Scratch

Topic being learned: Variables and making them affect the program.
Instructions for the kids. Make a simple, interactive game with a score. What is happening in the game must change with the score.
Smaple of a finsidhed project: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/shadowmouse/3256384
Hints or Samples or Tips: Make a varibles called score and use the block show variable. Then use things like forever if (score > [a number]), change something in the game.
Hope that helps. 

FFLcoach wrote:

I'm looking for ideas in teaching Scratch to my First Lego League team. They are 4-6th graders.

It would like to find project that i can give out as homework to improve their programming skills with Scratch. I would like the projects to take less than an hour for the kids to do and to teach them one (or more) aspects of programming.

The answers in advance would be a great help - I understand that the kids may find other ways of doing it. I'm not a programmer.

I'm thinking of a format similar to:

topic being learned
instructions for the kids
sample of a finished project
hints or samples or tips for (me) the teacher

Any links or help with this would be appreciated.

Thank you in advance to anyone that responds,

FLLCoach

Here's one: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/fetchydog567/3310519 I would recommend downloading it because that's were the instructions are, it's a experiment project. It introduces say and ask.

Last edited by fetchydog567 (2013-05-02 19:19:17)