Unplugged Games
Intro Course for Scratch Beginners
Overview
This a package of 3 lessons (including remote tasks for students) that can be used as scaffolding to beging coding in Scratch.
Getting the class charged up and engage their tacit feelings
LESSON PLAN | ||||||
Block/module of the curriculum | (Fin) Maths, core contents at grades 3-6 | |||||
TOPIC WITHIN THE MODULE | SESSION | SESSION NAME | ||||
Coding in Scratch.mit.edu |
| Jump into the Game Field | ||||
Duration: | 40 minutes | |||||
Look at the notes from previous session
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Objectives: | Outcome | Way to assess | ||||
Describe how they felt inside the game | conversation | |||||
Understand the logic of the game | express the algorithm in words | |||||
recognize the codes in scratch format | quiz | |||||
Teaser: | There is an amazing application called scratch. If you join it, you can learn to create the games that other children can play | |||||
Relate to students’ own | Ask one student to tell about a simple game: how many players did it require? What was the target of the game? Many rules or just few rules? | |||||
DISCOVERY ACTIVITY | Resources | Interaction, Prompts, Guidance | ||||
‘5 min introduce the game, split in teams of 4 ‘5 min draw an envelope with game-script for your team, get resources from desk ’5 min play the game in the teams ‘5 min guess whose code is this (QUIZ) | Envelopes with Sprite badges Sprite rules Stands, ribbon IAS/IAB to display the codes | Teacher helps with:
Teacher prompts for presentation | ||||
5 minutes consolidation of discovery => | present what you game’s goal was | |||||
ACTIVITY TO APPLY THE NEW SKILL | Resources | Interaction, Prompts, Guidance | ||||
‘5 min split in pairs
‘5 min distribute sets of scratch code pieces
‘5 min compose the codes of your sprites | Envelopes with code pieces (Motions, looks, etc) which were used in the games in DISCOVERY ACTIVITY A3 sheets + glue | Teacher’s guidance
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5 minutes consolidation of discovery => | What changes if you swap the blocks? Debate | |||||
EXTENSION ACTIVITY (for those finished earlier than the rest of the group) | ||||||
Have students click on Sprite 3 (the Owl) and complete the Challenge Task:
Note: if the students do not know about the “broadcast” function, they may use a wait block with x seconds to wait before owl appears. Have students debug these projects: https://scratch.mit.edu/studios/475539/ | ||||||
Homework task (5min) | Submit an idea of your own game in G-Classroom (describe your game as a story) | |||||
Evaluate/reflect | Teacher’s own notes for improvement | |||||
Session 2 (online) Let's scribe that in Scratch Language
LESSON PLAN | ||||||
Block/module of the curriculum | (Fin) Maths, core contents at grades 3-6 | |||||
TOPIC WITHIN THE MODULE | SESSION | SESSION NAME | ||||
Coding in Scratch.mit.edu |
| Copy your code to Scratch.mit.edu | ||||
Duration: | 40 minutes | |||||
Look at the notes from previous session
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Objectives:
the learners will know how to => | Outcome | Way to assess | ||||
make codes for sprites | Individual work at their devices | |||||
recognize triggers vs. events | Students can to explains WHAT => | |||||
debug their codes | =>does not happen until WHAT | |||||
Teaser: | We are making our first steps to code a game! Let me know when ready to go for | |||||
Relate to students’ own | show a video of a game created by a student | |||||
DISCOVERY ACTIVITY | Resources | Interaction, Prompts, Guidance | ||||
‘5 min turn on the computers login to S.M.E. ’5 min get paper codes which you created during the last sessions and compose them in S.M.E. once done, go to help your peer ’5 min play it, spot the bugs & talk ab. them ‘10 min debug the bugs | Devices
IAS/IAB | Teacher helps with:
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5 minutes consolidation of discovery > | Now we can guess what is going wrong in some draft games | |||||
ACTIVITY TO APPLY THE NEW SKILL | Resources | Interaction, Prompts, Guidance | ||||
‘5 min split in pairs
‘5 min debug a story in S.M.E.
‘5 min tell us about how you debugged | Link to a raw game with a bug (one for all pairs) | Teacher asks for opinions:
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5 minutes consolidation of discovery > | What did you find easier online or paper for finding/fixing bugs in a Scratch program? | |||||
EXTENSION ACTIVITY (for those finished earlier than the rest of the group) | ||||||
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Homework task (5min) | Fill out Exit Ticket for this session in Google Classroom | |||||
Evaluate/reflect | Teacher’s own notes for improvement | |||||
Session 3 (hybrid) Let's play it and connect to keys
LESSON PLAN | |||||||
Block/module of the curriculum | (Fin) Maths, core contents at grades 3-6 | ||||||
TOPIC WITHIN THE MODULE | SESSION | SESSION NAME | |||||
Coding in Scratch.mit.edu |
| Let’s Elaborate on Coding | |||||
Duration: | 40 minutes | ||||||
Look at the notes from previous session
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Objectives:
the learners will know how to => | Outcome | Way to assess | |||||
Expand the understanding of “events” and dependencies in coding | Verbal answers from students “what new have you spotted in this game?” | ||||||
Ignite imagination for new scenarios | Contributions on “what could happen? | ||||||
Intro to connecting external keys | Dynamics of interaction in activity | ||||||
Teaser: | The sprites may face many more challenges if you wish! And players can use joystick! | ||||||
Relate to students’ own | What is the longest challenge you remember from last summer? | ||||||
DISCOVERY ACTIVITY | Resources | Interaction, Prompts, Guidance | |||||
‘5 min log in and play Dino (individual) ’5 min tell the class about your findings What new trigger is there? How does it impact what happens next | Devices for playing Lost Dino
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5 minutes consolidation of discovery > | Which let’s read one trigger and alter it to result otherwise | ||||||
ACTIVITY TO APPLY THE NEW SKILL | Resources | Interaction, Prompts, Guidance | |||||
‘2 min get in groups of 4 ‘3 min watch the start of a new game ‘10 min collaborate on what could happen next Fill it out on the Jamboard / Thinklink | IAS/IAB to show the start of a new game
Access to Jamboard
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5 minutes consolidation of discovery > | What new props would we need for Your scenario? | ||||||
EXTENSION ACTIVITY (for those finished earlier than the rest of the group) | |||||||
Go the special desk (MakeyLab), get a set of MakeyMakey, read the instruction on how to connect the external keys, connect the key and test how they work. Once finished, explain every new joiner how to connect them
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Homework task (5min) | Make how-to video about creating a block of commands in Scratch.Mit.Edu
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Evaluate/reflect | Teacher’s own notes for improvement | ||||||
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