Summary
A two-minute introduction to Scratch, the free block-based coding platform from the Scratch Foundation: kids snap together colorful blocks to make characters move, talk, and react, instead of typing text-based code. A good two-minute hook before a class's first coding unit.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
This video introduces Scratch, a coding tool that uses snap-together blocks instead of typed code.
- What kinds of projects does the video show people making in Scratch?
- Why might blocks be easier to start with than typing code?
- What's one thing you'd like to make in Scratch?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: block, code, project.
Try it: Draw or describe one character and one action you'd want that character to do in your first Scratch project.