Scratch Programming: Level 1 Coding Projects - FLEX

Please note this is the flex class. There are NO live meetings for this class. The material will be posted weekly and participation will be done through Outschool & Scratch. You can view the material during the week at your own convenience. FLEX classes are great for Scratch Tutorials/Classes because there is plenty of time to explain the code, finish the program, and go back in case you missed a step. So during a FLEX class you will be able to watch the whole process on how the games are made and the explanations!

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Basics: https://bit.ly/2QQUgwA 
LVL 2 FLEX: https://bit.ly/3svm8Dx
LVL 3 FLEX: https://bit.ly/3v1DCct
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OVERVIEW:
This is a 4 week project oriented course where students will be guided via video lessons that I have pre-recorded, along with optional project extensions and challenges related to the topics covered that week. I encourage everyone to attempt the optional extensions and share your code so that the group can provide feedback.

Each week students will get access to:
- A video detailing the step by step process on creating the project of the week and explaining the programming concepts
- An extension to the project in the video.
- Feedback on projects and on any questions the students have relating to the topics covered via the message board

STUDENT to STUDENT INTERACTION:
Since we can share projects on Scratch, students will post a link of their extended projects when they finish. Then the other students should play their altered game and leave a comment on what they think or like about the students' extensions.


WEEKLY LESSON PLAN:
Week #1 - Basketball Game
Summary: A fun basketball game where we can shoot the basketball into the net!

Week #2 - Shark Attack
Summary: A cool game where we try to avoid the sharks falling from the sky!

Week #3 - Shooting Stars
Summary: A game where we shoot stars at planets!

Week #4 - Hungry Dinosaur
Summary: A game where a dinosaur loves to eat different kinds of apples!

Students will learn different programming concepts including how to:
■    Use variables
■    Use sensing functions
■    Design simple games
■    Alter visual aspects of the game
■    Etc.