Learn about Scratch

We have lessons, projects and quizzes to help you learn Scratch. Scratch is a high-level block-based visual programming language and website targeted primarily at children 8-16 as an educational tool for coding.

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What's Happening Right Now

Owen

3 hours ago

Project completed 👏
Completed the Quiz - Introduction to HTML project.
Daracollins3

3 hours ago

Step completed 😃
Completed the step What is Scratch? from the Scratch Tutorial project.
Stellastar45

3 hours ago

Step completed 😃
Completed the step What is coding? from the Introduction to Coding project.
DavidMuscalu13

4 hours ago

Project completed 👏
Completed the Sound effects project.
Miyabi

11 hours ago

Step completed 😃
Completed the step Program the hour hand from the Make a Clock project.

This week's leaderboards

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Schools

#	Coder	Points
1	Nata Swords Library	1795
2	Matty Coding Ireland	1015
3	BG21 Newbridge YTDC	815
4	moon11_1b Coding Ireland	785
5	Aidan_coding Blanchardstown Library	745

#	Scshool	Points
1	Dublin Fingal Libraries Dublin Fingal	2630
2	Newbridge YTDC Kildare	2575
3	Swords Library Dublin Fingal	1795
4	Blanchardstown Library Dublin Fingal	1345
5	Skerries Library Dublin Fingal	330

Based on points scored 13 Oct to 20 Oct.

Learn about Scratch

Introduction to Coding

Learning about coding games

Learning about coding stories

Driving and traffic lights

Cracking codes

Coding games level 2

Sound effects

Sensing and Sensors

Time

Artificial Intelligence

Arrays and Lists

Space

Maths

Coding Games Level 3

Animation

Geography

Patterns

Rocket Lander

Sea Battle

Memory Game

Around the World

Microbit Paddle Ball

Music Video

Text to Speech

What's happening in our schools