1. SCRATCH ANIMATION CHALLENGE 😺 (Grades 3-8)

Create an animation using Scratch. Animation must have at least 2 sprites and be no more than 2 minutes. Animation can go on forever, but one complete sequence must be no more than 2 minutes. 

Animations will be judged on creativity and content. Animation could be about anything, but educational or informative contents are preferred.  Please be sure that the Scratch project is "shared" before entering. 

🗂️ Teachers submitting multiple student entries can put all files in a Scratch Studio and submit as one entry rather than completing a separate entry form for each student. Please use teacher email and class name for entry.

2. SCRATCH GAME DESIGN CHALLENGE 🕹️ (Grades 3-8)

Are you a future game programmer? Create an interactive game on Scratch! 

Submissions must include: a) a link to your Scratch project and b) a screen recording or video showing you (or someone else) playing the game. 

⚠️ Be sure to include instructions on how to play the game in the Project page; we can't judge if we don't know how to play your game.

Games must be school-appropriate. Educational content is preferred.  Please be sure that the Scratch project is "shared" before entering.  

You will be asked to self-identify as "beginner" or "advanced" in the Entry Form. In addition, remixed projects must be disclosed in the Notes and Credits section and in the Entry Form. 

Winners will be selected in beginner and advanced categories. 

Please have the video ready in your Google Drive so that you can add it to the entry form!  

🗂️ Teachers submitting multiple student entries can put all files in a Scratch Studio and submit as one entry rather than completing a separate entry form for each student. Please use teacher email and class name for entry.

3. APP DESIGN CHALLENGE 📱 (Grades 6-12)

Have you ever thought, “I wish there was an app for that!”?  Tell us your idea for an app that fills a need. 

Category A - Concept/prototype: Use this Google Slides template  or a similar tool and tell us about your idea! Show us your creativity with your app ideas and visuals. No programming required! Need an example? See this sample app idea. 

 Category B - Completed app: Submit a short video (3 min max) showing an app programmed in MIT App Inventor, Code.org, or another tool. 

Submission must include the following information, either narrated within the video or submitted separately as a written description or recorded audio file:

• Who the app is for.

• The purpose of the app and how it will be useful to your audience.

• Quick demo of the app and explanation of how the app works.

• Images of both the app and your program must appear in the video. 

Please have the video ready in your Google Drive so that you can add it to the entry form! If submitting a video along with written or audio description, please put all links in one Google Doc and submit the link to the Doc.

Winners will be selected in both categories. 

4. DRAW WITH CODE CHALLENGE 🎨 (Grades 3-12)

Show us your creativity through code! Use a coding tool that allows you to draw and create a masterpiece to celebrate CS Education Week! 

You may use any coding tool that allows you to draw including Code.org "Artist" activity, Pen Extension in Scratch, Python, JavaScript, and more.

The artwork must be created entirely through code. For example, you may not import an existing graphic to be part of your project. Click here for an example. 

Projects may be submitted via a link, video, or a Google Doc/Slides. 

If submitting a direct link to your project, make sure your project is shared publicly. Both your code and the completed drawing must be viewable through the link.

If submitting with video or Google Doc/Slides, please include both your code and the completed artwork in the submission. 

5. YOUNG CODERS CHALLENGE 🐝 (Grades K0-2)

You are never too young to code! This is an open-ended challenge for young learners to express Computer Science through ScratchJr, BeeBots, KIBO, or other early childhood coding tools. 

Submit a short video showing the project (2 min max) and the student describing what the project is doing. (Student does not have to appear on camera)

ScratchJr can also be submitted as a file. Please have the file ready in your Google Drive so that you can add it to the Entry Form!

🗂️ Teachers submitting multiple student entries can put all files in a Google Drive folder and submit as one entry rather than completing a separate entry form for each student. Please use teacher email and class name for entry. 

Tip: Video can be recorded on your phone or Chromebook.

👉 Don't have BeeBots or KIBO for your classroom? Check out the BPS Lending Library!

6. OUT OF THE BOX 🚀 (Grades K0-12)

This is your opportunity to showcase any CS projects that fall outside the scope of other categories, including robotics, a Java program, a website, an essay, and more! Your submission could be a completed project or work in progress. 

If your project involves programming or physical computing (such as robotics), please send us a short video (3 min max), showing: 

• What your program (or device/robot) does (a demo). 

• What programming language you used.

• Please show us both the program (code) and the user experience.

If this is a work-in-progress, let us know where you are in your project and what your next steps are.

Please have the video ready in your Google Drive so that you can add it to the entry form!  If submitting multiple files, please put all links in one Google Doc and submit the link to the Doc.

If your project is an essay, artwork, or other non-programming project related to CS, please send us a link to a Google Doc file that includes a brief description and all relevant links for the project.