Embark on an epic coding journey with Scratch in this 3-week course! Together, we'll dive into the world of RPGs, where you and your fellow students will craft a captivating tale collecting coins. Guide your main character through a thrilling adventure to gather the essential coins before the clock ticks down. Can you master the art of coding and beat the ticking timer? Join us for an adventure in creativity and skill-building!

In addition, students will have the opportunity to hone their math skills, specifically involving U.S. coins. As you embark on the RPG-building adventure, you'll seamlessly integrate math into your coding journey, enhancing your abilities while creating an engaging game!

****This class is designed for INTERMEDIATE level Scratch coders.****
DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS IF YOU HAVE TAKEN SEMESTER 4. This lesson is covered in my Semester 2 class and your child will be repeating if they have already completed semester 4 with me.

Please see below for a list of Scratch skills covered in this course:
- Creating a sensor using the ‘touching’ block
- Looping
- Nested conditional statements
- Coordinating the actions of multiple sprites using the ‘broadcast’ and ‘when I receive’ blocks
- Event handling (the ‘when backdrop switches to’ block)
- Random numbers (‘pick random’ block)
- Variables
- Using the ‘Timer’ feature in Scratch to keep track of the time passed since the timer was reset, and assign consequences based on that.

This class follows a guided instructional approach, aiming for every student to complete a small video game by its conclusion. It's important to note that the class pace accommodates the learning needs of all students. Prior to enrolling, kindly ensure your student possesses a solid understanding of Scratch coding and can navigate the Scratch website effortlessly. Additionally, they should have a Scratch account and be proficient in mouse and keyboard operations (drag/drop, right-click, text selection, copy/paste, and familiarity with shift/backspace/delete/enter keys). If you're uncertain about your learner's proficiency, please feel free to contact me for a discussion. Your thoughtful consideration is appreciated.
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My style of teaching is very patient, interactive, and engaging. Each student will be able to share and express themselves as they feel comfortable. Each lesson will leave them excited to create projects using the coding knowledge they acquired in class. 

This is a multi-week course lasting 3 weeks. We will advance each week based on students' progress. 

The general outline will be as follows:

Lesson 1: Get the Starter Project. Upload the starter project to your Scratch account.
Objectives:
- Program the blue door to lead to the field, the brown door to lead to the moon, and the orange door to lead to the forest.
- Make sure the door sprites show in the main room and hide once your main character gets to the field, the forest, and the moon.
-Make sure the exit sprite shows once your main character arrives at the field, the forest, and the moon, and hides while your main character is in the main room.
-Program the exit sprite to lead back to the main room.

Lesson 2: Hide the Money!
Objectives:
- At the start of the game, randomly pick a place for the quarter sprite to hide.
- Keep track of the amount of money collected by your main character, and display this value on the stage.
- When your main character gets to a coin, have it show up again in a random location.

Lesson 3: One Way to Win! Two Ways to Lose!
Objectives:
-Randomly select the amount of funds required.
-When the collected amount matches the target, the player wins!
-If the collected amount exceeds the target, the player loses.
- Throughout the game, calculate the remaining time and display this rounded value as a whole number on the stage.
-Run out of time, the player loses.

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Please test your devices for compatibility prior to registering for this class. Go here to test: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/editor/?tutorial=getStarted

Scratch will run in most current web browsers on desktops, laptops, and tablets. The Chrome browser is ideal. Internet Explorer is NOT supported. If you encounter a WebGL error, try a different browser.

*****If using an iPad/tablet, a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse will be required for all the functions to work properly.****

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The material in this lesson is licensed through CreateCodeLoad. I ask that you please not publish the game publicly on Scratch. You may take the concepts you learned to publicly share a game you create using your own graphics and code.