Scratch Game
Intermediate
60 mins
Teacher/Student led
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Shark Tank

In this lesson we will create a shark tank game. You will control a shark using the arrow keys on your keyboard and make the shark chase other sea creatures!

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    1 - Create a new Scratch project

    Create a new Scratch project and delete the cat sprite by right clicking on the cat and then clicking on the 'delete' option in the menu that appears.

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    2 - Add an underwater backdrop

    First let's add an underwater backdrop to our project from the backdrop library. Follow these steps to add in an underwater backdrop:

    1. Click the Choose backdrop from library button (highlighted in yellow in the image on the right).
    2. Find the 'underwater3' backdrop.
    3. Select the backdrop.
    4. Click OK.


    3 - Add a fish sprite

    Now let's add a fish sprite from the sprite library. Follow these steps to add the fish sprite:

    1. Open the sprite library (by clicking the sprite library button highlighted in yellow in the figure on the right)
    2. Scroll down and find the 'Fish1' sprite.
    3. Select the sprite by clicking on it.
    4. Click 'OK' to add it to your project.


    4 - Add a shark sprite

    Now add a shark sprite from the sprite library. Follow these steps to add the shark sprite:

    1. Open the sprite library (by clicking the sprite library button highlighted in yellow in the figure on the right)
    2. Scroll down and find the 'Shark' sprite.
    3. Select the sprite by clicking on it.
    4. Click 'OK' to add it to your project.


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