Lesson 1 Getting Started. 1. What are the different ways you interact with computers?

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1 Lesson 1 Getting Started Introducing Scratch 1. What are the different ways you interact with computers? 2. How many of these ways involve being creative with computers? 3. Write down the types of project you want to create using Scratch. S c r a t c h 1

2 Scratch Account You will need a Scratch account to create, save, and share your Scratch projects. The steps below will walk you through creating a new account and setting up your profile Step 1: Open a web browser and navigate to the Scratch website: Step 2: On the homepage, click on Join Scratch at the top on the right of the Scratch website S c r a t c h 2

3 Step 3: Complete the three steps to sign up for your very own Scratch account! 4. What is your Scratch username? Why did you choose this username? 5. What is a hint to help you remember your password? S c r a t c h 3

4 Design Journal A design journal can either be a physical or digital notebook where you can brainstorm ideas and share personal reflections, similar to a personal journal or diary. 6. Name some examples of what you can use as a design journal. 7. Sketch out ideas for three different Scratch projects you are interested in creating. You will be prompted to update your design journal throughout this Scratch programme. However, you should add to your journals anytime during the process of designing projects to capture ideas, inspiration, notes, sketches, questions, frustrations, triumphs, etc. S c r a t c h 4

5 Scratch Surprise We will now create a new project with Scratch and explore different Scratch blocks to make the cat do something surprising! Step 1: On the homepage, click on Create at the top left of the Scratch website to start a new project (Make sure you are signed in to your account) Step 2: Try clicking on different parts of the Scratch interface to see what happens. S c r a t c h 5

6 Step 3: Drag and drop Scratch blocks into the scripting area. Experiment by clicking on each block to see what they do or try snapping blocks together. S c r a t c h 6

7 Step 4: Click on Share at the top right of the Scratch website to share your new project. 8. Were you able to make something surprising happen to the Scratch cat? If yes, what did you do? 9. What happens when you change the number values on the motion block? S c r a t c h 7

8 Scratch Studio Studios are collections of Scratch projects. Follow along with the steps below to add your Scratch Surprise program to the Scratch Surprise studio on the Scratch website. Step 1: Open a new tab web browser and navigate to the Scratch website: Step 2: Click on Add Projects at the bottom of the page to show your projects, favourite projects, and recently viewed projects. S cra tch 8

9 Step 3: Use the arrows to find your Scratch Surprise project and then click Add + to add your project to the studio.! Investigate other projects in the studio. Find projects in the collection that you find particularly interesting or inspiring. 10. What did you find interesting or inspiring about looking at other projects? S cra tch 9

10 Critique Group A critique group is a small group of designers who share ideas and projectsin-progress with one another in order to get feedback and suggestions for further development. In your critique groups, take turns sharing ideas, drafts, or prototypes, for the Scratch project you are interested in creating. Gather feedback by having your critique group members respond to the Red, Yellow, Green reflection prompts. You should record other notes, feedback, and suggestions in your design journal. Clarity: Did you understand what the project is supposed to do? Features: What features does the project have? Appeal: How engaging is the project? Is it interactive, original, sophisticated, funny, or interesting? S c r a t c h 10

11 1. What was the most interesting part of this lesson? 2. What do you want to know more about? S c r a t c h 11

12 Lesson 2 Exploring Programmed to Dance Coding is actually a series of instructions. Do you know how to give and follow instructions? How about instructions for complex activities, e.g. dancing? 1. What is easy/difficult about giving instructions? 2. What is easy/difficult about following instructions? 3. What is easy/difficult watching both giving and following instructions? 4. Try again. Is it easier the second time? 5. Can you explain what is important about sequence when specifying instructions? S c r a t c h 12

13 Step-By-Step Step 1: Open a new tab on your web browser and navigate to the Scratch website: Step 2: Click on Create at the top of the page to create a new Scratch project. S c r a t c h 13

14 Step 3: Follow the Step-by-Step tutorial, Getting Started with Scratch You can add more blocks. For example: 6. How did it feel to be led step-by-step through the activity? 7. When do you feel most creative? S c r a t c h 14

15 10 Blocks Create a project using only these 10 blocks. Use them once, twice, or multiple times, but use each block at least once. Hints: - Test ideas by trying out different block combinations. Mix and match blocks until you find something that interests you. - Try brainstorming ideas with your classmate sitting beside you. - Explore other projects to see what others are doing in Scratch. This can be a great way to find inspiration! 8. What was easy/difficult about being able to use only 10 blocks? 9. How did it make you think of things differently? S c r a t c h 15

16 My Studio There are millions of projects already on the Scratch website, browse through projects on the Scratch homepage or click Explore to search for projects that interest you. Step 1: Go to your My Stuff page. Step 2: Create a new studio Step 3: Add interesting projects to your studio 10. How can such example projects help with future projects? S c r a t c h 16

17 Debug It! Did You Know? The term debugging a computer was born when Grace Murray Hopper first debugged the Mark II computer. In 1947, when the computer was experiencing problems, an investigation showed that there was a moth stuck in a relay. The operators promptly removed the bug and taped it in the log book. Grace Hopper added the caption First case of bug being found. That was the first time anyone used the word bug to describe a computer glitch. Let s test and debug 5 Scratch projects! Step 1: Open a new tab on your web browser and navigate to the Scratch website: Step 2: Test and debug each of the 5 debugging challenges. 11. How did you identify and fix the problem for each challenge? S c r a t c h 17

18 About Me Making use of Scratch, we can combine interesting images and sounds to make an interactive collage about yourself. Experiment with sprites, costumes, backdrops, looks, and sounds to create an interactive Scratch project that helps other people learn more about YOU and the ideas, activities, and people that you care about Step 1: Open a new tab on your web browser and navigate to the Scratch website: Step 2: Click on Create at the top of the page to create a new Scratch project. S c r a t c h 18

19 Step 3: Create a sprite Step 4: Make it interactive by adding scripts that programs the sprite to respond to clicks/key presses etc. Repeat steps 3 & What are you most proud of? Why? 13. What did you get stuck on? How did you resolve it? 14. What did you discover from looking at others About Me project? S c r a t c h 19

20 1. What was the most interesting part of this lesson? 2. What do you want to know more about? S c r a t c h 20

21 Lesson 3 Animations Performing Scripts Events in Scratch are ways we can trigger actions. Using events, we can also trigger multiple actions across multiple sprites. 1. What are the different ways that actions were triggered? 2. What were the different ways in which things were happening at the same time? S c r a t c h 21

22 Build-A-Band Utilize Scratch to create sounds, instruments, bands or styles of music that you love. Step 1: Create a sprite. Choose from the sprite library S c r a t c h 22

23 Step 2: Make it interactive by adding scripts that programs the sprite to respond to clicks/key presses etc. Repeat steps 1 & 2. You can add your completed Scratch project to the Build-A-Band studio: Hints: - Try to create a new instrument. You can then record sounds for your new instrument. Try brainstorming ideas with your classmate sitting beside you. Explore other projects to see what others are doing in Scratch. This can be a great way to find inspiration! S c r a t c h 23

24 Orange Square, Purple Circle What Scratch project can you create that includes an orange square and a purple circle? Step 1: Create a sprite. Draw your sprite using the Paint Editor Step 2: Add different Looks and Motion blocks to bring your sprites to life. You can add your completed Scratch project to the Orange Square, Purple Circle studio: S c r a t c h 24

25 It s Alive! How can you take an image or a photo and make it come alive? You can bring sprites, images and ideas to life as an animation by programming a series of costume changes. Step 1: Create a new sprite from the sprite library. Step 2: Look at the different costume. Step 3: Add in blocks to make the image come alive S c r a t c h 25

26 You can add your completed Scratch project to the It s Alive studio: Hints: - Try to paint a new sprite with several costumes. - Try brainstorming ideas with your classmate sitting beside you. - Explore other projects to see what others are doing in Scratch. This can be a great way to find inspiration! 3. What is the difference between a sprite and a costume? 4. What is an animation? 5. Give an example of loops that you experience in real life. S c r a t c h 26

27 Debug It! Let s test and debug another 5 Scratch projects! Step 1: Open a new tab on your web browser and navigate to the Scratch website: Step 2: Test and debug each of the 5 debugging challenges. 6. How did you identify and fix the problem for each challenge? S c r a t c h 27

28 Music Video How can you combine animation with music to create your own Scratchinspired music video? You will explore ideas related to theatre, song, dance, music, drawing, illustration, photography and animation to create a personalized music video. Step 1: Add sound. Select sounds from the library. Step 2: Create and animate a sprite. Select sprite from the library S c r a t c h 28

29 Step 3: Make them interact together! You can add your completed Scratch project to the Music Video studio: Hints: - Use costumes to help bring your animation to life - Make your sprite interactive by adding scripts that have the sprite respond to clicks/key presses etc - Try brainstorming ideas with your classmate sitting beside you. - Explore other projects to see what others are doing in Scratch. This can be a great way to find inspiration! S c r a t c h 29

30 1. What was the most interesting part of this lesson? 2. What do you want to know more about? S c r a t c h 30

31 Lesson 4 Stories Characters Experiment with the Make a Block feature in Scratch to create your own blocks that define custom behaviours for your characters. Step 1: Choose a sprite from the library Step 2: Click on the Make a Block button in the More Blocks category to create and name your own block Step 3: Add blocks under the Define block to control what your custom block will do S c r a t c h 31

32 Step 4: Experiment with using your block to program your character s behaviour You can add your completed Scratch project to the Characters studio: 1. When might you use Make a Block? 2. What are the advantages of using Make a Block? S c r a t c h 32

33 Conversations Explore different ways to program sprites to have conversations. Experiment with timing and explore using broadcast by remixing a joke project. Step 1: Open a new tab on your web browser and navigate to the Scratch website: Step 2: Click on See inside and investigate the code to see how the wait and say blocks are used to coordinate the conversation. S c r a t c h 33

34 Step 3: Remix the project to use the broadcast and when I receive blocks instead of wait blocks You can add your completed Scratch project to the Conversations studio: 3. How would you describe broadcast to someone new to Scratch? S c r a t c h 34

35 Scenes Create a Scratch project that experiments with backdrops, like a story with multiple scenes or a slideshow. Step 1: Choose multiple backdrops from the library Step 2: Experiment with blocks from the Look and Events categories to initiate switching backdrops Step 3: Add scripts to the stage and sprites to coordinate what happens when the backdrop changes in your project S c r a t c h 35

36 You can add your completed Scratch project to the Conversations studio: 4. What does the Stage have in common with sprites? 5. How is the Stage different from sprites? 6. How do you initiate a sprite s action in a scene? S c r a t c h 36

37 Debug It! Let s test and debug another 5 Scratch projects! Step 1: Open a new tab on your web browser and navigate to the Scratch website: Step 2: Test and debug each of the 5 debugging challenges. 7. How did you identify and fix the problem for each challenge? S c r a t c h 37

38 Creature Construction You will be given a blank piece of A4 sized paper, folded into 3 parts. Step 1: Each student will have 1 minute to draw a head of a creature. Next, fold the paper so that the head is hidden, with some prompts for where to continue drawing. Pass the paper to another student. Step 2: Each student will then have another 1 minute draw a middle for the creature. Next, fold the paper so that the head and middle is hidden, with some prompts for where to continue drawing. Pass the paper to another student. Step 3: Each student will then have a final 1 minute to draw a bottom for the creature. When finished, unfold the papers to reveal the collaboratively constructed creature 8. Did your original idea (head) become enhanced by others contribution? S c r a t c h 38

39 Pass It On What can we create by building on others work? Each student will start developing an animated story project. Then you will pass the story on to others remix, extend or reimagine. Step 1: Work on a story project that focuses on characters, scene or plot. Step 2: After 10 mins, save your work and share your project online. S c r a t c h 39

40 Step 3: Rotate and extend another story project by remixing it. You can add your completed Scratch project to the Pass It On studio: S c r a t c h 40

41 1. What was the most interesting part of this lesson? 2. What do you want to know more about? S c r a t c h 41