This is part 1 of a fun project that allows us to harness the power of a computer to see a lot of different possibilities in a very short time. In part one of this project we’ll create three heads, three different eyes and three different mouths and use the arrows keys along with on screen buttons to change our cute “kawaii” characters face.
Notes for parents: Each child will work at their own pace on this. I’ve uploaded video and written instructions for each step. With Scratch children ideally need access to a keyboard to name sprites and enter numbers but much of this project can be done on an iPad or tablet without any issue.
Children should be encouraged to work at their own pace and enjoy playing what they’ve made as they go. Do encourage them to watch the video for each step again if they get stuck. Some will complete this is in half an hour, others might like to come back to this project 3 or 4 times to complete it.
Please direct any feedback or suggestions to dave@alittlelearning.org
Happy Scratching!
We’ll be using the free web app at www.scratch.mit.edu again for this lesson. You don’t need an account to take part.
Try to watch each video a few times before you read the instructions. This will help you to clearly understand what you need to do.
Did you play the game?
What happened when the red dot sprite touched the bug sprite?
That’s right NOTHING!
Why not? Because we haven’t written any code to make that happen!
We need to add more code to make something happen when these sprites touch.
Test your code by first clicking the green flag then clicking each select sprite and watch to see if the value of the variable changes.
Now you’re ready to test your code. Click the green flag then click on the head, eyes or mouth selector button. Use the up and down arrow keys to change through each of the face parts.
Extension Challenges:
Think “If this is happening, make that happen”
Next time we’ll add arms, legs as well as random button to create unlimited possibilities!
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