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Students learn the fundamentals of programming and design through Stencyl's visual programming language. The Stencyl web site contains six simple lessons that include student activities, teacher notes and example code. Students are guided through building simple games to learn the basics of coding. Stencyl is free for students to download for personal use and classroom sets of Stencyl are available for purchase.

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Year band(s) 5-6, 7-8
Content type Tools for learning
Format Apps
Core and overarching concepts Implementation (programming)
Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s)
AC9TDI6P05   

Implement algorithms as visual programs involving control structures, variables and input

AC9TDI6P02   

Design algorithms involving multiple alternatives (branching) and iteration

AC9TDI8P05   

Design algorithms involving nested control structures and represent them using flowcharts and pseudocode

AC9TDI8P06   

Trace algorithms to predict output for a given input and to identify errors
Technologies & Programming Language​s other programming languages
Keywords Systems thinking, Computational thinking, Game design, User-centered design, Computer games, Algorithms, Programming, Loops, Conditional statements, Game creation
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