My sixth grade classes continue to study programming using Scratch. Each student created a game or an application (from scratch, so to speak…), and the (mostly) finished projects are available online on the Scratch Web site.
This week the students were thrilled to get a chance to start using scratch boards in their programming projects. Each scratch sensor board contains light and sound sensors, a push button and a slider and four ports for resistance sensors. With these sensor boards the students can create games and computer programs that respond to things that are happening outside the computer. To quote most of my sixth graders at once: “This is cool. This is SO cool.”
The Scratch sensor boards can be ordered online for $25 each, including shipping.
Posted on October 23rd, 2007 by Ms. Ruthie Hansen
Filed under: Scratch, 6thGrade, student work
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