NEIT2010-Scratch+Animation+101

Gina Marcel - gmarcel@theschool.columbia.edu Primary Integrator, The School at Columbia

Scratch Resources

__Lesson Plan Teaching Scratch Animation__ - Explain the Scratch Animation interface Sprites as Characters, Stage and Dragging Blocks (commands) into the Script Area - Discuss the Blocks under the Control Tab, like "When Green Flag Clicked" and "Wait" - Discuss the Blocks under the Motion Tab, like "Move", "Go To" and "Glide" - Discuss the Blocks under the Looks Tab, like "Say" and "Change Costume" - Discuss how to import Sprites - Discuss how to use the Costume Tab to edit your Sprites and import Sprite costumes - Discuss how to use the Sound Tab and Sound Blocks to add audio to animation and how this feature can aid in fluency. - Discuss how to script the stage to change the scene
 * The Order of Teaching The Commands in Scratch Animation as a Literacy Tool**

Some Mantras I teach the kids: All Sprites should have "**When Green Flag Clicked**" as the first item in their script You MUST have 2 "**change costume**" commands If you have a "**Glide**" command, you must have a "**Go To**" You can use **forever** ONLY to have an animation have a movement that is valid for that character. Ex: This script will make the bat character flap their wings and hover