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My Daughters Scratch Project

My daughter has started to learn scratch programming, actually as I'm typing this I'm told she is way past that, she's an expert!. Anyway scratch is a way for kids to learn how to code. It's an MIT  inspired project which allows you to drag and drop script onto a project, which when put together can achieve some pretty spectacular results.

The project below is from one of the scratch books on this site, http://www.childrensbooks.ie/20-games-to-create-with-scratch-. There is lots of projects in the book, 20 in total. Each project is layed out fairly simply, so if you follow the instructions end to end and not skip any of the steps, you should be able to create some pretty cool games. 

Coder Dojo is a weekly meetup of kids wanting to learn coding. So I would also recommend taking a visit to you local Dojo and they will put you in the right direction. Here is a description from their website.

CoderDojo is a worldwide movement of free, volunteer-led, community-based programming clubs for young people. Anyone aged seven to seventeen can visit a Dojo where they can learn to code, build a website, create an app or a game, and explore technology in an informal, creative, and social environment.

The CoderDojo movement believes that an understanding of programming languages is increasingly important in the modern world, that it’s both better and easier to learn these skills early, and that nobody should be denied the opportunity to do so.

Anyway here is an example of some of this script in action. Below is a small game which allows a penguin to jump over large lumps of ice and land on small icebergs. Click the arrow when you think you have the right angle to land on the iceberg. Have fun!!!!!!!!!!

 

If you or if you know any kids who are interested in putting a scratch project onto this site let us know.

 

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