Getting started with scratch. Activity Scratch01

Scratch is an object-oriented programming interface that uses blocks as scripts. It will help you to start in the world of computer programming.

Activity 1: Learn by doing. Try and solve the 10 small challenges suggested in this page:

Take into account that the situations are getting more difficult. Take your time to solve it but the last two are really difficult. I will give you the solutions later.

Activity 2: Try to start working with scratch on line, watch the video first:

• On line program: Get to 👉MIT scratch website and create an account. You can use your Google account. Learn all things about how to open, create, save,... programs there...

• Desktop version (only in case the online version does not work for you)  Download and install the desktop version. Learn all basics of this version too

Activity 3: Watch the video and, following its instructions, create your first scratch program.

Activity 4: Do a similar project with the following coditions:

• Two sprites (characters) that move alone and interact and do something funny.
• Two different scenarios 
• A short story
• Include your name on the final credits

 Download the project with option "save on my computer".  📗Upload the sb3 document in your virtual class: scratch1

👀Tip: Before sending documents, check the name it has. Never send documents with the name: project, trabajo, untitled, docum1, scratch, ... better if you name it: AGomez2Aproject1 or even JuanRP-exerc2, so that the document can be identify with you

👀Tip: Scratch File Menu:  How to save, download, load, ...

Designing the bridge

 It is the moment to design and construct your own bridge...

Use all your structures learning and creativity to draw your own version of a bridge.

You know you can use existing bridges as source of inspiration, here you have some ideas:

Remember that:

• You have to present two documents: One of them is a 3D sketch of your design
• The second document have the working drawings to make it real size (scale 1:1) of the planar trusses to construct all the elements
• Remember that the materials to make the bridge are paper straws and thin cardboard
• All elements of the design are to support the bridge deck
• You have to keep in mind that your design is to be made later

To help you on your design you can use existing bridges, your knowledge about structures and the experience using the following android game:

Watch these videos to understand better how some bridges work...

👀 Construction process and basics of a  huge arch bridge, where you can learn a lot about the structural elements:

👀  And learn here the description of types of bidges..

Project presentation and poster

The last stage of the Technological Process is the evaluation and one part of it is the public presentation of the project.

To do that you have to prepare some documents with relevant infomation about all the Technological process you have followed.

You can find all technical report documents here, but watch also this video that helps you preparing all the content needed to make the poster...

And, to support your presentation, you will have to make a poster with all the information:

Here you have another video that explains how to do it using PowerPoint templates downloaded from this web side:

👀 This video explains how to do the poster:

 

👀 Last part of the poster edition

And here you have the script for the project presentation:

And here you have some of the posters the students have done: