IF STEM: Coding & Gaming Bundle
Access to 3 courses offered by The IF Academy Virtual STEM Academy. This level of access has the best value if interested in Coding/Programming, as well as, Game Design & Development. The courses can be accessed anywhere internet service is available and has hundreds of hours of activities and training so you can become a STEM/Tech-Entrepreneurs!
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- How to scale and create Minecraft textures
- Solve basic engineering and mathematical problems using Minecraft blocks
- Simulate real-life scenarios using Minecraft blocks
- Apply STEAM concepts into the physical world
- A programming language called Scratch, built by MIT
- How to think like a computer
- Foundational programming/coding concepts
- How to make code animations and games
- What makes a good game and story
- How to program and design fun computer games
- How to convert game files for mobile play (optional)
- How to build multilevel games
WHAT YOU’LL CREATE
- Spirograph drawings
- Animated greeting cards
- A paint program
- A racing game
- A maze adventure
- Games with levels, points, backgrounds, sounds, and more!
- Your own library of games to play and share such as:
- Ping!
- Ice Breakers
- Cat Burglar
- Alien Attack
- Pest Busters
- Amazon Adventure
- Your own original game from a large collection of custom assets
- A scaled papercraft Minecraft skin
- Scaled drawings of a room of your choice and building it in Minecraft according to your drawing
- Town management plan and implementation of your plan
- Roller coasters, lemon batteries, electrical Redstone buildings, and more!!
ASSOCIATED 21st-CENTURY SKILLS
- Time Management & Organization
- Problem-Solving & Troubleshooting
- Creativity, Critical Thinking, Communication
- Analytical & Systems Thinking
- Resilience, Perseverance, Self-Discipline
- Design Thinking
- Spatial Reasoning
ASSOCIATED CAREERS
- Video Game Designer
- App Developer
- Software Engineer/Developer
- Game Character Developer
- Storytelling Concept Designer
- Architecture & Construction
- Engineering – Mechanical, Structural, Chemical, etc.
- Graphics & Software Engineer
- Project & Program Manager
- Video Game Programmer
- Data Analyst
- Web Developer
SYSTEM/EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
- ClickTeam Fusion 2.5 software ($25/yr educational price)
- Free Scratch account
- Minecraft Education Edition (learn more here), requires an Office 365 Education account.
- If you belong to a school district, check here to see if your school already has a Minecraft account
- Download Minecraft Edu. here
- Works on
- PC: Windows 7 or higher
- Mac: Mac OS X 10.7 or higher
- iPad
- NOT Chromebook compatible
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