Code A Game: Scratch Challenge

Overview

The video game industry is estimated to be worth $134.9 billion worldwide in 2018. The industry employs 220,000 people in the US alone. And it just keeps growing.

The Code A Game Challenge will unlock the mystery behind the development of video games using the programming software Scratch. This is a block programming language. Which means it is easy for anyone to learn.

Firstly, Trainees will take a look at the history of Scratch and meet the main figure involved in its creation Mitchel Resnick from MIT. They will work through the STEM Training Process to create a game by Planning the game, coding(Making) it, tinkering with it, Reflecting on it, Sharing their game, and finally Improving it.

They will be able to use their Trainee Portfolio to work through the Challenge and record their work.

Finally, you can download or access Scratch online, for free.

All our Challenges are created in such a way that Trainees of any age can use them. Our test Trainee group ranges in age from 7 years old to 14 years old. However, we have had 5-year-olds successfully complete Challenges with assistance, and even a few parents joined their Trainees to learn with them! We recommend simplifying the task for younger Trainees and helping them with the Challenge Kits. We recommend that the older students go more in-depth and that their finished solution is of a higher standard and more detailed. We have also taken into consideration different learning styles. So the Portfolio and Lessons can be adapted to each Trainee’s needs. Ultimately, our program is about working through the process. And you are never too young or too old to learn that skill.

For this Challenge, Trainees over 6 years old should be able to complete it with minimal assistance. Younger Trainees can successfully complete it with help.