Object |
Parts of the object |
Skateboard: |
Board Front Axel Left Front Wheel Right Front Wheel Back Axel Left Back Wheel Left Right Wheel |
Chicken |
Body Left Leg Left Foot Right Leg Right Foot Neck Head |
Activity #1: Ice and Frogs 1. Open Alice on Your Computer. 2. Click on the Tutorial Tab and do the "Ice Skater" Tutorial1 ![]() 3. We will now use some pre-defined methods to make a Frog object move in Alice. After completing the Tutorial1, download and save the following linked file to your directory: Frog Sample 4. Our frog has several pre-defined Methods: ![]() 5. To make the frog jump foward, drag the "Jump_Forward" method block into the the "world.my first method" pane. Click "Play" to see your frog jump foward. ![]() 6. Here is a sample of a short animation showing the Frog jumping in the water. (Use right click and open in a new tab or window.) Note the camera following the frog: Mr. Michaud's Frog Video 7. Just for fun, here is a more complicated example with multiple objects. Chicken Race! |
Assignment
#1: There are two parts to Assignment #1:
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Assessment: Needs Improvement: No Alice file created with Frog movements. No text document with list of methods for Assignment #2 Satisfactory: Alice Frog file created with frog doing sequence of methods. Text document created with list of methods for Assignment #2 Exceeds: Alice Frog file has mutiple new methods and movements. Detailed list of methods in text file for Assignment #2. |