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Designing for Creative Learning Prototype to Scratch

Designing for Creative Learning Prototype to Scratch

There are endless opportunities to support scientific inquiry with Scratch, whether through simulations, interactive games, or informational narratives. Use our coding cards to identify and create solutions related to realworld problems, ideate and prototype with physical materials and use Scratch as a canvas to test, iterate, and share your solution with others.

Tags
Platform
Scratch
Audience
Students and LearnersEducators and Facilitators
Experience Level
Getting StartedIntermediate
Type
VideoWorkshopCoding Cards
Topic
Computational Concepts: EventsComputational Concepts: SequenceCreative Learning: Experimenting and IteratingCreative Learning: PlanningCreative Learning: Reusing and RemixingCreative Learning: Testing and DebuggingInformational ProjectsLiteracy/StorytellingMath and Science
Language
English

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