Scratch Game
Beginner
60 mins
Teacher/Student led
+145 XP
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Star Chaser

This lesson guides students through creating a fun game called 'Star Chaser'. They will learn how to use variables to keep score and how to create and control clones in Scratch. The game involves a character named Ripley chasing stars, with the score increasing each time a star is caught.

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    1 - Introduction

    Welcome to the 'Star Chaser' lesson! In this exciting lesson, you will create a fun game where a character named Ripley chases stars. You will learn how to use something called 'variables' to keep score and how to create and control 'clones'. Don't worry if you don't know what these terms mean yet, you will understand them by the end of this lesson. So, are you ready to start your coding adventure? Let's go!


    2 - Create a New Project

    Start by creating a new Scratch project and then delete the cat sprite as we don't need it for this project.

    https://scratch.mit.edu/


    3 - Add the Stars backdrop

    Add the Stars backdrop from the backdrop library.


    4 - Add Ripley

    Add the 'Ripley' sprite from the Scratch library to your project.



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