Lesson 2

Lesson Expectations

To insert an appropriate Sprite into your Scratch Environment and change it's costume
To code a Sprite to say something
To send a message to another Sprite so it will do something
To insert other images as Sprites into you Environment

Skills Covered

Coding skills

Understand that an Algorithm is a set of instructions to solve a problem
Use coordinates

Tech Awareness

Familiar with common software menus systems, conventions & icons

Teaching

Talk about algorithms and how they are a set of instructions to solve a problem.

What kind of instructions do computers need?

How accurate do the instructions have to be on a computer?

Explain how you need to use x and y coordinates to place an object accurately on a screen.

Vocabulary

Algorithm

Co-ordinates

Starter Challenge

Students need to log on to the Network, Google and Scratch.

Explain that they are going to start building their project. Show the example opposite and then show them the code. Talk them through the code and how it works.

Scratch Challenge

The following are instructions on how to move the students forward with coding their project.

Step 1

Insert an Appropriate Sprite into your Scratch environment that will be you tour guide.
Change the size of you Sprite to suit your background.

Step 2

Start the Coding Program with the correct Event so when you click the Flag the program starts.

Look at the different coding blocks and work out which of these will make the character say something.

Code your character so it will say Hello, introduce your character and Welcome the audience to the River Project and say this for an appropriate amount of time in Seconds.

Tell the audience what you are going to teach them today.

Step 3

Make sure your Sprite Character starts in the same place every time you run the program.

Change the costume when your Sprite is talking.

Step 4

Add a new Sprite to your program that shows some information you want to teach about rivers. This may be a map, or an image or a river. Find something on the internet and insert that image.

Code your character Sprite to send a message to your new image sprite after the speaking to the audience.

Tell the audience some information about the new image sprite and show the image.

Code for you Character

Code for your Image

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