Teachers

About GaleForce

GaleForce is a virtual robotics and coding game where students (grades 3-10) are asked to join the GaleForce Robotics Disaster Relief Team to help San Juan, Puerto Rico to prepare and recover from a hurricane. Students work with a fleet of virtual robots and drones in remote-controlled or block-based coding missions such as evacuation, delivery of supplies, clearing debris from roads, or rescuing lost pets.

Standards Alignment

GaleForce missions are aligned with the Massachusetts Digital Literacy and Computer Science (DLCS) standards and the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) standards for grades 3 - 10.

Standards Alignment
DLCS

Teamwork

The game was designed to support up to 4 teams of 4 players (16 students), but can easily accommodate additional team members. We recommend using GaleForce with groups of 20 or less, though it may be possible with a larger group.

Code is shared in real time between team members who choose to work on the same mission. This style of "pair programming" allows students to work together to solve problems. Depending on your group, you can require pairing or allow students to choose which missions to work on independently.

Teacher Dashboard

Use the dashboard to control game options for your students.

GaleForce has the option to enable voice chat for students to collaborate remotely.

Open Dashboard

Lesson Plans

GaleForce is designed to provide 12 hours of lesson plans. It is possible use GaleForce in a shorter version. We are initially providing this abridged lesson plan for 3-4 hours or class days.
3-4 Hour Lesson Plan

Narrative Videos

These video tutorials can be shown to students, either on a display in the classroom, or using the in-game interface.

Introduction to GaleForce

2 minutes

GaleForce Now

2 minutes

Hurricane Katrina

6 minutes

Video Tutorials

These video tutorials can be shown to students, either on a display in the classroom, or using the in-game interface.

Debris Missions

2 minutes

Control Robots with Code

4 minutes

Control Drones with Code

4 minutes

Use loops in code

7 minutes
GaleForce is a project created by
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