Grade 2 CT • Coding Your Dream • Day One

Grade 2Computational Thinker Coding Your Dream

DAY 1

Overview

Today I will learn how to sequence a project in Scratch Jr.

Lesson

Today we will be adding code to our Dream project. We will be using some of the advanced code blocks that we have used at the beginning of our unit to move your character (sprite) through your dream.

STEP 1.

Directions: Follow along with your teacher to review some of the Advanced Code Blocks Links to an external site. that will be using in Scratch Jr. for this project.

Motion Blocks (Blue Blocks)

Go Home sends the Sprite back to its original start spot.

Image of Go Home Command coding block

Sound Blocks (Green Blocks)

POP lets the Sprite make a Pop noise. Other sounds are also an option here.

pop coding image

Sound Blocks (Green Blocks)

Play Sound lets the programmer record a sound or text.

play sound code image

Looks Blocks (Pink Blocks)

Say Sound gives the Sprite a text bubble above their head.

say code image

Looks Blocks (Pink Blocks)

Appear makes the Sprite appear.

show code image

Looks Blocks (Pink Blocks)

Hide makes the Sprite hide from the scene.

hide code image

Control Blocks (Orange Blocks)

Set Speed sets the speed of the sprite movement.

Image of Set Speed Command coding block

End Blocks (Red Blocks)

End stops the code from progressing.

Image of End Command coding block

End Blocks (Red Blocks)

Go to Page ends the code and then moves to another page. The number at the top right corner, is the page it will go to.

Activity:

Since stories and dreams often sequence from one setting to another, our dream must connect from your bedroom scene to your dream scene and then back to the bedroom scene.

STEP 2. SEQUENCING

Directions: Follow along with your teacher to connect your background pages of your dream, and sequence them in order, using End Blocks.

Open Scratch Jr. app
Open your saved Dream(Your Name) saved project.
Sequence your pages of your dream to each other. Use the RED END BLOCKS to code this.
Sequence page 1 (sleeping bedroom scene) to page 2 (dream scene).
Sequence page 2 (dream scene) to page 3 (waking up bedroom scene).
Add an empty end block to any sprite (that is not you) on page 2.
Add an empty end block to the code on page 3 so it ends the dream.
Loop/Repeat any code that is repeated.

Resources

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