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    This document provides instructions for creating an animated card using the Scratch programming environment. It describes the activity as creating an animated card through coding in Scratch, which takes 30 minutes to 1 hour for ages 8 and up. It outlines the steps to add a background, character, text for the character to say, and motions for the character. Tips are provided for each step and suggestions for further customization are given at the end.

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    This document provides instructions for creating an animated card using the Scratch programming environment. It describes the activity as creating an animated card through coding in Scratch, which takes 30 minutes to 1 hour for ages 8 and up. It outlines the steps to add a background, character, text for the character to say, and motions for the character. Tips are provided for each step and suggestions for further customization are given at the end.

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    Scratch Parent Guide v0 3 - Ed

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    This document provides instructions for creating an animated card using the Scratch programming environment. It describes the activity as creating an animated card through coding in Scratch, which takes 30 minutes to 1 hour for ages 8 and up. It outlines the steps to add a background, character, text for the character to say, and motions for the character. Tips are provided for each step and suggestions for further customization are given at the end.

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    Animated card

    Description: Using our simple steps


    to code, make an animated card to
    send to a family friend. ADD PHOTO/
    Eg image of completed card

    30 MINS
    MEDIUM AGES 8+
    – 1 HR+

    ACTIVITY TYPE:
    COMPUTER-BASED CODING ACTIVITY
    https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/11619157/
    You will need …

    • A computer
    • Internet access
    • Scratch*
    Scratch is a freely available
    programming environment that helps
    you make simple animations.
    Visit the parent page.

    *Not available for iOS devices


    About the activity

    In this activity you will make an animated


    card using the Scratch programming blocks.
    You will use three functions:
    1. Select a background.
    2. Make the character (sprite) say
    something.
    3. Move the sprite.
    The tutorials will help you and your child
    learn how to do these tasks.
    Let’s get started
    1
    Open the Scratch Project Editor.
    ADD PHOTO/Screen shot
    You are ready to start your project.

    Tip: If your child has not used Scratch,


    work through the getting started
    tasks.
    What’s next?
    2
    Let’s add a background.
    In Scratch the background is called a stage.

    Look for a tab that says ‘ackdrops’.


    Select the photo icon to choose a backdrop
    from the backdrop library.
    Select ‘ok’ and your background should be

    added to the stage.


    Tip: If you need help here’s a brief video on
    how to add a background.
    What’s next?
    3
    !dd a character. First, select ‘New sprite’. Then
    choose a character from the Sprite library.
    Next, make the sprite say something. Go to
    ‘Scripts’ and select ‘Looks’ for the purple
    blocks. Move the ‘Say’ block on to your grey
    workspace. Instead of ‘Hello’, type a greeting.
    Test it by selecting the green flag.

    Tip: If you need help watch a brief video on


    how to make a sprite say something.
    What’s next?
    4
    Now it’s time to make your sprite move.
    hoose from the blue ‘Motion’ blocks.
    Try the ‘Move 10 steps’ block.
    Change the number of steps.

    Try other motion blocks.

    You can also animate your sprite to make a

    sound using the pink ‘Sound’ blocks.


    Tip: If you need help watch a brief video on
    how to make your sprite move and make a
    sound.
    Congratulations!
    5
    Now explore what you can do and make

    your animated card.


    ADD PHOTO/Screen shot

    Share your card with family and friends.

    Save your project to your computer.

    You can also create a free account.

    When you select ‘See project page’ you

    get an option to share.


    What to try next

    1: Change sprite colour 2: Change sprite’s costume


    3: Add your own music
    Learn how to change
    Learn how to change the Learn how to record your
    the colour of a sprite.
    costume of a sprite. own song for your card
    using the Sound Tool Kit or
    a program such as Audacity.
    Why we are learning about this
    This activity incorporates many skills.

    Programming is all about computational thinking which is really just

    about breaking down a problem into smaller steps.

    We broke the animated card problem into small steps:

    1. Make a background

    2. Choose a sprite

    3. Say something

    4. Move

    We used blocks to write our commands to tell the computer what to do.

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