DT Challenge - 5/6 Blockly - Space Invaders - Mini
Command an alien space fleet to save your home planet from global catastrophe. Build a fleet of drone ships using advanced top-secret technologies. On your journey to Earth, slingshot around a black hole and mine for valuable resources. Your mission is to outsmart Earth’s Global Defense System in your quest for precious water. We are counting on you, Commander! Long live the Zargan Empire.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 5-6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Web page |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI6K03
Explain how digital systems represent all data using numbers
AC9TDI6K04
Explore how data can be represented by off and on states (zeros and ones in binary)
AC9TDI6P01
Define problems with given or co developed design criteria and by creating user stories
AC9TDI6P02
Design algorithms involving multiple alternatives (branching) and iteration
AC9TDI6P05
Implement algorithms as visual programs involving control structures, variables and input |
| Technologies & Programming Languages | other programming languages |
| Keywords | Data Collection, Representation, Interpretation, Specification, Algorithms, Adaptations, Science, Branching, Interaction, Input, Output, Australian Computing Academy, Blockly, DT Challenge |
| Organisation | Australian Computing Academy |
| Copyright | University of Sydney. Creative Commons BY 4.0. |
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