Scratch Game

Intermediate

30 mins

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Diver Game

In this game you dive underwater to collect starfish but be careful of the shark chasing you!

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1 Create a new Scratch project
2 Add the Underwater 1 backdrop
3 Add and program the Diver1 sprite
4 Add the Starfish sprite
5 Hide the Starfish and create a clone
6 Program the Starfish
7 Add the Shark 2 sprite
8 Game Over
9 Challenge!
Quiz

1 - Create a new Scratch project

Create a new Scratch project and delete the cat sprite.

In this game there will be 3 sprites

a diver that you will control with your mouse
starfish that will appear in a random position and you will collect
a shark that will slowly follow and try and catch you

Scratch: How to create a new project

Go to the Scratch website using the link below and click on the 'Create' link in the blue bar at the top.

By default, each new project starts with the cat sprite already added. To delete the cat click on the x in the blue circle beside the cat in the sprite list.

https://scratch.mit.edu

👇 Mark your steps as done as you complete them.

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2 - Add the Underwater 1 backdrop

Add the Underwater 1 backdrop to the project.

Scratch: How to add a backdrop from the library

To add a backdrop from the backdrop library follow these steps:

Put your mouse over the Choose a Backdrop button
Click on the magnifying glass
Find the backdrop you want in the library
Click on your chosen backdrop

You can use search box or the filter links (Fantasy, Music, Sports etc) to locate your backdrop.

👇 Mark your steps as done as you complete them.

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3 - Add and program the Diver1 sprite

Add the Diver1 sprite from the sprite library. We are going to program the diver to always point towards your mouse pointer and move towards it. This is how you will control where the diver swims to.

Add the following code to the Diver1 sprite.

when green flag clicked go to x (150) y (0) set size to (50) % forever point towards (mouse-pointer v) move (4) steps end

Scratch: How to add a sprite from the library

To add a sprite from the sprite library follow these steps:

Put your mouse over the Choose a Sprite button
Click on the magnifying glass
Find the sprite you want in the library
Click on your chosen sprite

You can use search box or the filter links (Animals, People, Fantasy etc) to locate your sprite.

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4 - Add the Starfish sprite

Now add the Starfish sprite to your project.

Scratch: How to add a sprite from the library

To add a sprite from the sprite library follow these steps:

Put your mouse over the Choose a Sprite button
Click on the magnifying glass
Find the sprite you want in the library
Click on your chosen sprite

You can use search box or the filter links (Animals, People, Fantasy etc) to locate your sprite.

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Scratch is developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab. It is available for free at https://scratch.mit.edu

Diver Game

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1 - Create a new Scratch project

2 - Add the Underwater 1 backdrop

3 - Add and program the Diver1 sprite

4 - Add the Starfish sprite

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