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Scratch Coding & Animation Winter Camp - Holiday Special: Sonic, Among Us, Pikac

Completed by 2 learners
Ages 9-14
Live Group Course
Students will create interactive animation with popular characters in Scratch. By utilizing scripts tied to keyboard or touchpad input, they are able to run animated holiday activities with Sonic, Among Us and Pikachu.
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Live video meetings
3x per week, 1 week
2-8 learners per class
55 min

What's included

3 live meetings
2 hrs 45 mins in-class hours
Certificate of Completion
An E-Certificate of Completion with grades will be provided for learners who have completed all weeks of the class. For learners who miss more than 3 times during the course, no certificate will be offered.

Class Experience

US Grade 3 - 6
Beginner - Intermediate Level
This is a 3-Day Series.  Students will meet 3 times.
Please note: This class will run 3 times in the same week during holiday breaks.
In addition to basic computer skills like typing, opening and closing programs, saving and exporting files, and mouse maneuvering, this class requires some Scratch experience. For students who have no coding and animation background, we recommend joining Series Part 1 before proceeding to this class. Please see the link below:
Coding & Animation Part 1: Fundamentals for Beginners
https://outschool.com/classes/3-day-coding-and-animation-art-tech-series-part-1-fundamentals-for-beginners-0ak9VANq#usRzeseCIM

In this Winter Holiday Special Edition class, students will learn to create interactive animation. By utilizing scripts tied to keyboard or touchpad input, they are able to run animated holiday activities with Sonic, Among Us and Pikachu.

Day 1 - Sonic Snowball Fight
Students will animate Sonic the Hedgehog tossing snowballs at a Badnik in the Arctic hill zone. Students will utilize keyboard or touchpad input to activate a simple gratifying animation with a through line of Sonic throwing a snowball to hit the robot and have it knocked out.

Day 2 - Deck the Polus Halls with Among Us
Students will animate an Among Us crewmate wrapping a present for their friends. Students will implement manual input to animate one action in the task or expand to add additional inputs for the sequence in gift wrapping.

Day 3 - Light Up the Christmas Tree with Pikachu
Students will create several frames to animate Pikachu bringing his Christmas tree to life with a button or touch pad input. Students can build anticipation for the results of their input in the animation by coding something “new” to happen with each input.

Students can use what they learned throughout the course in games and animation, starting with Scratch and then later in complex programs. Students will discover how to apply previous Scratch knowledge and basic understanding of animation to longer and more complex projects.

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Please read below for frequently-asked questions on our policies:

Mandatory Video Check-In
Video check-in is mandatory for safety purposes per Outschool policy. Students are required to have their cameras on to allow the teacher to check in and verify each learner. After check-in, students have the option of either turning off their camera or leaving it on, whatever is their preference.

Refunds & Missed Classes
All of our classes are backed by Outschool’s standard policy. To receive a full refund, parents may withdraw or stop their subscription within 24 hours of payment OR 24 hours before class starts, whichever occurs earlier. No refunds are issued if a learner misses a live meeting. Recordings are made available in each classroom and can be watched at their convenience. Students are always welcome to reach out with any questions and share their work in the classroom.

Class Recording Access
Learners must JOIN A LIVE CLASS ONCE in order to lift Outschool's safety protocol and unlock access to video recordings of class meetings. Learners who have not attended a live class but need access to the recordings must contact verification@outschool.com to apply for a lifetime verification badge. 
Learn more about this by going to: https://support.outschool.com/en/articles/4063624-learner-verification

Late/ Missed Class
All classes will begin on time as long as one learner is in the classroom. In the event that no students are in the classroom at the assigned class time, the teacher will leave a message in the classroom and exit after ten minutes of waiting per Outschool policy.

Minimum Enrollment & Class Cancellation
A minimum of two learners is required for every class to run. In the event that we have to cancel a class, parents will be notified within 24 hours of class. Learners will have the option of either transferring to a more populated section of the same class or receiving a full refund, whichever is preferred.

Technical Difficulties
In the event of class delay/ cancellations due to unforeseeable technical issues, all families will be notified and a make-up section will be posted, or a refund will be issued if a make-up class cannot be scheduled.

Learning Goals

Students will explore the principles of interactive animation creation. Through scripting techniques linked to keyboard or touchpad inputs, they will develop animated holiday activities featuring characters like Sonic, Among Us, and Pikachu.

Syllabus

3 Lessons
over 1 Week
Lesson 1:
Sonic Snowball Fight
 Students will animate Sonic the Hedgehog tossing snowballs at a Badnik in the Arctic hill zone. Students will utilize keyboard or touchpad input to activate a simple gratifying animation with a through line of Sonic throwing a snowball to hit the robot and have it knocked out. 
55 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Deck the Polus Halls with Among Us
 Students will animate an Among Us crewmate wrapping a present for their friends. Students will implement manual input to animate one action in the task or expand to add additional inputs for the sequence in gift wrapping. 
55 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Light Up the Christmas Tree with Pikachu
 Students will create several frames to animate Pikachu bringing his Christmas tree to life with a button or touch pad input. Students can build anticipation for the results of their input in the animation by coding something “new” to happen with each input. 
55 mins online live lesson

Other Details

Parental Guidance
Parental permission is required to create Scratch accounts for children under 13.
Supply List
Hardware: Students will need two devices. One will be used to view the class on Outschool (can be a phone) and the other device will be needed to code. The second device must have a keyboard.
Software: Scratch (in browser with account or free desktop download)
Students are encouraged to create a Scratch browser account (https://scratch.mit.edu) beforehand or download the desktop version and get comfortable with locating and opening the program to get ready for the first class. It is recommended that students create a folder for saving projects onto their computers or thumbdrives for use as a "backup" instead of saving projects online only.
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Teacher Brittany is a professional artist and illustrator.  She holds a BA in Arts with a concentration on Visual Technology.  She also gained valuable industry experience as Technology Lead and Animation Instructor at art schools. She has worked as a freelance concept artist and illustrator in game design. She utilizes a background in comics, storyboarding and animation to bring creative concepts to life. With a strong background in traditional and digital painting, Brittany is currently teaching a wide variety of classes in various mediums to merge her love for illustration, painting and game development.

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