Course: Recreating Space Shooter with Scratch
Tools and computer requirements are provided in the “Materials” tab in this course.
Please check out the materials and computer requirements before starting any lesson.Course description
Defend the galaxy from enemy spacecraft in this recreation of a space shooter game. Students will maneuver their ship while firing missiles at their enemy. Keep in mind, your enemy will shoot back! What’s a game without an antagonist! Students will program both the enemy space craft and their own space craft in this fun and engaging game. Advanced topics in variable initialization, the Cartesian Coordinate Plane, and control structures are explored.
Opening Video
Learning Objectives
- Students will animate sprites using frame-by-frame techniques.
- Students will experiment with class constructors in Scratch.
Students will practice random spawning by using random number generators to dynamically create objects in their game.
This course includes:
- 1 hour and 13 minutes on-demand video
- 11 Lessons
- Access from all devices
- 2 Quizzes included in lesson plan
No prior experience is required.
List of tools needed:
-Computer with access to the internet.
-Windows-based computer, Mac OS, or Chromebook .
-Basic knowledge of using a computer keyboard and mouse.
-Google Chrome as the web browser https://www.google.com/chrome/
-Scratch account created through https://scratch.mit.edu/
Computer Minimum Requirements:
Officially supported browsers: Desktop
Chrome (63+)
Edge (15+)
Firefox (57+)
Safari (11+)
Internet Explorer is NOT supported.
Tablet
Mobile Chrome (63+)
Mobile Safari (11+)
Memory Requirements:
Scratch will run in most current web browsers on desktops and laptops. You can view projects on mobile phones, but currently you are not able to create or edit projects on phones.
