Remixing a Scratch program is a great way to learn about coding. This project allows students to be creative, work on problem solving, apply math skills, and more.
- Start with a step-by-step tutorial. Go to scratch.mit.edu and click "Create".
- Have students choose a two step-by-step tutorials from the right sidebar. If a student has never used Scratch before, "Getting Started with Scratch" is a good choice.
- Student should build the project exactly as the tutorial explains. Explain that this is not their masterpiece yet.
- Students explain how the original program works (see worksheet below).
Step 2
- Partner up with a classmate to discuss remix ideas. A remix is a modification to the project that changes it a significant way. Remixes can be simple, but should be more than just changing the colors, background or the sprites (characters). Students can get inspiration by looking through other step-by-step tutorials.
- Students explain the idea for their remix (see worksheet).
Step 3
- Build a prototype. Students can browse other tutorials to learn different coding skills as well as consult each other to build their remix. The goal is to get the program working enough to demonstrate the remix idea, not to solve every challenge (which can take hours or weeks!).
- Students explain at least one challenge and how it was solved (see worksheet).
- Students explain at least one future improvement that could be made (see worksheet)
Resources:
- Example worksheet
- Blank worksheet (computer)
- Blank worksheet (printout)
- How save Scratch projects to Google Drive (coming soon...)
