Session Lesson Plan

1 - Roblox Studio Basics

Developed by Roblox

Introduce students to the course and projects they'll be working on. Then, develop foundational skills such as manipulating parts and creating scripts by creating a simple obstacle course. Once these skills are mastered, students can go on to code an adventure game in later sessions.

10 and up Computer Science Game Design

English 1 hour

ISTE Standards: N/A

Learning Objectives:

Manipulate 3D parts to create an obstacle course.
Create scripts using variables and loops for in-game visual effects.

Skills and Concepts:

Variable - A placeholder for information in code.
String - A variable that can store whole sentences, written in quotations.

Getting Ready

Preparation:

Make sure each student has a Roblox account and knows their login information
Print out handouts
Download and load the Adventure Game for the Introduction

Materials:

Windows or Mac Computer with Roblox Studio installed
3 button mouse with scroll-wheel
Handout: Roblox Studio Cheatsheet
Handout: Intro to Coding Cheatsheet

Lesson Overview

5 min	Introduction	Introduce the project and course.
35 min	Guided Tutorial Roblox Studio Basics	Teach the basics of using Roblox Studio while building a simple obstacle course.
15 min	Guided Tutorial Creating Scripts	Introduce coding by creating a script that displays text.
5 min	Wrap Up	Recap the lesson and concepts learned.

Lesson Plan

Introduction 5 min
Grab student attention by playing an example of the finished adventure game. Players explore a world to collect items and upgrade their backpack. Call out that students will create and customize the game to their own vision (e.g. collecting cupcakes in a fantasy world or harvesting iron on the moon). Outline the sessions in the course First two sessions focus on developing skills in game design and coding by making practice projects Will spend rest of sessions developing an adventure game Explain this session will be learning basics of Roblox Studio by building an obstacle course Obstacle course will be for practice, but can include elements of it in their adventure game.

Introduction

5 min

Grab student attention by playing an example of the finished adventure game.

Players explore a world to collect items and upgrade their backpack.
Call out that students will create and customize the game to their own vision (e.g. collecting cupcakes in a fantasy world or harvesting iron on the moon).

Outline the sessions in the course

First two sessions focus on developing skills in game design and coding by making practice projects
Will spend rest of sessions developing an adventure game

Explain this session will be learning basics of Roblox Studio by building an obstacle course

Obstacle course will be for practice, but can include elements of it in their adventure game.

Guided Tutorial - Roblox Studio Basics 35 min
Lead students through the following tutorials: Project Intro & File Setup Basics of Roblox Studio Parts and Platforms Colors and Materials Skip the section: Game Design Principal Theming so students can focus more on building skills. They'll have an opportunity to add theming in the adventure game. As you teach, keep in mind the following: Remind students to rotate their camera view to get an accurate view of their project Encourage students to use the Explorer, a foundational skill in Roblox Studio

Guided Tutorial - Roblox Studio Basics

35 min

Lead students through the following tutorials:

Project Intro & File Setup
Basics of Roblox Studio
Parts and Platforms
Colors and Materials

Skip the section: Game Design Principal Theming so students can focus more on building skills. They'll have an opportunity to add theming in the adventure game.

As you teach, keep in mind the following:

Remind students to rotate their camera view to get an accurate view of their project
Encourage students to use the Explorer, a foundational skill in Roblox Studio

Guided Tutorial - Creating Scripts 15 min
Lead students through the following tutorials: Creating a Script String Variables

Wrap Up 5 min
Recap what students have created and vocabulary learned: variable and string.

Appendix

Troubleshooting Tips
General Troubleshooting If parts fall or disappear when playtesting, remind students to turn Anchoring on for that part. The most common errors for students at this age are improper capitalization and typos. Encourage students to independently check their work, rather than rely on teachers.

Classroom Management
Facilitation Tips Remind students to not make large code changes at this point - this creates a risk that games might not work by the end of this session. Students should only be tweaking values.

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