Scratch Across The Curriculum

By James Abela

What is Scratch?

Why Scratch?

• Calculation Tools
• Animation Tools
• Story Telling
• Graphical Coding Language
  (More flexibility & less mistakes)
• Huge library of projects
• Studios (Like a playlist)
• Online or Offline - Your choice
• Every project can be remixed

Educational Site too...

What can it be used for?

Maths
& Science Functions

Search
Remix
Create

Materials

• Search for games & materials
  • Projects to present
  • Examples for students to remix
  • ideas
• Try different keywords
• You can choose a few projects & add studios
• Ask on the forums 

Not quite what you want

Feel free to go inside and remix it!

Coding

Don't be scared!

Plenty of help

Deep Dive into Scratch!

• Search the ocean of Scratch resources
• Make a studio of your new treasures
• Grab ready made lesson plans

"Awesome stuff James. Thanks heaps for sharing. Platformer games are really popular with young people in our workshop. " Peter Mahoney

Challenges

• BRONZE LEVEL Studio full of great resources
   
• SILVER LEVEL Remix a simple project
   
• GOLD LEVEL Make a project from Scratch