Scratch ideas

Hello all. I am considering implementing a Scratch unit with my 7th graders this fall. I have not played with the program much myself and am still discovering its capabilities.

Do you have any creative lesson ideas that incorporate Scratch programming? I am open to any topics, as I teach the students in a specialist instructional technology lesson. I am particularly interested in success stories from those of you who used Scratch with similarly-aged students. I'd love to see links to your projects. Thanks for your advice.

Tags: middle, programming, scratch

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Permalink Reply by Kelley Irish on June 19, 2008 at 10:43am

I use Scratch with my 6th graders after soing Squeak in 5th. You can see my uniy here I posted the assignment and lots of resources on the page that may help you! Most os borrowed from others as well.

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Robitaille on June 19, 2008 at 11:12am

Thanks so much Kelley! That's an excellent resource!

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Permalink Reply by David Kapuler on June 19, 2008 at 1:00pm

That's great, thanks so much!!! I have used Scratch w/ my after school kids, but have really only showed them how it works and let them played w/ it. This will be a great way to give them something more organized and produce some "tangible" results.

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Permalink Reply by Mike on June 21, 2008 at 11:44am

Excellent wiki. I was getting ready to use Scratch with my summer school students and this is very helpful.

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Permalink Reply by Annjanette on June 23, 2008 at 6:09pm

Our high school students were in a challenge to create a video game in scratch on a STEM concept. Here is what they created. http://scratch.mit.edu/users/pathways
Look at the commercial first and then try playing the game. It isnt perfect but it gives a good idea of what can be done. Also, MIT is having a conference on Scratch in July if you are in the area. We will be there presenting . Let me know if I can be of any other assistance.