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Do Nows for beginning Scratch instruction

Contributed by Kelly Vaughan, January 26, 2013
A collection of "Do Now" activities that I use to start class to highlight how certain tools can be used in Scratch. (NOT in order of difficulty, FYI)
  • Original Author: Kelly Vaughan
  • Education Level: Middle School, High School
  • Content Types: Activity, Curriculum, Handout, Tool
  • Curricular Areas: Computer Science, Technology
  • Keywords: Do Now

Scratch Do Now 1: Reviews or introduces the function of some basic control and looks blocks.

Scratch Do Now 2: How a switch works.

Scratch Do Now 3: Really simple motion & looks scripts.

Scratch Do Now 4: Ask/answer, if-else.

Scratch Do Now 5: Broadcast/receive, repeat until, touching, motion, bounce on edge, etc.

Scratch Do Now 6: Costume change, when ___ clicked, movement in x, y, broadcast/receive.

Scratch Do Now 7: Variables

Scratch Do Now 8: More Variables Practice (uses a program written by two of my students in response to the variables activity posted elsewhere... see program below)

Scratch Do Now 9: Coming soon.

Scratch Do Now 10: Interaction between sprites, broadcast/receive.

Scratch Do Now 11: Sound.

 

Please let me know what you think! :)

Resource Files
application/octet-stream iconDo Now 7 program
application/octet-stream iconDo Now 8 program, by Dino & Trey
Other Files: 
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document iconTECH0903 - CW - Scratch Do Now 1.docx
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document iconTECH0903 - CW - Scratch Do Now 2.docx
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document iconTECH0903 - CW - Scratch Do Now 4.docx
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document iconTECH0903 - CW - Scratch Do Now 5.docx
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document iconTECH0903 - CW - Scratch Do Now 6.docx
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document iconTECH0903 - CW - Scratch Do Now 7.docx
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document iconTECH0903 - CW - Scratch Do Now 8.docx
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document iconTECH0903 - CW - Scratch Do Now 3.docx
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document iconTECH0903 - CW - Scratch Do Now 10.docx
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document iconTECH0903 - CW - Scratch Do Now 11.docx
Links: 
My teaching programs (will be updated with all Do Now programs soon)
Comments
Melanie Dennig
Member
December 28, 2013
 Thank you!
Susan Ettenheim
Member
November 03, 2013
 Kelly - These are great! Thanks for sharing. I have an avatar lesson I use in digital photography that I will share here too! I'm going to use some of these this week - thanks again!


Ann Moyle
Member
November 02, 2013
 Wow, Kelly - this is a huge help!  Thank you.
Dana Woods
Member
September 17, 2013

 Awesome! I reformatted these for Google Forms.

 

Check it out: docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc

Live form

Rita Ester
Member
January 30, 2013

 Thanks for posting these activities. I will use #5 or #6 to introduce broadcast and receive blocks.

Kelly Vaughan
Member
January 30, 2013

Glad to know they are of use beyond just my classroom!  Let me know how it goes...