Lesson: 19 - Own story in scratch

Purpose : Students should learn the usage of Programming (Motion, Looks, Basic events, Variables, Operators, Custom events) and also develop their own creativity in their code.

Materials Required

Scratch 3.0

Curriculum Content Costumes (6.3), Motions (6.4), Looks (6.5), Variables (6.12), Custom event (6.9).
Prior knowledge

Good knowledge about Sprites, Backdrops, Costumes, Variables, Operators, Conditional statements and Loops, events, sensing etc.. in scratch.

Exercises

Exercise:1


  1. Create a story in Scratch, with your own thoughts (You should try to use all the controls in the block palate). Backdrops can be made from screenshots of Youtube videos of the story.

Exercise Videos


  • Click here to view a model video - Dora the explorer.

  • Click here to view a model video - The great elephant story.

  • Click here to view a model video - Elephant and ant.

  • Click here to view a model video - Lion and donkey.


    • Solutions


  • Click here to download the sb3 file for the story of Dora the explorer.

  • Click here to download the sb3 file for the story of the great elephant.

  • Click here to download the sb3 file for the story of Elephant and ant.

  • Click here to download the sb3 file for the story of Lion and donkey.


    • Teacher's Instruction
    1. Teachers should recall variables, operators, lists, broadcasts,etc.
    2. Point out that you can achieve Synchronisation using timing or using custom messages or using events.
    3. Help the student to create the algorithm (Documentation) of the story. What will happen in what order? What will trigger what other actions? etc.