Dante+Guitink+Unit+4



__** Investigation **__

Problem: In this unit, we had to create something that would inform the public about an environmental issue. I chose to make a game using a program called Scratch, and i thought i should make it about safer driving.

Tests As a test i decided to ask my driver to play my game and after explain to me what he learned and how he think it helped him.This is a good test because he is someone who does a lot of driving and so if i teach him something i will know ive suceeded.

Scratch is a programming language learning environment enabling beginners to get results without having to learn syntactically correct writing first. Created by the MIT Media Lab, it is intended to motivate for further learning through playfully experimenting and creating projects, such as interactive animations, games, etc. Advocates suggest that individuals who use Scratch at a young age develop a solid foundation of knowledge that can help prepare them for the use of higher level programming languages and math. Scratch is more concerned about the logic behind programming and solving problems. The great advantage of scratch is that complicated solution can be done on there. Scratch features a graphical user interface which not only encourages beginners but also lets them see what they can input. The name Scratch is derived from the turntablism's technique of scratching (Mixing Sounds) and stresses the similarity of the process of programming to the process of mixing/scratching instead of its similarity to the processes of writing (i.e. scripting). Scratch is available for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and the cloud. The source code is made available under GPLv2 license and Scratch Source Code License.

The first version of Scratch was developed in 2003 by the Lifelong Kindergarten group, led by Mitchel Resnic, at the MIT Media Lab. The tactile and visual GUI of Scratch allows children to explore by dragging-and-dropping blocks of conditions (with parameters) and of consequences ("actions") onto selected agents (called "sprites") and backgrounds (called "stages") how interactive animations, presentations, stories, and simple games can be playfully and programmatically created.

The blocks palette has code fragments (called "blocks") that can be dragged onto the scripts area to make programs. To keep the palette from being too big, it is organized into eight groups of blocks: movement, looks, sound, pen, control, sensing, operators, and variables. Different kinds of blocks have different colors and shapes.


 * __ Design Specs __**
 * Should be easy to use
 * Informative
 * Should address the problem
 * Using some Advanced techniques such as gravity or something similar


 * __ Plan __**

__**From the School Page.**__

Investigation= May 6, 2013

Design and plan= May 13, 2013

Create= May 27, 2013

Evaluate= May 31, 2013


 * __ Evaluate __**

My Investigation was the best part of my projects this year I think. This is because i managed my time best on it. My create was done well too, but i don't think that i managed my time well. I could see this because on the due date 4th of June, I was still busy finishing it. The quality of my create was better than my investigation, but time management has always been a weak point of mine, and so finishing the plan and investigation on time was a breakthrough for me.