Java Mini Games

Java programming for kids
Course Syllabus and Lesson Planner

Course Info

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Difficulty: This course assumes no coding experience in Java but moves quickly to engage older
students ages 12+.

Objective: To teach students how to create their own programs in Java. Students will learn to code
java in its native environment using Eclipse a free open source IDE. Students will code multiple programs, games and exercises to learn Java. The final projects will be using Swing to create a UI to play Tic Tac Toe and create a image shuffler puzzle.

Assessments: There are quizzes at the end of each lesson consisting of 5 random questions. There are
two timed tests.

Uploads: Students will upload projects at the end of each lesson.

Length: This course is designed to be one semester worth of content assuming around
2 – 3 hours / week engagement.

Lesson Plan:

  • Lesson 1: Workspace setup for Java and Eclipse learning Classes and how to Print
  • Lesson 2: Data Types – going over all the primitive data types
  • Lesson 3: Using Print statements and variables to create a crazy mad lib
  • Lesson 4: Using If Statements and logic to play Paper Rock Scissors plus modulus with
    FizzBuzz
  • Lesson 5: Do while and while loops to create a Guess My Number Game
  • Lesson 6: If statements and random numbers to play a stick game against the computer
  • Lesson 7: Learning Arrays and more Modulus to create logic to randomly shuffle and deal a
    deck of cards
  • Lesson 8: Using Double Arrays to create a grid for your Battleship Game
  • Lesson 9: UI window creation with Swing – creating a Tic Tac Toe game
  • Lesson 10: UI creation with Swing – creating an image slicer picture puzzler