Scratch – We create an interactive Easter greeting!
With the programming language Scratch, children can design interactive and very personal Easter cards & send them to friends or family. A nice surprise, especially at this time.
And here we go: Open scratch.mit.edu and click on develop.
1. Select figure
Program the cat or select a new figure, for example the rabbit (“Rabbit”). Click on the magnifying glass above the cat’s head.
2. Choose a stage set
Choose a set from the library, for example “Forrest” or “Blue Sky”.
Click on the button “Select stage design” in the lower right corner.
3. Figure programming
Let your figure say something!
To do this, drag the “say hello for 2 seconds” block from the “Appearance” category to the Programming Area. Write your own text in the white field. How about “Happy Easter!”.
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You can also let your figure run or rotate. It can hide or change colour. You will find the matching blocks in the categories “Movement” and “Appearance”. With the blue movement block “walk 10 steps” you can make your figure walk. Try it out!
Tip
You want your character to spin funny? Drag the motion block “turn 15 degrees” into your programming area. Use a loop to make your character rotate endlessly. Select the “repeat continuously” block from the “Control” category. In the tutorial “Let it rotate” you can also look at this again.
Finally, place the block with the green flag from the group of events at the top of your block stack.
4. Test the program
Look at your Easter greeting by clicking on the green flag. If you don’t like something, you can always change it.
5. Send greeting card
Enter a name for your project in the field above the programming area and click “Publish”. Now you can copy the link and send it to family and friends. If you don’t want to publish your project, you can make a video of it.
Here is as an example an Easter greeting card of my sons:
Have fun!
Scratch – We create an interactive Easter greeting!
With the programming language Scratch, children can design interactive and very personal Easter cards & send them to friends or family. A nice surprise, especially at this time.
And here we go: Open scratch.mit.edu and click on develop.
1. Select figure
Program the cat or select a new figure, for example the rabbit (“Rabbit”). Click on the magnifying glass above the cat’s head.
2. Choose a stage set
Choose a set from the library, for example “Forrest” or “Blue Sky”.
Click on the button “Select stage design” in the lower right corner.
3. Programming a figure
Let your figure say something!
To do this, drag the “say hello for 2 seconds” block from the “Appearance” category to the Programming Area. Write your own text in the white field. How about “Happy Easter!”.
You can also let your figure run or rotate. It can hide or change colour. You will find the matching blocks in the categories “Movement” and “Appearance”. With the blue movement block “walk 10 steps” you can make your figure walk. Try it out!
Tip
You want your character to spin funny? Drag the motion block “turn 15 degrees” into your programming area. Use a loop to make your character rotate endlessly. Select the “repeat continuously” block from the “Control” category. In the tutorial “Let it rotate” you can also look at this again.
Finally, place the block with the green flag from the group of events at the top of your block stack.
4. Test the program
Look at your Easter greeting by clicking on the green flag. If you don’t like something, you can always change it.
5. Send greeting card
Enter a name for your project in the field above the programming area and click “Publish”. Now you can copy the link and send it to family and friends. If you don’t want to publish your project, you can make a video of it.
Here is as an example an Easter greeting card of my sons:
Have fun!
