A lesson format that can be adapted to any grade level in middle school (and perhaps beyond). Students create an interactive animation to review the roots of words.
Students create function machine programs and challenge each other to figure out the function from the inputs and outputs. Basics of Scratch, includes simple lists.
Students learn basic Scratch programming by designing an avatar that represents them in 3 positive ways & completes a simple action. Taps into students' creativity while introducing programming!
I've created a manual for teachers and students, which goal is to help them to take their first steps with Scratch. The book is under CC 3.0 license and it's in Polish language.
After teaching students some basics (stage, sprites, costumes, loops, movement, ask/answer, broadcast/receive, variables), I challenged them to create their own projects.
Resume este documento los cuatro principios que rigen los Computer Clubhouses: 1) Aprender diseñando; 2) Seguir sus propios intereses; 3) Construir una comunidad; y, 4) Respetar y confiar.