Week 3: Boolean Operators and Platformer
Week 3: Boolean Operators and Platformer
Unit: Conditionals and Control Flow
This week you use boolean operators (and, or, not) to combine conditions, then apply them to build a gravity system for a platformer. You add solid platforms with landing and wall collision, create a collectible objective with a score, and finish the week with an introduction to command-line interfaces using the Terminal and Minecraft Education Edition.
Weekly Schedule
| Day | Date | Topic | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Mon 10/26 | Boolean Operators | Build a Scratch project using and, or, or not, then complete the Boolean Operators Learning Check on CTLS. |
| 12 | Tue 10/27 | Gravity | Implement gravity with a velocity variable so the player accelerates as it falls, then take a learning check. |
| 13 | Wed 10/28 | Platforms and Collision | Add floating platforms and use or to detect landing, jumping, and wall collisions with the move-check-step-up pattern. |
| 14 | Thu 10/29 | Platformer Review | Add a collectible objective sprite with a score variable and respawn loop to complete the platformer. |
| 15 | Fri 10/30 | Terminal and Minecraft | Learn basic Terminal commands (ls, cd, touch, mkdir) and use /tp and /fill in Minecraft Education Edition. |
Graded Assignments
- Boolean Operators Learning Check — submitted on CTLS (Day 11).
- Gravity and Velocity Learning Check — submitted on Microsoft Forms (Day 12).
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