Getting+Started+Sequence

The students will:
 * Objectives**
 * understand the concept of computational creation, in the context of Scratch
 * be able to imagine possibilities for their own Scratch-based computational creation
 * become familiar with resources that support their computational creation
 * Session activities summary**
 * Be introduced to the concept of computational creation and the Scratch environment
 * View sample Scratch projects
 * Review design processes (View Design Cycle)
 * Explore the Scratch interface

Students will be able to create a Scratch script using a ** sequence ** of commands. The commands will include **Move** and **Play Sound**.

 * Assignment**
 * 1) Launch Scratch on the MIT website. Do not sign in. Go to the **Try it Out** link.
 * 2) Create a script using the Move command and Add Sound command.
 * 3) Take 10 minutes to experiment and to create your own dance.
 * 4) During our Exhibit Time, we will share our work and explain how each Dance was created.

You build projects by snapping blocks together, just as you can build things in the physical world by snapping LEGO bricks together.
 * Dancing Script**
 * 1) There are more than 100 blocks in 8 different categories.
 * 2) As a small example, let’s make the cat do a dance.
 * 3) Start by dragging out the “move 10 steps” block from the “Motion” blocks palette to the scripting area. Every time you click on the block the cat moves a
 * 4) distance of 10. You can change the number to make the cat move a greater or smaller distance.
 * 5) From the “Sound” palette, drag out the “play drum” block. Click on the block to hear its drum sound. Drag and snap the “play drum” block below the
 * 6) “move“ block. When you click on this stack of two blocks, the cat will move and then play the drum sound.
 * 7) Copy this stack of blocks (either using the Duplicate toolbar item or by right-clicking the stack and selecting “duplicate”) and snap the copy to the already placed blocks. Change the second “move” block to -10 steps, so the cat moves backward. Every time the stack of four blocks is clicked, the cat does a little dance forward and back.
 * 8) Go to the “Control” blocks palette and grab the “repeat” block. Wrap the “repeat” block around the other blocks in the scripting area. Now when you click on the stack, the cat dances forward and back 10 times.
 * 9) Finally, drag the “when Sprite clicked” block and snap it to the top of the stack. Click on the cat (instead of the blocks stack) to make the cat dance.

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