BSA Programming Merit Badge

PowerPoint Slideshows, Documentation, JavaScript Code Samples, and Python Code Samples

PowerPoint Slideshows:

• Slides and notes for all merit badge requirements except 5a-d
• Slides with basic programming concepts in C#, JavaScript, and Scratch

Documentation:

• Current badge requirements
• Intro to HTML
• Examples of how to code a number guessing game in Scratch and Python
• Python keywords needed to create the number guessing game
• A walk-through for creating HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for the MadLibs game

JavaScript MadLibs:

A simple program, written in JavaScript, that gives examples of:

• HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files
• library import
• variable declaration and assignment
• inputs and outputs
• DOM manipulation
• loops

JavaScript Flappy Bird:

• A JavaScript Flappy Bird game that can be easily modified to fulfill Requirement 5a
• Scouts should be able to change values and calculations to affect gravity, scoring, graphics, sounds, etc.
• Changes can be seen immediately in a browser
• Demonstrates how to use the HTML5 canvas to make a game with sound and animation

Python MadLibs:

This is a basic program written in Python that gives examples of:

• library importation
• variable declaration and assignment
• inputs and outputs
• conditional statements
• loops