Great resources for teachers who want to put some extra fun into ICT/Computing lessons. It's very much a work in progress so check back regularly to see what's new. And many thanks in advance for leaving positive feedback if you enjoyed using a resource.
Great resources for teachers who want to put some extra fun into ICT/Computing lessons. It's very much a work in progress so check back regularly to see what's new. And many thanks in advance for leaving positive feedback if you enjoyed using a resource.
Title: Scratch Starter – Bouncing Ball Activity
Level: KS3 (Y7-Y9)
Duration: 5 - 10 Minutes
Application required: Scratch 2
In this fun starter activity students simply have to put a few blocks together in the correct order to create a collage of bouncing balls. As an extension, add one more block in the correct place to make the balls multi-coloured! Two Scratch files are supplied - one for the students, and one of the completed activity. Please remember to leave positive feedback if you enjoyed using this resource.
Title: Scratch – Introduction to Computing using the IF Statement
Level: KS3 (Y7-Y9)
Duration: 40 mins
Applications: PowerPoint, Scratch
Description: A fun introduction to programming in Scratch for students of varying ability. Students are introduced to the concept of processes, decision and loops using IF statements to simulate a ball rolling down a hill in Scratch. Whilst the program itself is straightforward, the tutorial is designed to get students thinking about the steps required to solve real-world problems through the development of algorithms/flowcharts, leading to program implementation. There is also a short tutorial on the last slide for students to complete which could be incorporated easily into a lesson plenary.
Scratch Game Planner - A game planning document to help your students create a multi-level game in Scratch. #scratch #game #planner #programming #coding
Title: Scratch – Ultimate Space Game
Level: KS3 (Y7-Y9)
Duration: 1 – 1.5 hours (allow two lessons)
Applications: Scratch 1.4, MS Word
Description: A challenging and fun tutorial enabling students to create an exciting arcade-style Space Game using Scratch. All sprites, sounds, and background images are already pre-loaded into the Scratch (.sb) file provided*, allowing students to add scripts to provide functionality. On completion there is a worksheet to assess students’ understanding of the programming techniques involved, by ‘reverse engineering’ the game. The tutorial also contains a numeracy element, as students develop an understanding of the x/y coordinates used in Scratch. Please leave positive feedback if you enjoyed using this resource.
*Please note that the Scratch (.sb) file is embedded in the Word document provided because uploads of this file type are unsupported by TES.
