This is what you must do today:

June 1, 2011

• Finish your volocano.
• Make one last costume and one more line of code to make your volcano look like it is flowing forever!

May 25, 2011

• Draw costumes to make the lava flow out of the volcano and off the page.

May 19, 2011

• Draw 3 more costumes showing magma flow.
• Program your plug to burst off at the correct time.

May 11, 2011

• Make 3 costumes showing the magma moving up from the magma chamber.
• Draw a blockage (as it's own sprite) at the top of the conduit. 
• Draw and label label the following as sprites:

1. Magma Chamber
2. Conduit
3. Summit

• Write a computer program tha makes the magma look like it is moving up.

May 3, 2011

1. Open Scratch
2. Make an empty volcano as a sprite (NO NOT DRAW the LAVA).
3. Make a background for your volcano.
   

April 27, 2011

• Make an accrostic poem
• Choose the word, or words, but it must be at least 12 letters long.
• Make the first letter in each word size 36.
• Make the rest of the lessters size 24.
  

April 6, 2011

• Make a maze with at least two levels.  You will need:

1. A sprite that moves with arrows.
2. The sprite needs to go back to start if it touches the wall.
3. The stage needs to switch to the next level when the spite gets to the goal.
4. You must use a broadcast.

Example Sprite Code:

Example Stage Code

Click here for an example project.

Past Assignments

March 23, 2011

• Open and examine example Scratch projects.
• Look at and try to understand the code for projects you like.
• We will be doing this the ENTIRE class.
  

March 17, 2011

• Copy the document here  into a word processor.
  
• Follow the directions on the document.
• Don't forget to save it.

February 16, 2011

• Finish writing your computer program.
  

February 3, 2011

• Continue writing your computer program.

January 28, 2011

You will be designing and programming a Scratch project of your choosing.  Please decide what you will do and fill out a "Scratch Programming Plan."

January 19, 2011

• Continue your program from last week.
• Add something to your program if you are already done.
  

January 13, 2011

• Disassemble your birds.
• Write a program using scratch that:

1. Has 2 sprites.
2. Makes Sprite A move with the distance sensor.
3. Makes the Sprite B do something when Sprite A touches it.

January 5, 2011

1. Write at least 1 computer program using Scratch that makes your birds spin, reverse direction and do at least 2 other things over and over again.
2. Think about which programming language you like better, Scratch or WeDo.
3. Be prepared to answer the question.

December 15, 2010

• Make a prediction of how the birds will spin under each cercumstance on your chart.
• Build and record observations for each scenario.

December 9, 2010

1. Finish building your birds
2. Write 2 prgrams using the WeDo software.

• Program 1 should only turn on the motor.
• Program 2 should:

1. Make the birds turn
2. Switch directions
3. Do at least 2 other things
4. Repeat over and over again

December 1, 2010

• Inventory your box of legos.
• Follow the instructions and build a set of dancing birds.

November 17, 2010

• Open your Scratch project from last time.
• Finish the conversation.

October 20, 2010

• Make a new Scratch poject.  You will need:

1. 2 sprites with 2 costumes each (so their mouths move).
2. To make them have a convesation.
3. They should take turns and each say at least 3 things.

Don't worry if you don't do it all today.

October 14, 2010

• Edit and print your letter

October 6, 2010

• Open Word
• Write a letter to someone.

• Your letter will need the following:

1. A heading
2. 5 sentences
3. A closing
4. Correct spelling
5. Correct grammar

September 29 and 30, 2010

Start a new scratch project.  The parameters for your project are as follows.

• Make or chose an appropriate background.
• Make or chose an appropriate sprite.
• Make your sprite do the following things:

1. Move (between 1-5 seconds) someplace on the stage.
2. Dance in the spot for 5-10 seconds.
3. Move someplace else (between 1-5 seconds).
4. Do something there (it could be dancing).
5. Do steps 1-4 over and over again.

September 22, 2010

• Finish and print your acrostic poem.
  

September 16, 2010

1. Open a blank word processing document.
2. Make an acrostic poem of your name.
3. Make sure you have at least 6 words (use your last name if you have to).
4. Make the first letter of each word size 36.
5. Make the rest of each word size 24.

September 9, 2010

Log in to First in MATH using your new ID.

See how many skill sets or GYMs you can finish.

September 2, 2010

First we will review the class rules.

Then we will watch 2 movies about internet safety together.

Finally, you will go to your own computer and do the following 2 activities on your own.

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