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Intro to Scratch

Intro to Scratch

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ComputingPrimary Education

This lesson contains 26 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

time-iconLesson duration is: 45 min

Items in this lesson

Welcome to....

Slide 1 - Slide

What are you going to learn?
In this lesson you will learn how to:
  • Create simple codes
  • Predict what codes will do

Slide 2 - Slide

What do we already know about...
Coding?

Slide 3 - Mind map

Slide 4 - Video

Hi, I'm Scratch the Cat!
  • I can do so many things!
  • But there's just one problem...
  • You have to tell me what to do first! 
  • Without instructions, I can't do anything!

Slide 5 - Slide

First, you have to drag the Green Flag into the coding area to tell me it's time to go!
I can do so many things!
But there's just one catch...
You have to tell me what to do first! 
Without accurate, detailed instructions, I can't do anything!

Slide 6 - Slide

Slide 7 - Drag question

Which block do you think will make me walk forward?
A
B
C
D

Slide 8 - Quiz

Well done! 

Now drag the forward block next to the green flag and see what happens...

Slide 9 - Slide

Slide 10 - Drag question

Wait for it....
I can do so many things!
But there's just one catch...
You have to tell me what to do first! 
Without accurate, detailed instructions, I can't do anything!

Slide 11 - Slide

Watch me go!
I can do so many things!
But there's just one catch...
You have to tell me what to do first! 
Without accurate, detailed instructions, I can't do anything!

Slide 12 - Slide

How do you feel about completing your very first code?
😒🙁😐🙂😃

Slide 13 - Poll

In Scratch Jr, there are lots of blocks which give lots of different instructions. Here are some of them. 

Slide 14 - Slide

What do you predict these will do?

Slide 15 - Slide

Did you guess correctly?
Down
Grow
Left
Shrink
Up
Hop

Slide 16 - Slide

Can you match the instruction to the correct block?
Hop
Down
Grow
Shrink
Up

Slide 17 - Drag question

You can also choose different characters by clicking here...

Slide 18 - Slide

And different backgrounds here...

Slide 19 - Slide

Let's give it a go!
Open up Scratch Jr on your device and see if you can solve the challenges using the blocks we have looked at...

Slide 20 - Slide

Let's give it a go!
Open up Scratch Jr on your device and see if you can solve the challenges using the blocks we have looked at...
Can you make a fish swim around under the sea?

Slide 21 - Slide

Can you make two children perform the same dance routine in their school show?
Open up Scratch Jr on your device and see if you can solve the challenges using the blocks we have looked at...
Let's give it a go!

Slide 22 - Slide

Take a screenshot of your code and upload it here!

Slide 23 - Open question

How do you feel about your project?
😒🙁😐🙂😃

Slide 24 - Poll

Next session we will create a project together. Where shall we set the project?
In Space
On the Farm
At School
In the Jungle

Slide 25 - Poll

Excellent job everyone!
  • Today we learned how to: 
  • Create simple codes
  • Predict what codes will do

Slide 26 - Slide