May 2016

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Welcome

Meet your neighbors - Share your favorite apps, computer games, or things you like to create!

For Scratch Day we want to explore, play, build, and share - repeatedly! Whether this is your first time to use Scratch or you're a Scratch Pro, we want this to be a fun day of play and sharing.

Our Mazes from today!

Our Scratch Accounts

1. https://scratch.mit.edu/users/wfryer/

2. https://scratch.mit.edu/users/njbath/

3. https://scratch.mit.edu/users/ajbath/

4. https://scratch.mit.edu/users/krbath/

5. https://scratch.mit.edu/users/fluffyunicorn7705/

6. https://scratch.mit.edu/users/ggboy1231/

7. https://scratch.mit.edu/users/xxmastermechxX/

8. https://scratch.mit.edu/users/alejandrakalia/

9. https://scratch.mit.edu/users/pecca2/

10. https://scratch.mit.edu/users/roridawn07/

11. https://scratch.mit.edu/users/thjrh78956/

12. https://scratch.mit.edu/users/rachf/

13. https://scratch.mit.edu/users/programer2destroy

14. https://scratch.mit.edu/users/rgscratchday

Challenge 2: Facts About Me Project

Use at least the following blocks and commands to create a project that shares at least 3 facts about you:

• 1. Use THE GREEN FLAG to start each script

  2. 2 different backgrounds (stages)

  3. 2 different sprites

  4. The GLIDE block (in MOTION)

  5. The SAY block (in LOOKS)

  6. The WAIT block (in CONTROL)

Challenge 3: Create a Maze Game

Examples:

1. 1 Level Maze

Tutorials:

• 1. 7 Minute Video Tutorial (YouTube)

  2. PDF Handout on Making a Maze (1 page)

  3. PDF Handout on Making a Maze (5 pages)

  4. 6 part video series (YouTube playlist) - outline of steps & more on ScratchED by Timothy Telep

Challenge 4: Animate Your Name

Make your name come to life! Animate the letters of a name, initials, or favorite word.

Challenge 5: Dance, Dance, Dance

Make an interactive dance scene, combining music and dance moves.

Challenge 6: Create a Pong Game

Design and code a bouncing ball game, then challenge your friends to play.

Challenge 7: Race to the Finish

Make a game where two characters race each other.

Challenge 8: Hide-and-Seek Game

Make a hide-and-seek game and then challenge friends to play it.

Challenge 9: Favorite Things

Make an interactive collage that shows and tells people about your favorite things.

Challenge 10: Create A Virtual Pet

Code your own virtual pet with sounds, animations, or other effects

Challenge 11: Create an Animation

Use this 5 part YouTube video series to learn how to create an animation!

Challenge 12: Make a Collide Game

(link coming)

Challenge 13: Add a Score to Your Game

(link coming)

Challenge 14: Learn some advanced techniques

Use one of these 19 videos from "Blank Editor" to learn some advanced techniques in Scratch!

Other Resources

1. Minecraft Challenge Camp in OKC: July 15, 2016

Things to do:

• 1. Be sure you're LOGGED IN to the Scratch Website with your own, personal Scratch account (create one if you don't have one!)

  2. From the Scratch homepage view FEATURED PROJECTS and the current DESIGN STUDIO like "Make Music." Check out links to all the PAST DESIGN STUDIOS too!

  3. View different kinds of Scratch Projects Types using the Scratch Wiki.

  4. Click the STAR to FAVORITE a project, click the HEART to LOVE a project.

  5. Click the REMIX tree to see how the project has grown.