During this lesson learners will choose appropriate backgrounds and sprites for a ‘Space race’ project. They will decide how each sprite will move, and create an algorithm based on the blocks available in ScratchJr that reflects this.
During this lesson learners will discover that blocks can be joined together in ScratchJr. They will use a Start block to run their programs. They will also learn additional skills such as adding backgrounds and deleting sprites. Learners will follow given algorithms to create simple programs.
During this lesson, learners will discover that a sequence of commands has an ‘outcome’. They will predict the outcomes of real-life scenarios and a range of small programs in ScratchJr. Learners will then match programs that produce the same outcome when run, and use a set of blocks to create programs that produce different outcomes when run.
During this lesson, learners will recap what they know already about the ScratchJr app. They will begin to identify the start of sequences in real-world scenarios, and learn that sequences need to be started in ScratchJr. Learners will create programs and run them in full-screen mode using the Green flag.
In this lesson, learners will investigate how characters can be moved using ‘events’. They will analyse and improve an existing project, and then apply what they have learned to their own projects. They will then extend their learning to control multiple sprites in the same project.
In this lesson, learners look at an existing game and match parts of the game with the design. They make changes to a sprite in the existing game to match the design. They then look at a completed design, and implement the remaining changes in the Scratch game. They add a sprite, and re-use and modify code blocks within loops, and explain the changes made.
During this lesson learners will discover that some blocks in ScratchJr have numbers underneath them. They will learn how to change these values and identify the effect on a block of changing a value.
During this lesson learners will use their project designs from the previous lesson to create their projects on-screen in ScratchJr. They will use their project design, including algorithms created in the previous lesson, to make programs for each of their rocket sprites. They will test whether their algorithms are effective when their programs are run.
In this lesson, learners look at a model project using repetition. They then design their own game based on the model project, producing a design and algorithm for sprites in the game. They share these designs with a partner and have time to make any changes to their design as required.
In this lesson, learners build their games, using the designs they created in lesson 5. They follow their algorithms, fix mistakes and refine designs in their work as they build. They evaluate their work once it is completed, and showcase games at the end.
