Scratch Programming: Level 2 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!

***Before taking this class, if you don’t have Scratch experience, I recommend you take my other flex class for beginners: "Scratch Programming: Lvl 1 Coding Projects - FLEX". It will help you understand beginner concepts and how to create simple games.

Basic: https://bit.ly/2QQUgwA 
LVL 1 FLEX: https://bit.ly/3tyF7yH
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 - Whack-A-Shark
Summary: A game that resembles the famous whack-a-mole but instead of moles we will use other sprites!

Week #2 - Passenger Pick Up
Summary: An interactive car game where we have to pickup passengers before an angry bear gets us!

Week #3 - Platform Jumper  
Summary: A game where a creature jumps from one platform to another to reach his goal.

Week #4 - Gem Collector
Summary: A story/game where a dragon leaves home to collect gems.

Students will learn different programming concepts including how to:
■    Use conditionals & loops
■    Use operators (>, <, AND, OR,…)
■    Use Functions for more efficient and clean code
■    Create conversations between sprites
■    Design more interactive games
■    Alter backgrounds depending on the situation
■    Etc.