An Introduction to Scratch

‘Drumming’

Today, we are working towards…• Investigate what the Scratch

Program can do

• Use a ‘Design Notebook’ to record our ideas & feedback

• Create our Scratch accounts on the Scratch Website

• Use sound and repetition in programming code

You may need headphones for today’s lesson, but no music please.

Creating an Account

Open a web browser & go to www.scratch.mit.edu

Click on ‘Join Scratch’

Creating an Account

Create your username by combining your first name & our class name ‘7Y-IT3’

Enter your Date of Birth, country & school email address

Creating an Account

Your account is now created. Click ‘OK!’.

To get started, click on the folder icon at the top right. Then click ‘New project’

Don’t forget to write your

Scratch Username on your

Design Notebook!

Key Computing Terms

Repeat (loop) Output(sound)Input (click) Wait

What Are We Creating Today?Our first program is called ‘Build a Band’

In this program, we will have multiple ‘sprites’ which will play a sound when they are clicked.

These sounds for today will be a singer & drums.

The user can select which instruments are being played in the band.

How Could I Build My Code?http://youtu.be/ElAFF1ETBwI

How Do I Plan My Program?Before you open Scratch, plan what your ‘Build a Band’ will do and look like.

In this program, we will have multiple ‘sprites’ which will play a sound when they are clicked.

The user can select which instruments are being played in the band.

Use your Design Notebook to plan out how you will build your own band & what it will look like.

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Stuck? Watch the video again at: http://youtu.be/ElAFF1ETBwI

10Getting Feedback

• Swap seats with someone nearby & leave you Design Notebook on your own keyboard.

• Write your comments on the code in front of you in the Design Notebook in front of you (don’t forget to write your name at the top!)

• When you are done, return you your chair.

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Homework

Complete the Program Evaluation section of your Design Notebook.

Hand in your whole completed notebook next lesson.