Scratch is a coding app where we did Science… WAIT! Why were we doing science in a coding app? Well there is a simple explanation for that…
🚀 DQ (Driving Question)
How can we communicate our knowledge for atoms in a fun and creative way?
How we ended up doing this was by creating a video game in scratch and having the assignment to create a science game of our choosing as long as it displayed our knowledge of the atom.
Scratch
Scratch is a coding software where you can code and create your own video game! In my opinion it is very glitchy and deletes your code and sometimes your entire game… 😬
Scratch does have its plus side as well though! It has tutorials which can give you tips and tricks to make your game better and it also has other games that were developed in scratch that you can try out!
My Game!
I have made a trivia game that tests your knowledge of the atom by asking you questions about the atom and different parts of the atom as well. I have recently learned about the Atom being “uncuttable” and we learned about protons, electrons, neutrons and the nucleus because we had just recently learned I wanted to include those facts into my game.
Coding
Im going to come clean here and say that coding is not my biggest strength 😅! I know quite a few people who have been doing this since they were like 9 and I definitely don’t have that much experience… I did have a few issues with coding and scratch overall most of my issues were the fact that my code would keep deleting.
Play!
Here is the link to play my game:
In case you didn’t understand the game or the controls (even though they are really simple) I’ll tell you again! You just need to click the icon above the correct answer then you will get moved onto the next question. I hope you win!
Conclusion
In conclusion I feel like scratch was a really good learning opportunity to see what I could grow on and what I could learn more about! I may use it again I may not I don’t know but I know for sure that this game helped me show my knowledge in a new way that I don’t think I ever have before and it was really fun and interesting.
Hope you enjoyed this post! And stay posted for my next one! 👍