For this lesson, we will review on the four step process for creating a program in Alice.

Daily Learning Targets for Creating a Program with Alice

By the end of this lesson, you should be able to create a computer program that animates objects in a virtual world with Alice by using the four-step process to create the code/program for the animation.

Describe the problem or task (read a scenario or story to be told).
Design (plan ahead with a storyboard and pseudo-code).
Implement (write the program).
Test (see if it works by playing, running or executing the program).

Vocabulary for Module 2

Scenario: a description of a story, game, or simulation - often called the problem or task statement.
Storyboard: this is the design approach used to create a solution to a problem or plan a list of actions to perform a task, as specified in a scenario.
Textual Storyboard: it is a a plan of a list instructions to perform a specific task; it looks something like a "to-do" list and allows us to prepare a planned structure for writing program code.
Pseudo-code: a loose version of the instructions that will eventually become program code.
Implement: to write a program or code based on a story board or pseudo-code.
Execute/Play/Test/Run: press play, or execute, run, or test a program and see if it works.

Lesson for Creating a Program

You will create an animation program by writing the code for the "First Encounter Alice World". Do the following to learn how to do this.

Click and download the following Alice world program: FirstEncounter_SetUp.a2w
Open the FirstEncounter_SetUp Alice world in the Alice World program.
STOP! Did the FirstEncounter_SetUp Alice world open up in Alice? Why or why not?
Save the Alice World as: lastname_firstinitial_FirstEncounter in the Day 1 folder.
Open the following PowerPoint file: Student_First_Encounter_Animation_Storyboard.pptx.
Follow Mr. Lopez's instructions for completing the storyboard and First Encounter Alice World program.