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This course is designed to be hands-on, with each concept reinforced through interactive exercises. Students gain practical experience by applying what they learn in real-time, making the learning process engaging and dynamic.

Topics Covered:

Scratch Interface
- Getting familiar with the Scratch interface
Sprites and Backdrops
- Choosing and customizing sprites and backdrops
Code Categories
- Motion
- Looks
- Sound
Basic Coding
- Writing and running simple code snippets
Adding Delays
- Using the “wait” block appropriately

Exercises:

Costume Change
- Make a sprite change its costume on click
Sequential Actions
- Sprite performs two actions in order
Sprite Creation
- Design your own sprite
Costume Customization
- Edit colors of a duplicated costume
Experimenting
- Try out blocks in Motion, Looks, and Sound

Topics Covered:

Loops
- “Forever”, “Repeat”, and “Repeat Until”
Randomization
- Adding unpredictability
Default Variables
- Working with Scratch’s built-in variables
Conditional Logic
- Using “if”, “if-else”, and nested conditions
Combining Loops and Conditionals
Operators
- Comparison and logical operators

Exercises:

Create interactive animations and games using loops, conditionals, and operators

Topics Covered:

Keyboard Events
- Triggering actions with key presses
Mouse Events
- Using mouse hover, follow, and click
Text Input
- Capture and display text from the keyboard
Timers
- Integrate timed actions into your code
Messaging
- Communicating between sprites using broadcast
Broadcast vs Broadcast and Wait
- When and how to use each

Topics Covered:

What are Variables?
- Understanding how data is stored
Managing Variables
- Creating and modifying them
Block Variables
- Creating custom blocks with parameters
List Variables
- Storing and working with multiple values

Goal: Combine everything learned to create a full story, game, or animation.

Steps:

Project Brainstorm
- Choose a project and outline your idea with the teacher
Action Plan
- Break down into steps (sprites, backgrounds, interactions, effects)
Create & Showcase
- Build, test, refine, and present your final creation

	"Seema created a great Scratch coding course that was superb for new learners. It was also advanced enough that those students who did have a good grasp on Scratch could still learn something. There was a great structure that was designed to be a progression, but if you had to miss a session or two, you could still jump right back in." — Ethan Harrington, Director, STEM, Mill Creek YMCA
Scratch Coding Course
Overview This course is designed to be hands-on, with each concept reinforced through interactive exercises. Students gain practical experience by applying what they learn in real-time, making the learning process engaging and dynamic. Class 1: Introduction to Scratch Programming Topics Covered: Scratch Interface Getting familiar with the Scratch interface Sprites and Backdrops Choosing and customizing sprites and backdrops Code Categories Motion Looks Sound Basic Coding Writing and running simple code snippets Adding Delays Using the “wait” block appropriately Exercises: Costume Change Make a sprite change its costume on click Sequential Actions Sprite performs two actions in order Sprite Creation Design your own sprite Costume Customization Edit colors of a duplicated costume Experimenting Try out blocks in Motion, Looks, and Sound Class 2: Loops, Conditionals, and Operators Topics Covered: Loops “Forever”, “Repeat”, and “Repeat Until” Randomization Adding unpredictability Default Variables Working with Scratch’s built-in variables Conditional Logic Using “if”, “if-else”, and nested conditions Combining Loops and Conditionals Operators Comparison and logical operators Exercises: Create interactive animations and games using loops, conditionals, and operators Class 3: Keyboard & Mouse Events, Timers, and Messaging Topics Covered: Keyboard Events Triggering actions with key presses Mouse Events Using mouse hover, follow, and click Text Input Capture and display text from the keyboard Timers Integrate timed actions into your code Messaging Communicating between sprites using broadcast Broadcast vs Broadcast and Wait When and how to use each Class 4: Variables Topics Covered: What are Variables? Understanding how data is stored Managing Variables Creating and modifying them Block Variables Creating custom blocks with parameters List Variables Storing and working with multiple values Class 5: Final Project Implementation Goal: Combine everything learned to create a full story, game, or animation. Steps: Project Brainstorm Choose a project and outline your idea with the teacher Action Plan Break down into steps (sprites, backgrounds, interactions, effects) Create & Showcase Build, test, refine, and present your final creation