Week 1
Introduction to Scratch Animations

Weekly Summary

For the first unit we will be studying the block based programming language called Scratch. 

https://scratch.mit.edu/

This week you will watch a series of videos that I produced to use with an online class I teach to in-service teachers around the world.  This will teach you the very basics of getting started with Scratch.

NOTE: Because these videos are being re-purposed from another class you may hear some references to "halfway through Unit 1" and "in the next video" which all made sense in the context of the class I am stealing these videos from.  Don't panic if it seems off.

Key Concepts

This week you will learn about two (well, three) key concepts of computer science.

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Lessons

Please watch the following videos which total approximately 103 minutes.  

• 1.1 - What is Scratch
• 1.2 - Getting Started with Scratch
• 1.3 - Creating an Account with Scratch
  • Note, after creating your account on Scratch please complete this brief Google form
• 1.4 - Introduction to Movement in Scratch
• 1.5 - [TASK] Exploring Motion
• 1.6 - Relative Motion
• 1.7 - Absolute Motion and 'Places Everyone'
• 1.8 - [EXTRA] Hints and Tips
• 1.9 - Transition to Part Two
• 1.10 - Animation - Simple Walk
• 1.11 - Animation - Costume Changes
• 1.12 - Animation - Improving with a loop
• 1.13 - A Note about Places Everyone
• 1.14 - Animation - Right to Left Setup
• 1.15 - Animation - Right to Left Implementation
• 1.16 - Animation - Walking Towards You
• 1.17 - Animation - Rolling Across the Stage
• 1.18 - Changing the Sprites

Assignment

When you have completed the lessons for this week, please complete this programming activity.