What is Scratch?

Who made it?

How does it work?

What can it do?

What are the blocks and how they relate to coding?

Can be dragged and placed

Different shapes/colours represent different aspects

Round ones are analogous to Functions

Sharp ones are variables

Control ones are Logic/Conditions

Why is this good?

Allows kids to focus on logic and the mindset of coding without having to learn or care about Syntax/lines of code

Allows for direct visualisation of what the code does

My own experience

Started with blocks in Lego Mindstorm

Evolved to C HTML/PHP and then Python

The workshop

Kids made 2 games that covered all basics

Triggers/Input

Functions

Variables

Were all customised by them

Explain that each kid made their version

the football crazy one turned my cat and balloon game into a Football Match

They got to take them home

The games covered the basics on this way

Input using keyboard for triggering functions

Use Functions to modify location parameters

If/Then Conditions for when sprites are touching each other/the walls

Variables for storing points

Operands to increase Points in variable

End conditions

Loops for permanently checking the If/Then Conditions

Ask about the organisation

Mora Mundus

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