Learning objectives: Working with Strings – concatenation Working with 1-D arrays – accessing elements, count Multidimensional arrays – 2D- and 3D-arrays, accessing elements, count Traversing arrays – for-loops and nested-loops Ragged- or jagged-arrays; definition, applications and using loops to traverse jagged arrays Random numbers Summary: Students are lead through a Read more…
The Sphero-art project: Near the end of our section on algorithms, our middle- and high-school students did a fun project using Swift Playgrounds to control a Sphero (http://www.sphero.com) SPRK+ robot ball. These cute toys connect via bluetooth to iPads and iPhones and respond to commands from the iOS devices. Students Read more…
This week the students used the Shapes template to construct a face using lines, circles, and rectangles. They quickly learned the value of functions and loops in drawing repeating objects! Some students incorporated images into their drawings, as well. Projects were reviewed both for creativity and efficiency in coding.