.us]
> *Sent:* Monday, November 05, 2012 9:08 AM
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> *To:* 'Alice educators'
> *Subject:* Re: alice-teacher Interactive zoo
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>   Dennis,
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> I attached the “rest” of the phases to the zoo Project. Please give me any
> feedback on anything I could improve. Thanks!
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> *Miss Wendy Sue Evans*
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> Conestoga Valley High School
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> Math and Computer Science Teacher
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> cvsd.k12.pa.us at lists.andrew.cmu.edu [mailto:
> alice-teachers-bounces+wendy_evans=cvsd.k12.pa.us at lists.andrew.cmu.edu] *On
> Behalf Of *Dennis Cebuliak
> *Sent:* Sunday, November 04, 2012 11:48 PM
> *To:* 'Alice educators'
> *Subject:* Re: alice-teacher Interactive zoo
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> 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.
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> Dennis Cebuliak
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> Leduc Composite High School
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> Leduc, Alberta,
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> Canada
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> *From:* alice-teachers-bounces+cebuliak=shaw.ca at lists.andrew.cmu.edu [
> mailto:alice-teachers-bounces+cebuliak=shaw.ca at lists.andrew.cmu.edu<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
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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).
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> I’ve attached the first three phases for you to look at. I hope you find
> them helpful.
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> *Miss Wendy Sue Evans*
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> Conestoga Valley High School
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> Math and Computer Science Teacher
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> *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.edu<alice-teachers-bounces+wendy_evans=cvsd.k12.pa.us at lists.andrew.cmu.edu>]
> *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
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> Wendy,
> What does the interactive zoo do?
>
> Terrie Meyer
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> > 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)
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> > 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.
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> > Wendy Sue Evans
> > Conestoga Valley High School
> > Computer Science and math Teacher
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