M.I.T Scratch - Programming and Creating Games - Kids Coding

After the completion of this lesson you should be able to:

• Understand coordinates on the Stage.

• Determine the exact position of a sprite.

• Place and direct sprites.

• Use instructions from the motion palette.

Inside Resources Section, you can find slides and a link to an external scratch project that can help you practice.

After the completion of this lesson you should be able to:

• Explain the concept of programming variables.

• Create and use variables.

• Change the value of a variable.

• Recognize the need to use variables in your scripts.

After the completion of this course, you will be able to:

• acknowledge that the instructions in PC programming are executed sequentially, each after completing the previous one (Sequence Structure)

• be able to explain the importance of the correct order of a script’s instructions

• be able to create simple character animations with MIT Scratch.

• be familiar with the instructions of the MIT Scratch 'drive' palette.

• be familiar with the instruction of the MIT Scratch "pen" palette.

Inside Resources Section, you can find slides, exercises, and their solutions. To open, in Scratch, a script from a file in your computer (you will have to download it first) just open Scratch and select from menu File the load from your computer instruction.

After completion of this module you should be able to:

• explain the utility of the selection structure.

• recognize the need to use a selection structure to solve a programming problem.

• explain all the forms of the IF instruction.

• understand the differences in the forms of the IF instruction.

• select the best form of the IF instruction for each case needed.

• design and create programs that contain selection and sequence structures in MIT Scratch

Inside Resources Section, you can find slides, exercises, and their solutions. To open, in Scratch, a script from a file in your computer (you will have to download it first) just open Scratch and select from menu File the load from your computer instruction.

After the completion of this module, you should be able to

• explain the utility of the repeating structure.

• describe the concept of loop and infinite loop.

• acknowledge that an iteration structure means the repetition of one or more instructions

• describe the repetition structure instructions, as well as the similarities and differences between them.

• use simple expressions and logical expressions.

• Design and create scripts that use sequence, selection and iteration structures in MIT Scratch.

Inside Resources Section, you can find slides, exercises, and their solutions. To open, in Scratch, a script from a file in your computer (you will have to download it first) just open Scratch and select from menu File the load from your computer instruction.

After the completion of this lesson you should be able to:

• acknowledge the existence of events that may interrupt the execution of the programs,

• use events to interrupt program flow in Scratch,

• program sprites to communicate with each other,

• design and create programs that contain various events as well as sprite communication in MIT Scratch,

• design and create programs that contain various events.

Inside Resources Section, you can find slides, exercises, and their solutions. To open, in Scratch, a script from a file in your computer (you will have to download it first) just open Scratch and select from menu File the load from your computer instruction.