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Creative Computing with Scratch

Module Description

Dive into the magical world of Scratch with this exciting course for kids! You'll learn to create fun animations, interactive stories, and awesome games using colorful blocks. From making sprites dance and jump to building chase games and treasure hunts, our lessons guide you step-by-step with experienced help to spark your imagination and coding skills.

What You’ll Learn?

Explore the Scratch interface and create your first silly animations
Start projects with events and build action sequences
Make sprites zoom around with motion and coordinates in chase games
Dress up characters with costumes and backdrops for animated stories
Use loops for endless repeating fun and bouncing animations
Make smart choices with if statements for interactive magic
Count treasures and keep scores using variables in games
Sense touches and respond to player inputs for real action
Team up sprites with messages to coordinate fun events
Create custom powers and share your final project masterpiece

Scratch is perfect for kids who love creativity and fun – no prior experience needed! This course makes learning coding feel like play, building skills like problem-solving and teamwork through engaging projects. By the end, you'll have your own masterpiece to share, feeling confident and ready for more adventures in tech.

Module Curriculum

Lesson 1: Blast Off into Scratch World!

Kids will discover the magical Scratch interface, meet the cat sprite, and create their first fun animation where the cat dances or jumps around the screen. This sets the stage for creative coding adventures!

Exploring the Scratch Interface and Sprites
Creating Your First Silly Animation

Lesson 2: Start the Fun with Events and Steps

Building on the interface, kids learn to start projects with the green flag and build simple sequences of actions, like making the cat say hello and move in patterns.

Using the Green Flag and Event Blocks
Building Code Sequences for Actions

Lesson 3: Zoom Around with Movement Magic

Now that we can start and sequence, let's make things move! Kids explore coordinates and create games where sprites chase each other or explore a map.

Motion Blocks and Coordinates Adventure
Creating Movement-Based Chase Games

Lesson 4: Dress Up with Looks and Scenes

Add sparkle by changing costumes and backdrops. Kids build animated stories, like a superhero changing outfits in a city scene.

Changing Costumes and Backdrops
Building Animated Story Scenes

Lesson 5: Loop the Loop for Endless Fun

Repeat actions forever or a few times to make loops. Kids animate bouncing balls or repeating dances, building on movement and looks.

Using Repeat and Forever Blocks
Animating Sprites with Loops

Lesson 6: Make Choices with If Magic

Sprites can decide what to do! Kids add if statements for interactive choices, like jumping if touching something, enhancing games.

Making Decisions with If Blocks
Using If-Else for Super Interactivity

Lesson 7: Count Points with Treasure Variables

Keep score like in real games! Kids create variables for points, adding to previous interactive elements for scoring in chases or collections.

Creating and Using Variables
Keeping Score in Adventure Games

Lesson 8: Sense the Action and Respond

Sprites feel touches or keys! Kids add sensing for more fun, like avoiding obstacles or responding to mouse clicks in their games.

Using Sensing Blocks for Detection
Responding to Player Input Adventures

Lesson 9: Team Up Sprites with Messages

Sprites talk to each other! Kids use broadcasting to coordinate multiple characters, like in a team game or story with friends.

Using Broadcast to Trigger Events
Coordinating Multiple Sprite Friends

Lesson 10: Create Powers and Share Your Masterpiece

Make custom blocks for super powers and polish a final project, like a full game. Kids plan, build, test, and share their creation with the world!

Creating Custom Blocks and Functions
Final Project: Design, Test, and Share

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