Final Review

This is a screenshot of a short paragraph I wrote.


This is a link to my spreadsheet.

This is a link to my google form.

Scratch program.

These are screenshots of my sprite code for the scratch program.

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Technology videos

In class we watched videos of robotics and how they are helping to make our lifes easier.  We watched alot of videos on how they are incorporating technology into life.  They are infusing technology into cells to help with the treatment of cancer.  The created biotic arms that can pick up grapes, and function as a normal arm would.  These arms are able to function, lift, and grip things like we would with a normal arm.  Then there is a robot that has the ability to walk and balance all on its own.  They are building the technology around the natural world and are making it function like the natural world.

With all this technology it makes me wonder what are it's limitations.  Where does all the new innovations stop, and how far can we take it.  Will we be able to build technology right into DNA. Can we build something that actually lives or is that unacheivable.  If we have things that can sense what we are thinking, can we do that without it being attached to us.  Or can we build a full suit like Tony Stark in "Iron Man"?  All the new technology is pretty amazing but it makes me wonder where does it stop, where do we draw the lines, and is it all ethical?

Sprites

 I did not do a post last week so I had to create a new one for my Scratch project. This image above is a picture of the code for my sprite.  The code tells it how to move, what it can and cannot touch, and penalties.

 The picture above is a screenshot of all the levels I created, four in all.  A beginning, end, first, and second level.

The image above is the code for my backgrounds, it tells it when to start, stop, and continue to the next levels.

Scratch programs

On the Scratch website I played two different programs.  The first one I played was called Stackman.  In Stackman you stack boards on top of one another to create a path for your character to walk on to the finish.  You also must avoid the red or you will lose.  It is a pretty easy game to figure out, but it is fun.  It is also suprisingly challenging, it isn't as easy as it looks.

The second program I played was called The Chicken, The Fox, and a bag of corn.  It's a puzzle game based on a old riddle. The questions is you have a chicken, a fox, and a bag of corn, and you must get them to the other side of the river, one at a time.  But, the fox will eat the chicken, and the chicken will eat the corn if left alone.  So in this game you have to figure out how to get everything to the other side without losing any of them.

Scratch Homework

For homework this week we did a scratch project outside of the class.  For the sprite I used a horse, I changed the colors on it.  The horse says "Howdy partner" when you press the s key.  A cowbell will play when you press the n key.  The more comfortable I am beoming with the Scrath program the more I like it. It seems to be pretty fun and not that complicated.

Scratch

Tonight we worked with scratch.  We created 2 different sprites.  It was a bit overwhelming at first.  The more I did with it the easier it was though.