Students are introduced to computer programming languages and a structured
programming environment, and they construct algorithms and code instructions
to solve identified problems.

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You will need to have headphones to complete many of these assignments - these are not supplied by the school.

What is ALICE?
ALICE is an object-oriented programming software.  One of the great features of this program is that it is open source.  That means that you can use it for free!

In this module we will use Alice.  This program is freeware and can be used to create computer programs. 

For this module we will use the text Learning to Program with Alice by Wanda P. Dann, Stephen Cooper and Randy Pausch.  There are a limited number of these texts in the school.  Ask if you should sign one out from the library or use a classroom copy to work with for this module.  If there are many students in your class working on this module at one time you may need to share the books.

Chapter 1 – Getting Started with Alice (2 classes)    
Read chapter one of the textbook (Page 1 – 18).

In the Help menu – select tutorials – Tutorial 4 (Creating Worlds).  Follow the instructions in this tutorial. 

Once you have finished this tutorial please complete Exercises 1 – 4 (Island, Winter, Snow Pile and Tea Party) from pages 16 and 17 of the textbook. Save these in a folder called Programming 1 as Island, Winter, Snow Pile and Tea Party.

Chapter 2 – Program Design and Implementation (3 - 4 classes)
Read chapter two of the textbook (Page 19-50)

In the Help menu – select tutorials – Tutorial 1(Figure Skater). Follow the instructions in this tutorial.
In the Help menu – select tutorials – Tutorial 2(Defending Naptime). Follow the instructions in this tutorial. 

Complete Exercise 2-1 - page 47 - in the textbook – Creating Storyboards.  Choose one of the three storyboards in the textbook and create a visual and textual storyboard (two storyboards) for the scene.  See the examples on previous pages of the textbook to assist you with this. Print your story boards and submit them when completed.

Complete Exercises 2-2 - page 47 - 49 - First Encounters, Snow People, Circling Fish, Tortoise Gets a Cookie & Magnet Fun. Save these exercises with the file names listed above.

Watch for additional assignments for the module.

The “THIS” Riddle

I can be this, and you can be this.  And yes, we can be this.  He can’t be this, and she can’t be this.  And too, they can’t be this.  Dogs can’t be this but cats can.  And a kitten can’t be this but a puppy can.  Givers can’t be this but beggars can.  And humility can’t be this but greed can.  Not even peace can be this but fear can.

What is “THIS?”