Scratch

Prerequisite: Basic Computer  Knowledge

Total No. of Hours: 12

This course includes:

1. NEED FOR PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE- Introduction to Scratch, How "blocky" programs allow people create programs without memorization, The types of projects can be created with Scratch

2. THE BASICS OF SCRATCH-  Creating Sprite, The difference between Sprites and Images, Using Scratch's built-in sprites, Creating your own Sprites, Scratch's block categories

3. FIRST PROJECT- Adding movement to a sprite, Adding sound to a sprite, Changing the colors of a sprite, Making a sprite appear to speak, Making a sprite appear to think. Creating sprite, Adding Programming for sprite, Creating projects in Scratch

4. ADDING INTERACTIVITY- Adding events that can be triggered by the different keyboard buttons, Adding clickable "Buttons" to give the player several choices during the activity, How to add to make your game keep score, How to signify that the game is over when a specified score is reached

5. MATH CONCEPTS- Comparing Numbers. Logic and Logical Arguments, Creating Variables, Using Variables

6. LOGIC- The Stop block, The Wait block, The Forever block, Repeating actions, The Broadcast block, Conditional statements, Nested control statements.

7. ADDING SOUNG- Linking sounds to a sprite, Playing Scratch's sounds, Recording and playing your own sounds, Adding narration to your story

8. COSTOME AND BACKGROUND CHANGE-  Adding and changing costumes, Adding and changing backgrounds, Graphic special effects, Changing the size of a sprite, Working with multiple sprites