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Lesson Overview
Lesson Overview
Students will begin the creation of an About Me project in Scratch that will show their understanding of events.
In this first lesson of a three lesson "create" sequence, students will plan out their About Me project on paper using a planning guide, then begin building their project using Scratch.
Agenda
Agenda
⭐️ Introduce: Interactive "About Me" collages in Scratch (5 min.)
💥 Mini-Lesson: Using Events in Scratch: the "when sprite clicked" block (5 min.)
📝 Plan: About Me project on paper (15-20 min.)
🚧 Build: About Me project in Scratch (15-25 min.)
📓 Reflect: (5 min.)
How did the planning guide help you start your project in Scratch?
What are you excited to add to your About Me project next class?
Scratch Project Resources
Scratch Project Resources
About Me starter projects: sprites & backdrops (no code) / exploded code
About Me example project: All About Me (Student-Created)
Project Extensions
Project Extensions
About Me: Interdisciplinary Project planning guide / Scratch studio of project ideas
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
event: an action that causes something to happen
parallelism: sets of instructions that run at the same time
program: a set of instructions written in a language that a computer understands
script: a set of Scratch blocks connected together to form a sequence
sequence: a set of instructions that follow one another in order
Standards
Standards
CA CSS 3-5.AP.12 Create programs that include events, loops, and conditionals.
CA CSS 3-5.AP.13 Decompose problems into smaller, manageable tasks which may themselves be decomposed.
Additional Resources
Additional Resources
Scratch website: scratch.mit.edu
Getting Unstuck Strategies from the Creative Computing Lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
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