Lesson 1

Lesson Expectations

  • Students to have logged on confidently to Google and accessed their Google Classroom.
  • Students to have logged on to Scratch with their user name and password.
  • Students to have bookmarked the Scratch Website and the Somers Heath Coding website.
  • Students to have used scratch to draw different shapes on the screen.
  • Students to have used scratch to draw circles of different sizes.

Starter Challenge

  • Using the Usernames and Passwords that have been given to you, log on to Google Classroom by clicking here.
  • Accept the conditions.
  • Change your password to something secure and memorable
  • You must indicate that you are a STUDENT. DO NOT click TEACHER.
  • Click the '+' in the top right corner and choose 'Join Class'.
  • Use the code given by your teacher to join the class.
  • Add a comment to the first post on Google Classroom by answering this question:

What have you learned so far?

  • Click the link to open Scratch.


Scratch

  • Using the Username and Password given to you by your teacher, log into Scratch by click "Sign in".
  • Add your date of birth and your country.
  • Once you are logged in have a look at the interface.


Task 1

If you have any problems you can refer to the video on the right for some help.

  • Start a New Project in Scratch.
  • Find the earth Sprite from the library and shrink it to a small size.
  • Use the Pen and Motion tools to draw some shapes.

Challenge

Draw a circle.

Click here and answer the question on Google Classroom.