Download - Up and Running in 10 Minutes
Up and Running in 10 Minutes
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• Comes pre-loaded on the Raspberry Pi• No writing code – scripts are created by
snapping blocks together• Programming with Scratch is more like putting
together a puzzle• The following game was produced in 10 minutes
by a group of Year 8 pupils
So, why use
?
A great introduction to Programming for
students
MAZE GAME
CODE: THREE SIMPLE SCRIPTS
PUPILS CREATE THEIR OWN BACKGROUND
• Up and Running in 10 minutes is about finding ideas for pupils to create their Scratch game
• In practice many ideas were formed by activities which were relatable to pupils.
With Scratch, it is easy to create simple and
fun games
INSPIRATION FROM RELATION
What activities were relatable?
And Video games
• Over time I noticed, most pupils used their mobile devices to play on various video games
• By relating how various video game features could be implemented in pupil’s Scratch games.
• Pupils were easily able to identify the end product of their Scratch game.
INSPIRATION FROM RELATION
SAMPLE OF PUPILS’ GAMES
SAMPLE OF PUPILS’ GAMES
UP AND RUNNING
• The ideas developed from the examples of video games pupils had played was the key to enabling pupils to develop their games in 10 minutes
•This bolstered pupils creativity and more programming in Scratch more enjoyable as pupils were able to relate to their work.