Scratch lesson 2

• Computing
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Student Voice

Student Voice Questions Explained

Link

Click the link to complete the survey:

Student Survey Link

Do now - What shape
will be drawn?

Extension

https://www.keybr.com/

Do now activity should take 3 mins for students to answer after accessing lessonup. 

Extension task allows students to develop their typing skills which will be useful when we move to text based languages. 

Do Now answer

A rectangle will be drawn

Lesson objectives 

Conquer: Understand the concept of collision in a game

Aspire Higher: Utilize this understanding to manipulate collision to create a maze.

 

 

Aspire: Create a set of loops to make a program more efficient.

What is a sprite?

A sprite is an image or set of pixels that can be manipulated using code or code blocks.

• A sprite is traditionally the main playable character in a game.

What does collision mean in gaming?

• Collision detection concerns the detection of collisions between objects in the virtual environment.

 

• It is to stop objects moving through each other and the environment.
  

I have created a maze template

Click here to access the maze template

We are going to add collision between the player sprite and the maze walls. 

Use this code.

Adapt the code

ISL

For the cake sprite, we want the player to win if they reach it.

Adapt this code in the Cake sprite, to say "You win" if the cat sprite touches it. 

help

Is students get stuck

Use the sensing category, touching code block

To say use the code block in Looks

Adapt the code

ISL

For the monster sprite, we want it to track the player around the map, if it touches the player they lose. 

If the monster touches the player they lose. it should say they lose

help

Is students get stuck

Use the sensing category, touching code block

To say use the code block in Looks

What is a sprite?

1. A set of pixels controlled by the user.
2. A non player character
3. An image.
4. The code to move a character.

What is collision?

1. A set of pixels controlled by the user.
2. A non player character
3. A boundary in the game
4. The code to move a character.

Which code moves the player forward?

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 

Which color is used for movement code?

1. Orange
2. Red
3. Blue
4. Pink