Lesson 8 - June 2

We all worked on our projects.

Please answer these questions:

• Describe a challenge you faced and how you solved it?
• Are there challenges that you will still need to work on?
• What have you enjoyed most about Scratch and why?
  

Lesson 7 - May 19

We all worked on our projects.

Please answer these questions:

• Describe a challenge you faced and how you solved it?
  
• Are there challenges that you will still need to work on?

Lesson 6 - May 14

Things we worked on today:

• We planned our final projects.
• We also began to work on our final project.

How did you and your partner decide on your project?

Tell us what your final project is:

• What Sprites do you plan on using?
• What background(s) are you selecting or drawing?
• What will happen when you finish programming your Sprite(s)?

What do you think will be the most difficult part to program for your project?

Lesson 5 - May 5, 2008

Things we worked on today:

• We tested out our "challenge" question from last week - using the "Repeat" and "Turn 60 Degrees" command to get our Sprite to turn in one complete circle.
• We designed a short program where we created our own background or Sprite.
  

Please answer these questions:

• What problems did you have?
• Were you able to solve them?
• Did you make any new discoveries?

Challenge: What commands could you write to get your Sprite to move 3/4 of the way around? Please write these commands when you write your comment.

Lesson 4 - April 28, 2008

Things we explored today while finishing our mini-project:

• Moving to an X,Y Coordinate
• Adding a Background
• Recording Your Voice

New Things We Learned:

• How to Create Your Own Background or Your Own Sprite
  

Please answer these questions:

• What problems did you have?
• Were you able to solve them? If so, how?
• Did you make any new discoveries?

Challenge: If you were to write a program to get your Sprite to turn around one complete circle and had to use the "Repeat" command and the "Turn 60 Degrees" command, what would your program look like? Please write the commands in your comment.

Lesson 3 - April 14, 2008

Things we explored today:

• Color Change


• Adding a Background


• X, Y Coordinates


• Record Your Voice
  

Please comment on the blog and answer the questions below:

• What problems did you have?


• How did you and your partner solve them?


• Did you make any new discoveries?


• What is the next thing you will work on in your program?

Lesson 2 - April 7, 2008

Things we explored today:

• Repeat command
• Forever command
• How to select a new sprite
• How to change a costume

Please comment on the blog. You can use the following questions to guide you:

• Did your program work for you the first time?
• What problems did you encounter?
• How did you solve them?
• Any new discoveries that you made?

For Next Week:

• Think about how you could add a background.

Lesson 1 - March 31, 2008

You have been introduced to the programming language, "Scratch". Tell us what you think about Scratch.
Answer these questions:

• What did you learn today?
  
• What discoveries did you make when you tested things out yourself?
• What are you looking forward to learning?
  
• What are you wondering about?

Challenge: For next time, think about how you can get the cat to move backwards 10 steps.
Miss Capalbo & Mrs. Dlott

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Watch the Scratch Video

Watch this scratch video to learn more about the program.

You can read more about Scratch by visiting the BBC website where this video appeared.