1.9 Virtual Pet

Students will utilize a Scratch tutorial to further their understanding of broadcast and receive while learning about other blocks.

OBJECTIVES

OBJECTIVES: By the end of this lesson, students will:

- create a project using broadcast and receive blocks to trigger a sprite to interact with different objects on the stage.
- explore other Scratch blocks (such as repeat loops and variables) they will learn about in future units.

TEACHER RESOURCES:

STUDENT PAGE

DEMO PROJECT

MIT Tutorial Cards

Video Tutorial

SLIDES

RUBRIC

Standards

- CSTA 2-AP-17: Systematically test and refine programs using a range of test cases.

CSTA

Mini-Lesson (5-10 minutes)

Project (20-30 minutes)

Students work on their projects, in pairs using the tutorial and video.

Close-Out (5 minutes)

Discuss the following questions:

What were you able to add to your Virtual Pet project today?
What would you add to your Virtual Pet project if you had more time?
What new blocks did you use in your virtual pet project?

Potential Responses

In this tutorial, students were exposed to a few blocks they have not previously learned about: yellow “repeat” loop blocks, pink “play drum” blocks, orange “set” and “change” data blocks, and yellow “forever” loop blocks.