Scratch Path
Path Details
| Title | Scratch Path |
|---|---|
| Area | |
| Language | Scratch |
| Author | CoderDojo Foundation |
Contents
Overview
Overview of terminology
- Content types
- Core resources
- This content is reviewed by the CoderDojo Foundation and is the recommended starting point for a Dojo or Ninja that's just beginning to address the topic.
- Supplementary resources
- Ninjas who have completed the core resources at a specific level and want to learn more related things, without going deeper into the topic yet.
- Project ideas
- Ideas for Ninjas or Dojos for more projects they can undertake with the skills they have learned.
- Content levels
- Beginner (★)
- No more knowledge than what's listed under Prerequisites is required to start on this content.
- Intermediate (★★)
- Once the core beginner material has been covered, you are ready to start this.
- Advanced (★★★)
- Once the core intermediate material has been covered, you are ready to start this.
- Badges
- These are awards that can be added, once the badge's requirements have been met, by Dojo Champions to a Ninja's profile page in Zen. For more details, see the badges page.
Learn to make animations and games in Scratch
Prerequisites
Just enthusiasm and a willingness to learn!
Resources
★★★
Ninjas learn advanced Scratch, while creating a platformer video game they can expand on their own.
| Length |
4 Dojos |
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Supplementary resources
★
Learn the basics of Scratch by building a game where you catch fish, then try a few more game ideas!
| Length |
1 Dojos |
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★★
Make a two-player game where the opponents are cats and they launch apples at each other!
| Length |
1 Dojos |
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★
Create a game where you control a beetle to catch falling apples! Ninjas will learn about sprites, movement, collision detection, variables and decision making.
| Length |
1 Dojos |
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★
Create the classic computer game in Scratch. Move your paddle to bounce the ball and keep it in play, like a game of tennis. The aim is to try and bounce the ball past the other player's paddle!
| Length |
2 Dojos |
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★
In this variation of the "Plants vs. Zombies" game you control a cow with a lawnmower driving around at high speed! Remix an existing project to get started and then add the code blocks.
| Length |
1 Dojos |
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★
Ninjas will learn the basic skills needed to create your own game, including sprite movement and collision detection! By the end you will have a cat who meows when she catches her mouse. This will probably take less than half-an-hour to complete.
| Length |
1 Dojos |
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★
~*Halloween Special*~ Make a game where you have to catch the ghost..... but watch out! Don't let the ghoul catch you first!
| Length |
1 Dojos |
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★★
Make a game where you make a cat shoot claws at the sky to try and catch passing birds.
| Length |
1 Dojos |
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★
Dojo created tutorials showing you how to create a Pacman game in Scratch!
| Length |
2 Dojos |
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★
A Dojo created curriculum 4 week plan to help you get your Dojo started!
| Length |
4 Dojos |
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★
Learn about the X,Y grid in Scratch using the pen tool. Create a character that follows the mouse, drawing a line as it goes, then create more characters that draw mirror images of the line!
| Length |
1 Dojos |
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★★
Scratch Sushi Cards with visual design. Mix and match different ingredients to build your own game!
| Length |
1 Dojos |
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★★★
Draw some cool patterns using the pen tool, custom blocks, and the "stamp" tool.
| Length |
1 Dojos |
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★★
I designed a way of explaining code to the kids by using English, within normal code syntax. By creating a game using something they do everyday, like eating cereal. The idea was to get them used to thinking about gathering all things needed for a project first and to a little bit of pseudo code, thinking like a coder and finally they’d be reminded of it every time they ate cereal. Then as a final excercise, quickly make the game in scratch.
| Length |
2 Dojos |
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★
Make animated characters that really talk! Make your character's face change shape to synch up with a sound clip of your choice by remixing a project containing ready-made costumes.
| Length |
1 Dojos |
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★
Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced resources from CoderDojo Athenry
| Length |
42 Dojos |
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★
A collection of short handouts (2-3 pages each) to make a variety of Scratch programs including an animated greeting card, a maze, and some games with dinosaurs, ghosts, spiders and monkeys!
| Length | unknown |
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★★★
Recreate the popular "Flappy Bird" game in Scratch with this detailed tutorial!
| Length |
1 Dojos |
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★
This is Scratch sushi from beginner level to something that takes a bit of effort, suitable from 7 years upwards and for a six-week program with 2 hours per week.
| Length |
7 Dojos |
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★★
Make a Scratch project where a penguin changes clothes to suit the weather.
| Length |
1 Dojos |
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★
How to make the background of your game move across the screen, to give the impression that your sprites are moving quickly even though they are remaining at the same “X” position on the screen.
| Length |
1 Dojos |
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★★
Replicate the game where you grow a cell bigger by eating smaller cells.
| Length |
1 Dojos |
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★★
Create a game where the player has to navigate to the end of a maze without touching the sides! Learn about the code blocks that can be useful when making games in Scratch.
| Length |
1 Dojos |
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Project ideas
★★
So you think you know everything there is to know in Scratch? Are you ready for a real challenge? Time to build what can be the most complex genre of old-style computer games…
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★★
A Scratch game with multiple sprites... and teleporting! The player has to avoid the Daleks which are closing in fast.
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★★★
Take your Scratch movies to the next level! Learn how to create perfectly timed dialog using broadcast messages. Use custom blocks to structure your story into distinct scenes.
| Product | N/A |
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★
Make a wintery scene with falling snow! Suitable for beginners who have programmed in Scratch before.
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What's next?
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