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Independent Project Assignment

Contributed by Kelly Vaughan, February 03, 2013
After teaching students some basics (stage, sprites, costumes, loops, movement, ask/answer, broadcast/receive, variables), I challenged them to create their own projects.
  • Original Author: Kelly Vaughan
  • Education Level: Elementary School, Middle School, High School
  • Content Types: Activity, Assessment, Curriculum, Handout, Lesson Plan, Sample Scratch Project
  • Curricular Areas: Computer Science, Technology
  • Keywords: scratch gallery, variables, IB, final project, project planning

Some details (like the rubric) are specific to IB MYP Technology, but could be adapted.

File 1 is the project packet.

File 2 is a checklist I give the kids on the second to last day, to help them focus on what they might be missing.

Variables is by far the part that gives them the most trouble - that and spending too much time drawing. ;-)

See the link below for a gallery of the best projects (and some earlier warm-up projects). I only posted those that met or came extremely close to meeting all the design specifications. These were made by 9th graders in about 5 class periods.

Resource Files
Other Files: 
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document iconTECH0903 - CW - Scratch Independent Project.docx
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document iconTECH0903 - CW - Scratch Independent Project Design Specifications Checklist.docx
Links: 
Independent Project Gallery... see my students' results!
Comments
Sharon Thompson
Member
November 29, 2016
Thank you for sharing I am definitely going to use these tools
 
evan james
Member
December 04, 2013
 What a great resource! I'm a 6th grade teacher who has introduced Scratch to my students. It has only been three weeks, and they are making incredible projects. I will definitely be utilizing these tools for a culminating activity. Thanks!
Jody Mathias
Member
September 28, 2013

 GREAT descriptive assignment files for high school students. So much of what I find is too easy; yours is just right!