VATL courses
Basic Scratch
Download Scratch at homeHere's the link to the version of Scratch we'll be using in this course
Download the full Scheme of WorkHere's a downloadable pdf of the whole scheme of work.
Announcements Lesson PlanLesson Plan for our first lesson.
Objectives:
What: Find out how Scratch scripts work
How: Telling bad jokes
Why: Get used to using sequences of instructions
Resources
Video tutorial: Bad joke Video tutorial - Improving the joke Video tutorial: Adding some movementUploads and Classwork
Write your bad joke here! Upload your finished Scratch fileHomework
Watch Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic Homework Lesson Plan
Objectives
What: Find out how sprites and costumes work
How: By making characters move
Why: So we understand what sprites can do
Resources
Instructions Video tutorial - Sprites and costumes Video tutorial -Looks Video tutorial: Sensing keys Video tutorial: Collision detectionUploads and Classwork
Upload your Challenge file here Lesson PlanHere is the lesson plan for our third session.
Resources
Objectives
What: Find out how to repeat instructions
How: Using Loops (forever and repeat)
Why: So we can run simple instructions lots of times
Uploads and Classwork
Upload your favourite Scratch filesHomework
Drawing Shapes Upload your homework Scratch files Going Loopy
Objectives
What: Make a simple game
How: Using Scratch
Why: Learn basic control routines
Resources
Step 1: Follow me! Step 2: Dodgeball Step 3: Ouch!Complete the following in any order you like!
Extension 1: Points Extension 2: Difficulty Extension 3: Easy,medium or hard Extension 3: Easy,medium or hardUploads
Upload your game
Objectives
What: Learn how to do more in Scratch
How: By completing a racing game
Why: So we can create more interesting games
Resources
Racing game SB fileDownload the .sb file of the racing game here
Racing game instructionsHere are the instructions for the racing game
What's going on?Handy powerpoint here
Uploads and Classwork
Upload your finished racing game Upload your description hereCourse categories
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Contact
E-mail: vatl@ysu.am
Phone: (+374 10) 57 06 77