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• Understand how to use Scratch to:– Animate a sprite– Add sound to your script– Use the forever command to create a loop

Lesson 2: Learning Objectives

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Start moving!

Drag a MOVE block into the Scripts area

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Add a sound

Drag out the play drum and put it under the move block

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Start a dance

Add another move block, change the number to -10

Add another drum block, change the number to pick a different drum beat

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Again and again

Drag out a forever block and place it at the top of stack, they will wrap around the other blocks

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Add the Green flag

Drag out a and put it on the top of the stack

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Change colour

Drag out a Change effect block

Double click on the block to see what it does

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Key press

Add a above the change effect block

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Run the script to see if it works

• Click on the green flag to make the sprite dance

• Click on the space bar to make the sprite change colour

• Now using the skills you have learned this lesson and last lesson, choose a sprite and create a script of your own

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Plenary

• Swap seats with a partner• Run their script• State one positive comment about their

project and think of one improvement• Share your comments with your partner

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Extension Activity

• Adding another sprite• Adding speech

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Adding another sprite

Click on to add sprite, select Jodi1 from the people folder

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Add speech

Drag a say block onto the script area, click on the text and change it

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Add animationBy switching between costumes you can make your sprite move

Click on the Costumes tab and import and open Jodi2

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Add the script

Click on the Script tab and add these blocks

Drag on a and place it above the forever block, use the drop down to select a key to assign the animation too