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    This document outlines an introductory Scratch programming course consisting of 8 lessons. Each lesson is designed to take one class session and introduces new programming concepts and blocks. Lesson 1 covers motion and sound, Lesson 2 introduces repeating actions with forever and green flag blocks, and Lesson 3 has students experimenting with changing sprite colors. The document provides tutorials, practice activities, assignments, and extension exercises for each lesson.

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    The document outlines an introductory course on Scratch programming consisting of 8 lessons covering topics such as motion, repetition, colors, sprites, sounds, effects and animations.

    The main topics covered in the 8 lessons include motion and sound, repeating actions, colors, creating sprites, speaking and thinking, image effects, sounds/voices/music, and creating animations.

    Each lesson is designed to be covered in one class session and includes tutorials, practice activities, and extension exercises. A table of contents and schedule is provided to structure the lessons.

    SCRATCH 1

    GETTING STARTED:
    AN INTRODUCTORY
    COURSE

    LESSON PLANS

    learnscratch.org
    : Scratch 1 Page 2

    Lesson Layout

    Scratch 1 - 2
    Page 3

    List of Lessons

    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    Lesson 1: Motion and Sound. . . . . . . . . . . 6


    Lesson 2: Repeating Actions. . . . . . . . . . . 8
    Lesson 3: Playing with Color . . . . . . . . . .10
    Lesson 4: Creating Your Own Sprites. . . . 12
    Lesson 5: Speaking and Thinking . . . . . . 14
    Lesson 6: Creating Image Effects . . . . . . 16
    Lesson 7: Sounds, Voices and Music . . . .18
    Lesson 8: Creating Animations . . . . . . . . 20

    Scratch 1 - 3
    Scratch 1 Page 4

    Class Management

    TIME SCHEDULE
    This course has been designed so that each lesson will occupy
    one meeting session with the students.
    Once the lesson has been reviewed, the activity of the student
    will concentrate on mastering the new concepts presented.
    Practicing with Scratch and exploring all the possibilities of the
    new concepts learned is essential for a robust learning process.
    The exercises proposed in the Extensions section are designed
    to reinforce the learn-by-doing approach.

    SCRATCH ACTIVITIES
    After studying the tutorials the students will replicate on their
    own Scratch environment the activities presented during the
    lesson.
    The students are encouraged to explore, beginning with the en-
    vironment presented in the tutorials, all the possibilities open
    by the newly learned concepts.

    EXTENSIONS
    The exercises presented in the Extensions section provide sug-
    gestions to develop and reinforce the knowledge and tech-
    niques learned in the tutorials.
    They also provide a schedule support by allocation a variety of
    work assignments for each lesson.

    Scratch 1 - 4
    Page 5

    Class Management

    DVD WITH COURSE MATERIALS


    Schools and institutions can reduce their internet demands for
    using these materials by installing them locally in their labs and
    computers.
    To receive DVDs with these materials, send the institutions
    mailing address via the “Contact Us” link at learnscratch.org.

    SOLUTIONS TO EXTENSIONS EXERCISES


    Scratch programs with solutions to the Extension exercises can
    also be obtained sending a request via the “Contact Us” link at
    learnscratch.org.

    ADDITIONAL COURSES
    New courses using Scratch are being developed to be incorpo-
    rated into the K-12 curriculum. Information on these courses
    will be available at learnscratch.org.

    Scratch 1 - 5
    LESSON
    1
    Scratch 1 Page 6

    Motion and Sound

    INTRODUCTION - REVIEW
    This tutorial introduces the basic programming elements to
    move the sprite (in this case the cat) several steps forwards or
    backwards. You will learn how to select building blocks from dif-
    ferent menus (beginning with the Blue menu of Motion) and
    how to execute an action by double-clicking on it. In this lesson
    we add a sound (the sound of a drum) every time the Sprite
    moves. You will learn how to select building blocks from the
    Sound Menu, and how to interconnect two building blocks in or-
    der to execute them at the same time. The "play drum" block
    allows you to select the type of sound (one among many) and
    the length of the sound.

    PRESENTATION - VIDEO TUTORIALS


    Tutorial Part 1: Start Moving
    Tutorial Part 2: Add a Sound
    Tutorial Part 3: Start a Dance

    Scratch 1 - 6
    Page 7

    PRACTICE
    Scratch Activity: Reproduce the actions in the tutorial. Experi-
    ment with the size and direction of the steps.

    CLOSING - ASSIGNMENTS
    Review the main topics introduced in this lesson and discuss the
    assignments proposed in the Extensions section.

    EXTENSIONS
    1. Experiment with step sizes: very small, small, larger, very
    large.
    2. Experiment with sounds: select and combine different
    sounds.
    3. Experiment with dances: two, three, more steps in the
    dance. Select and combine short and long steps.

    Scratch 1 - 7
    LESSON
    2
    Scratch 1 Page 8

    Repeating Actions

    INTRODUCTION - REVIEW
    In this lesson we include the first control block, "forever", from
    the orange Menu of Control. We move the four blocks of previ-
    ous examples - move and play drums - into the "mouth" of the
    "forever" control block. When we double-click on it, the actions
    are repeated forever, making the Sprite dance continuously. To
    stop the action we need to use the red Stop icon. In this lesson
    we also introduce a new control icon, the "green flag." When we
    click on the green flag anything connected to it will be exe-
    cuted.

    PRESENTATION - VIDEO TUTORIALS


    Tutorial Part 1: Again and Again
    Tutorial Part 2: The Green Flag

    Scratch 1 - 8
    Page 9

    PRACTICE
    Scratch Activity: Reproduce the actions in the tutorial. Experi-
    ment with the size and direction of the steps.

    CLOSING - ASSIGNMENTS
    Review the main topics introduced in this lesson and discuss the
    assignments proposed in the Extensions section.

    EXTENSIONS
    1. Experiment with a second repeat block (for a second dancing
    sprite.)
    2. Experiment playing sequences of multiple sounds again and
    again.
    3. Experiment creating two or three repeat blocks and control
    them one by one, or all together with the green flag and the
    stop sign.

    Scratch 1 - 9
    LESSON
    3
    Scratch 1 Page 10

    Playing with Color

    INTRODUCTION - REVIEW
    From the Menu of "Looks", we introduce in this tutorial the
    block of "change effect". When we click on this block, the Sprite
    will change its color by the amount specified. We can also select
    other graphic changes, such as whirl, mosaic, etc. In this les-
    son we also introduce another control block to execute actions.
    The block "when key pressed" will execute all the actions of the
    blocks connected to it.

    PRESENTATION - VIDEO TUTORIALS


    Tutorial Part 1: Change Color
    Tutorial Part 2: Pressing Keys

    Scratch 1 - 10
    Page 11

    PRACTICE
    Scratch Activity: Reproduce the actions in the tutorial. Experi-
    ment with the size and direction of the steps.

    CLOSING - ASSIGNMENTS
    Review the main topics introduced in this lesson and discuss the
    assignments proposed in the Extensions section.

    EXTENSIONS
    1. Experiment with different rates of changing the color.
    2. Experiment with two sprites and see how they change colors.
    3. Experiment with different keys to control how a sprite
    changes colors.
    4. Experiment adding sounds when you change colors.

    Scratch 1 - 11
    LESSON
    4
    Scratch 1 Page 12

    Creating Your Own Sprites

    INTRODUCTION - REVIEW
    In this lesson we learn how to import other Sprites into our pro-
    jects. As an alternative we can use the graphic editor to create
    new Sprites.

    PRESENTATION - VIDEO TUTORIALS


    Tutorial: Create a Sprite

    Scratch 1 - 12
    Page 13

    PRACTICE
    Scratch Activity: Reproduce the actions in the tutorial. Experi-
    ment with the size and direction of the steps.

    CLOSING - ASSIGNMENTS
    Review the main topics introduced in this lesson and discuss the
    assignments proposed in the Extensions section.

    EXTENSIONS
    1. Experiment drawing and painting your own sprites.
    2. Experiment by having your sprites dance, change colors,
    play sounds, etc.
    3. Experiment and explore the large library of sprites of
    Scratch.
    4. Experiment by creating groups of related sprites.

    Scratch 1 - 13
    LESSON
    5
    Scratch 1 Page 14

    Speaking and Thinking

    INTRODUCTION - REVIEW
    This lesson introduces the programming blocks that allow us to
    display a speech or a thought bubble with its corresponding
    message. The message is presented permanently or for a fix
    duration of time.

    PRESENTATION - VIDEO TUTORIALS


    Tutorial: Speaking

    Scratch 1 - 14
    Page 15

    PRACTICE
    Study Scratch Activity: Reproduce the actions in the tutorial.
    Experiment with the size and direction of the steps.

    CLOSING - ASSIGNMENTS
    Review the main topics introduced in this lesson and discuss the
    assignments proposed in the Extensions section.

    EXTENSIONS
    1. Experiment by writing ideas and thoughts.
    2. Experiment with two sprites speaking to each other.
    3. Experiment by using key of the keyboard to control when
    they speak.
    4. Experiment by adding sounds when the sprite speak.

    Scratch 1 - 15
    LESSON
    6
    Scratch 1 Page 16

    Creating Image Effects

    INTRODUCTION - REVIEW
    In this lesson we use the block "change effect by" to apply
    other graphic effects. This block allows us to change the color,
    create mosaics, pixelate, create whirl and ghost effects, etc.

    PRESENTATION - VIDEO TUTORIALS


    Tutorial: Image Effects

    Scratch 1 - 16
    Page 17

    PRACTICE
    Scratch Activity: Reproduce the actions in the tutorial. Experi-
    ment with the size and direction of the steps.

    CLOSING - ASSIGNMENTS
    Review the main topics introduced in this lesson and discuss the
    assignments proposed in the Extensions section.

    EXTENSIONS
    1. Experiment with all graphic effects: fisheye, whirl, pixelate,
    mosaic, brightness, and ghost.
    2. Experiment by applying two simultaneous image effects to
    the same sprite.
    3. Experiment by controlling the values of the image effects ap-
    plied.
    4. Experiment by adding sounds to the image effects.

    Scratch 1 - 17
    LESSON
    7
    Scratch 1 Page 18

    Sounds, Voices and Music

    INTRODUCTION - REVIEW
    Using the tab "Sounds" in the programming area, we can asso-
    ciate audio files recorded by us or imported from elsewhere
    with our Sprites. We can associate multiple audio files with each
    Sprite.

    PRESENTATION - VIDEO TUTORIALS


    Tutorial: Add Audio

    Scratch 1 - 18
    Page 19

    PRACTICE
    Scratch Activity: Reproduce the actions in the tutorial. Experi-
    ment with the size and direction of the steps.

    CLOSING - ASSIGNMENTS
    Review the main topics introduced in this lesson and discuss the
    assignments proposed in the Extensions section.

    EXTENSIONS
    1. Experiment by exploring all the sounds in the Scratch librar-
    ies.
    2. Experiment with two or more sprites singing together.
    3. Experiment adding image effects with the voices and music.
    4. Experiment controlling with the keyboard the sequence of
    sounds.

    Scratch 1 - 19
    LESSON
    8
    Scratch 1 Page 20

    Creating Animations

    INTRODUCTION - REVIEW
    Using the tab "Costumes" in the programming area, we can as-
    sociate images or costumes with our sprites. We can import ex-
    isting costumes, or we can use the graphic editor to create new
    ones. We can associate multiple costumes with each Sprite. The
    change of costumes can be used to create animation effects.

    PRESENTATION - VIDEO TUTORIALS


    Tutorial: Animation

    Scratch 1 - 20
    Page 21

    PRACTICE
    Scratch Activity: Reproduce the actions in the tutorial. Experi-
    ment with the size and direction of the steps.

    CLOSING - ASSIGNMENTS
    Review the main topics introduced in this lesson and discuss the
    assignments proposed in the Extensions section.

    EXTENSIONS
    1. Experiment by creating your own sprite costumes and make
    your own animation.
    2. Experiment making animations with some of the sprites from
    the Scratch Libraries.
    3. Experiment by animating two or three or more sprites at the
    same time.
    4. Experiment by adding sounds as the sprites are animated.

    Scratch 1 - 21
    Scratch Courses

    This guide and materials were prepared by Juan Carlos


    Olabe and other members of the LearnScratch Team.
    Christian Brothers University
    650 E. Parkway South
    Memphis, TN 38104

    learnscratch.org

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