Serie semanal de programación Scratch para principiantes

Each week we will create a new project or game while discussing important foundational concepts to make your projects come alive. Projects may include art, music, animation, and much more! Learners are welcome to join at any time.

2/4/25
Week 1: Welcome to Scratch and Build an Aquarium
🎯Meet the Scratch mascot
🎯Overview of Scratch platform
🎯Familiarization with Scratch interface and the coding palette
🎯How to select sprites and backgrounds


2/11/25
Week 2: Sprite Movement 
🎯Simple movement commands using arrow keys or WASD
🎯Create a simple animation with a single sprite
🎯Exploration of other ways to move such as glide, turn, or go to x and y coordinates

2/18/25
Week 3: Sprite Dance Party
🎯Adding sounds
🎯Select sprites that move to a beat
🎯Introduction to basic rhythm and animation techniques with movement and costume changes

2/25/25
Week 4:  Graphic Tools Exploration
🎯Overview of the graphic tools and functions of tool
🎯 Change the color of a costume
🎯 Create Game Over backgrounds to use in future games
🎯 Utilize the reshape tool to create spikes or obstacles for a platformer game

3/4/25
Week 5: Working with Multiple Sprites
🎯Discuss what makes a game fun
🎯Building a project with more than one sprite
🎯Coordinate interactions between sprites (e.g., 2 player games)
🎯Adding sound effects and background music as it applies to sprites interaction and the game mechanics.
🎯Introduce variables: what they are and why they're useful
🎯Create a simple score tracking system for games

A computer desktop or laptop is preferred for coding. Tablets and iPads don't always work properly with some of the games on Scratch. The device used for coding must have a keyboard.  It is preferred that learners have a second monitor to view the instructor's screen shared through Outschool's Zoom. If that is not an option, resizing the Scratch window alongside Zoom will allow you to view both windows. 

**Students need to create a free, online Scratch account before meeting. A parent will need to confirm this account for the learner to be able to save their project.
Https://scratch.mit.edu**  Please message if you need assistance creating a Scratch account.