This introduction project is a great way to begin a young person’s journey in Scratch and coding in general.
We will be telling the story of Scratch the Cat on their thrilling adventure into outer space, landing on an alien world!
At the end of the project we invite young people to continue the story. Perhaps add a friendly alien to say hello to, perhaps visit another planet? The options are endless!
The project introduces the Scratch environment and all the key actions needed for a successful project. How to move blocks around, saving, viewing in full-screen and more.
The key coding concepts introduced are:
- (x, y) coordinates
- moving between (x, y) positions
- loops (iterating over a simple command many times)
- Broadcasts (signalling between sprites to control the animation)
