1 – 3 Me

In this session, you will explore your own talents and interests and build you own creation in Scratch – and share it with the community.

Goals

· You and your group can reflect on your own interests and talents

· You can create a basic Scratch project and share it with the community

· You can refer to the Intro Challenge Rubric to earn all the points for this project

Objectives

· You will design an interactive Scratch animation that represents your interests and talents

· You will create an interactive Scratch animation that represents your interests and talents

· You will refer to the Intro Challenge Rubric to evaluate your animation’s points

Getting Started

· What are four of your favorite things about you?

· What images would you use to represent those things to others?

Vocabulary

· Sequence – identifying a series of steps for a task

· Loops – running the same sequence multiple times

· Innovation – a new method, idea, or product

Example

· http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/41146592

Instruction

1. Sketch out a scene in your design journal

a. Include an interesting backdrop

b. Include a sprite for yourself

c. Include four sprites about yourself you want to share

2. When you are happy with your sketch, begin to build your animation in Scratch as a new project

3. Name the project About Me

4. Using scripts, make the animation interactive

a. So that when the user clicks on any of the four sprites, a say bubble pops up and explains your interest or talent

5. Share your project and be sure to add detailed instructions to your users

6. Be sure to use the Intro Challenge Rubric to make sure you earn all the possible points for this project

7. Answer the Wrap-up Questions in your design journal

Feeling stuck? Try this…

· Start with the backdrop, and then add the sprite that represents you. Add the scripts to make your sprite say something, and then use that process on all the sprites you are going to add

Want to do more?

· Challenge yourself to do more! Play with adding new blocks, sound, and motion

· Use costumes to change the way your sprite looks

· Try adding movement into your animation

Wrap-up Questions

· What was your favorite part of creating the About Me interaction? Why?

· Is Scratch harder or easier than you expected? Explain.

Measurement

· Student sketched a well planned project design in their design journal

· Student created an interesting About Me animation per the rubric

· Student shared their About Me project to the community