Tag: Scratch
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How to Make a Geometry Dash Game on Scratch
Playing geometry dash is super exciting! So today we’re going to share how to make a geometry dash game on Scratch. In the geometry dash game, players control the movement of one character and navigate while avoiding obstacles such as spikes or collisions with blocks that instantly destroy the character. By the end of our…
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Shooting in space
ou may have played shooters before, but have you ever attempted to create one? Shooting may be simple, but programming it is more challenging. In this section, you will develop a game that lets the player shoot apples in space as a ginger cat. You will discover how to move the cat using the keyboard…
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MAZE RUNNER
You’ve probably played a maze game before, but have you ever tried making one? Mazes can be tricky to complete, but they’re easy to program. In this chapter, you’ll create a game called “Maze Runner,” which lets the player guide a cat through a maze to reach its goal—a delicious apple! You’ll learn to move…
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Why teach programming?
There are many exciting outcomes children can achieve when programming. That’s why teaching programming is so beneficial for kids. Programming enables children to create wonderful things and helps them acquire various skills that students can learn through thinking, analyzing problems, and designing solutions. Teaching programming in schools makes children aware of how computers work. It…
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Why ScratchJR?
Why ScratchJR? While Scratch is a fantastic interface for students who can read, kids younger than eight often confront difficulty understanding the concepts in Scratch. And those students that cannot read but have enough curiosity to explore can get frustrated when trying to navigate Scratch. For those, the Developmental Technologies (DevTech) Research Group at the Eliot-Pearson Department…
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ScratchJr Interface
With ScratchJr, young children (ages 5-7) can program their own interactive stories and games. They learn to solve problems, design projects, and express themselves creatively on the computer. Let’s know the ScratchJr interface. In the image below, we can see numbers to identify the parts, and then we can find an explanation of the functionality…
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Which language is suitable for which age?
We can find multiple recommendations for each age-ranges depending on multiples factors. As a result, we have read about different opinions and sometimes get confused about where to start and conclude with the same question: Which programming language is suitable for which age? I don’t think the opinion I will express is the only one,…
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Teaching Programming to 5 to 11 year-olds
The development at early age understanding computer science has an important impact on the way children grow up. That is why the primary curriculum includes topics for teaching Programming to 5 to 11-year-olds. It develops computational thinking learning to use computers not only as users but as creators too. So it doesn’t matter the choice…