Join us for “Creativity Explored with Tinkercad and Scratch,” a live, hands-on Scratch in Practice (SiP) session where Maren Vernon, Scratch Learning Resource Designer, will introduce Tinkercad—a free, web-based 3D modeling program—and share creative play opportunities. This one-hour session will include tips and tricks for getting started, hands-on practice creating 3D objects (including with Tinkercad Codeblocks), a comparison of coding shapes in Scratch versus Tinkercad, and inspiring ideas for integrating the two platforms. Register now to expand your toolkit and discover new ways to foster creativity through 3D modeling and coding! Register here!

Scratch has teamed up with inspiring young scientist and innovator Gitanjali Rao to celebrate Hour of Code 2024. We’ve created two activities to explore and remix, inspired by her innovations and advocacy. We’re inviting our entire global community to join us for a live Create-Along with Gitanjali and Maren from the Scratch Team on December 10th, at 1pm ET, on our official YouTube channel, supported by a weeklong community event on scratch.mit.edu. RSVP here!

Are you interested in starting a new Scratch Educator Meetup Group in your community?

Join this information session to learn more about how meetups work, the role of group organizers, and the new group application process. Register for free here.

Are you interested in starting a new Scratch Educator Meetup Group in your community?

Join this information session to learn more about how meetups work, the role of group organizers, and the new group application process. Register for free here.

There are endless opportunities to support scientific inquiry with Scratch, whether through simulations, interactive games, or informational narratives. Jacy and Tracy will guide you through the engineering design process to identify and create solutions related to our world’s most critical natural resource: Water! During this live 75-minute session, you will: research a scientific problem of your choice, ideate and prototype with physical materials, and use Scratch as a canvas to test, iterate, and share your solution with others. Register for free here.

Scratch Day gathers kids, families, educators, innovators, and the Scratch Team for a celebration of creative learning! This year’s theme is Create Your Own Adventure, and will feature a variety of interactive stations to engage guests of all ages in unplugged making, digital art and animation, music, movement, and coding activities using Scratch and ScratchJr. Register for free here.

How can computational concepts be applied in the physical world and in the digital space? And what do paper planes and computer graphics have in common? Join Maren, Prasanth, and Jarvis for a creative learning adventure that will take you from unplugged experimentation into Scratch coding.

The combination of Scratch and AI opens up amazing new creative possibilities. It’s also a safe way to explore AI’s limitations and ethical challenges. Join Eric and Ariam to explore the possibilities and pitfalls of AI face detection using the Face Sensing blocks on our experimental Scratch Lab site. Register for free here.

If you are new or newer to Scratch, this is a perfect place to start! Join Maren and Tracy as they introduce the Scratch creative learning philosophy and guide you through expressing your own identity through character design and animation in Scratch.