Python Level-1 with VR Final Project
Final Project
Students bring together everything they learned across the Python Level-1 with Virtual Robotics mission pack to design, build, and present an original remix project of their own.
Overview
The Final Project is the capstone of the Python Level-1 with Virtual Robotics mission pack. Students follow the design process to plan, build, test, and present an original remix project of their own, pulling together the skills and concepts they picked up across the pack. It is an open-ended, student-driven project, so there is no single right answer, just an opportunity for students to show what they can create.
🎯 Project Goal: Students will use the skills and concepts they learned during the mission pack "Python Level-1 with Virtual Robotics" to create their own project.
Learning Targets
- I can follow the five steps of the design process to create a remix project.
- I can peer review a final project.
- I can meet the requirements of a final project rubric.
Assessment Opportunities
- Final Project Planning Guide
- Peer reviews
- Gallery walk
- Submit Final Project
- Optional: Final Project Presentation
Success Criteria
No specific checklist is given for the final project. Pull criteria from previous remix projects and develop your own, or have students write a checklist.
Remix Resources
Assessment Resources
No additional assessment resources are provided for the final project.
CSTA Standards
The Final Project gives students an opportunity to work collaboratively in a team. These standards are met when students work collaboratively in teams and incorporate feedback from users.
- Be familiar with using the sandbox and selecting a scene.
- Select a rubric for the remix project. You can use one of the rubrics provided or develop your own.
- Create a checklist of requirements for the final project.
The final project can be presented in a variety of ways. Pick the format that fits your classroom and the time you have:
- Try a gallery walk, or a shark tank-style presentation.
- Have students record their project along with a discussion of what they did.
- Sponsor a showcase and let students show their projects to a wider audience.
- Host a computer science fair with judges, awards, and more.
This is a time to celebrate with your students and everything they have accomplished during this mission pack.
Lesson Outline
Introduce the Final Project as the capstone of the mission pack.
- Ask: "What is a remix?" Gather student responses before landing on a shared definition.
- Have students reflect on the skills and concepts they learned across the pack that they could use in their own project.
Give students the Level-1 Final Project Planning Guide, either digitally or in print.
- Review the five steps of the design process.
- Share the rubric or requirements checklist so students know how their project will be evaluated.
- Make sure students are comfortable using the sandbox and selecting a scene before they begin planning.
Students work through the design process, filling out the planning guide as they build their project in the CodeSpace sandbox.
Students use the Peer Review Form to give and receive feedback, then revise their projects based on what they hear.
Give each student or team a chance to share their finished project. Choose the format that fits your classroom: a gallery walk, a shark tank-style presentation, recorded project walkthroughs, a showcase for a wider audience, or a computer science fair with judges and awards.
Students submit their Final Project and check their work against the requirements checklist. A Final Project Presentation is optional.
This is a time to celebrate with your students and everything they accomplished during this mission pack.