Project-Based Scratch Coding for Kids (Level 1)
This beginner Scratch course introduces young learners to programming through game design using the MIT Scratch platform. With 8 projects and a final presentation, students will build coding skills and develop problem-solving abilities.
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Each lesson includes an additional challenge for students to improve their project after the class meeting.Assessment
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Kickstart young learners’ passion for programming with this project-based Scratch course! Design games and solve unique problems using Scratch, a block-based coding environment created by MIT. Students will create games that they can play and share with friends and family. All lessons are project-based, with 8 fun guided projects that allow students to practice new programming concepts. All students will be asked to apply what they’ve learned to create a final project of their own design which will be presented on the last day of class. There will be some reinforcement quizzes for students to complete after lessons, along with review games that will be played in the final class meetings to ensure students remember material and are prepared to take the next steps in their programming adventures. For a week to week program, check out the syllabus.
Learning Goals
Students will learn to create Scratch programs, design games, and solve programming challenges, gaining a comprehensive grasp of Scratch 3.0. They'll master fundamental programming principles and explore advanced topics.
Syllabus
10 Lessons
over 10 WeeksLesson 1:
Rock Band
Students will learn how to program a rock band that can play multiple musical instruments depending on either a keyboard press or if a sprite is clicked.
Skills learned:
○ How to use Scratch interface, characters, blocks and scripts
○ Detect clicks on sprites
○ Play sounds
○ Use keyboard press events 60 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Chatbot
Students will learn how to program a talking character, called a chat robot or chatbot, to give different responses depending on what they say.
Skills learned:
○ Concatenate strings using Scratch operators
○ Use variables to store user input
○ Use conditional selection to respond to user input in Scratch 60 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Boat Race
Students will learn how to create their own maze game where they have to navigate a boat through an obstacle course. This project can be modified to add extra difficulty and obstacles.
Skills learned:
○ Use conditional statements to react to key presses
○ Use variables to store a game’s state
○ Use conditional selection based on the value of a variable
○ Use lists to store data 60 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Dodgeball
Students will learn to create a game in which they control a character with the keyboard and must get to the end of a level while dodging balls that are moving towards the character.
Skills Learned:
○ Move sprites using keyboard input
○ Clone sprites to make copies of them
○ Use ‘broadcast’ and ‘receive blocks’ to send messages
○ Detect collisions using colors
○ Reset a level once a game over condition is reached 60 mins online live lesson
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Parental Guidance
Dear Parents,
Welcome to Project-Based Scratch Level 1. In this online live course, students will learn how to create block-based programs with Scratch, make games, and solve programming problems. All lessons are project-based, and each lesson contains one fun guided project that allows students to practice new programming concepts. All students will be asked to apply what they’ve learned to create a final project of their own design which will be presented on the last day of class. The best projects will be displayed on the student showcase page on our website, and will earn students a special honors title on their course completion certificates. There will be some reinforcement quizzes for students to complete after lessons, along with review games that will be played in the final class meetings to ensure students remember material and are prepared to take the next steps in their programming adventures.
To get started, please register an account at https://scratch.mit.edu/. Please verify your account email address by opening the verification email you are sent when you create an account. This step allows students to share their projects with instructors if they need help, and also show off their creations to others. To explore some ideas, there are many project projects posted in the official Scratch website https://scratch.mit.edu/explore/projects/all. You may also find inspiration from Scratch programming videos on YouTube.
Important notes:
Student final projects that receive honors or high honors awards may be shared on our website as part of our student showcase. We will only ever share the publicly available project content from Scratch. If you do not want your child’s final project added to this showcase if they are a winner, please contact us to let us know.
As per Outschool Policy: For the safety of all students, all cameras must be on at the start of every class meeting to verify learner identity. We encourage students to keep their cameras on for the entire duration of class as it helps to create an engaging learning environment. The camera safety check is mandatory.
For those that have never used Outschool before, please follow this link for some awesome preparation before our first class:
https://support.outschool.com/en/articles/802757-how-to-prepare-for-your-first-class
To join the class, please login to your Outschool account and click the scheduled session to get to the classroom, where you click “Join live meeting” to join the zoom classroom. There is no zoom link needed.
If you have any questions/concerns please feel free to reach out through us on Outschool. We are excited to have this opportunity to guide you all in this amazing coding adventure. Please come prepared and ready to learn for our first class, see you soon!
Best regards,
AI Code Academy
Supply List
Technical Requirements: PC (Windows 10) or Mac (macOS 10.13) with at least a 2GHz processor and 2GB of RAM (4GB of RAM is recommended). No iPads and no Chromebooks!!! Broadband internet with at least 1.8Mbps download and 900Kbps upload speeds. Please make sure to remove your firewall if any Webcam - Either external or built-in (many laptops have an integrated camera). Microphone and Speakers - We recommend headphones with an integrated microphone
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
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Live Group Class
$30
weekly1x per week, 10 weeks
60 min
Completed by 1596 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-11
2-8 learners per class
