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Cannon Crasher Course

Welcome to Cannon Crasher Course, a Physics and Pen Drawing. Build a drawing-based car racing game and a projectile-based physics game with explosions.

Cannon Crasher Course

Welcome to Cannon Crasher Course, a Physics and Pen Drawing. Build a drawing-based car racing game and a projectile-based physics game with explosions.

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Physics and Pen Drawing Course

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Prerequisites

Turing's Tower

What Kids Learn

  • Reinforce block coding skills
  • Create 50 coding projects
  • Draw colorful artwork with code
  • Use physics to build exciting games
  • Explore game design techniques

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Pen Drawing

Learn to draw using pen colors and have your racer follow the mouse.

7 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Follow the Leader Example
  • Follow the Leader Pointer
  • Paint As You Move
  • Draw on Your Own Example
  • Draw on Your Own
  • Quiz
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Follow the Leader

Use pointing and turning blocks to track the racer and build "chase games".

9 Modules:

  • Follow the Leader Example
  • Follow the Leader
  • Collect Items Example
  • Collect Items
  • Collect the Orbs
  • Chase Game Example
  • Build a Chase Game
  • Survive the Graveyard Example
  • Survive the Graveyard
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Changing Actor Size

Program the racer to jump over enemy lines by changing its size whenever the spacebar is pressed.

7 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Jump Enemy Lines Example
  • Jump Enemy Lines
  • Line Hopper
  • Change Size Example
  • Change Size
  • Quiz
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Changing Pen Color

Experiment with pen color and pen size to draw different patterns. Make an Etch-a-sketch like game.

9 Modules:

  • Race Car Example
  • Race Car
  • Doodle Racer Example
  • Doodle Racer
  • Draw an Ice Cream Cone
  • Fun Drawing Example
  • Fun Drawing
  • Etch-a-Sketch Example
  • Etch-a-Sketch
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Detecting Colors

Detect colors that Actors touch while moving. Learn to code an explosion and program the racers to explode.

7 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Explode on Impact Example
  • Explode on Impact
  • Enemy Racers Explode on Impact
  • Detect Color Example
  • Detect Color
  • Quiz
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Avoiding Obstacles

Explore several effects and create an obstacle game using X, Y coordinates and direction blocks.

9 Modules:

  • Race Car Example
  • Race Car Controls
  • Escape the Maze Example
  • Escape the Maze
  • Shield Racer
  • Obstacle Game Example
  • Create an Obstacle Game
  • Paint Program Example
  • Make Your Own Paint Program
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Geometry

Draw different geometric shapes such as squares and rectangles with your racer using pen drawing commands.

9 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Trap the Enemy Example
  • Trap the Enemy
  • Draw a Rectangle
  • Change Color Example
  • Change Color
  • Quiz
  • Paint Racer Example
  • Finish Paint Racer
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Game Effects and Rules

Learn to program game effects like ghosting, elements like portals, and advanced rules.

9 Modules:

  • Game Rules Example
  • Making Game Rules
  • Touching Colors Example
  • Touching Colors
  • Portal Maze
  • Game Elements Example
  • Add Game Elements
  • Portals Example
  • Portals
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The Physics Engine

Learn to activate the built-in physics engine and set up gravity. Add multiple Actors and learn to stack them.

9 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Play the Game
  • Concepts
  • Stack the Blocks Example
  • Stack the Blocks
  • Stack 'em up
  • Make a Structure Example
  • Make a Structure
  • Quiz
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Gravity and Bouncing

Adjust the bounciness of an Actor by changing gravity and restitution.

9 Modules:

  • Bouncing Ball Example
  • Bouncing Ball
  • Gravity Simulation Example
  • Gravity Simulation
  • Owl Bounce
  • Gravity Madness Example
  • Gravity Madness Simulation
  • Bug Ball Example
  • Bug Ball
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Static Platforms

Learn to use the Static and Active blocks to control the effect of physics on Actors.

8 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Concepts
  • Learn to Make Trick Shots Example
  • Learn to Make Trick Shots
  • Owl Hunt
  • Make the Ball Bounce Example
  • Make the Ball Bounce
  • Quiz
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Basketball

Make a Physics-based basketball game.

8 Modules:

  • Basketball Game Example
  • Aim, Animate, Fire
  • Basket Example
  • Set up the Basket
  • Apple Drop
  • Basketball Game
  • Falling Objects Example
  • Falling Objects
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Impulses

Learn to use impulse to fire projectiles in a certain direction.

8 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Concepts
  • Learn to fire Targets Example
  • Learn to Fire Targets
  • Fix the Impulse
  • Get the Dynamite Example
  • Get the Dynamite
  • Quiz
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Projectiles

Program the cannon to fire projectiles at multiple targets.

9 Modules:

  • Static Objects Example
  • Static Objects
  • Physics Cannon Example
  • Physics Cannon
  • Aim the Cannon
  • Physics Projectile Example
  • Physics Projectile
  • Fire the Targets Example
  • Fire the Targets
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Timers

Use the timer block and keyboard controls to and make precise shots.

8 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Concepts
  • Prime the Cannon Example
  • Prime the Cannon
  • Precise Shots
  • Quiz
  • Cannon Crasher Example
  • Cannon Crasher Customizer
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Asteroid Pong

Learn to make a multi-player pong game to play with a friend.

7 Modules:

  • Animation and Effects Example
  • Actors with Animation and Effects
  • Advanced Timer Example
  • Advanced Timer
  • Asteroid Pong
  • Timed Game Example
  • Build a Timed Game

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Arrange commands in code to produce desired solutions.

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Evaluate task goals and identify steps to reach them.

Critical Thinking

Analyze and develop logical solutions to problems.

Decision Making

Determine options in the execution of a task with differing outcomes.

Testing & Debugging

Review code to locate and fix errors.

Creativity

Produce varied artistic output using coding and other digital skills.

Interactive Programs

Create a program with multiple moving, visual, interactive parts.

Pen Drawing

Produce artwork by controlling a virtual pen with code.

Math

Utilize arithmetic, algebra, or geometry in a coding project.

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