Scratch Beginner Level Creating Escape Rooms with Sample Block Codes

This lesson introduces students to Scratch, a block-based coding platform designed for beginner programmers. Students will explore the basic functionalities of Scratch and understand how drag-and-drop coding can be used to create interactive projects. This foundational lesson will empower students to feel confident in creating their own simple animations or games.

This lesson introduces students to the concept of game mechanics by exploring how escape rooms operate, serving as a foundational understanding for future projects in game design. Students will learn about the key elements that make escape rooms engaging and how these can be applied to digital games.

In this lesson, students will learn how to create engaging and coherent storylines that form the backbone of an escape room, thereby understanding the importance of narrative in enhancing the participant's experience.

In this lesson, students will learn to design the first room of an escape room game using Scratch. They will focus on setting creative backgrounds and integrating basic navigation tools to make the room interactive. This lesson builds on previous sessions where students learned the fundamentals of Scratch, game mechanics, and storyline development.

In this lesson, students will learn how to design engaging puzzles for their escape room projects and implement these puzzles using Scratch blocks. The lesson will focus on linking the storyline and game mechanics taught earlier to create challenging and thought-provoking puzzles that captivate players.

In this lesson, students will build upon their existing knowledge of coding and game design by developing more complex coding challenges to enhance gameplay in their escape rooms. Building on previous lessons, this session will focus on introducing new coding concepts to make their escape rooms more engaging and challenging.

This lesson aims to equip students with the skills needed to code player controls and character movements, and to manage interactions within a game environment. By the end of the session, students will understand how to implement controls for character navigation and create interactive elements that respond to player actions.

This lesson focuses on teaching students how to integrate timers into their Scratch projects, with an emphasis on the application in escape room games. Students will also learn how to program feedback mechanisms to keep players informed and engaged throughout the game. By the end of the lesson, students will have hands-on experience adding timers and feedback systems to their games, enhancing the user experience.

This lesson focuses on the importance of testing in game development, particularly for escape rooms created using Scratch. Students will explore methods for identifying and resolving bugs and logical errors through structured peer-review playtesting sessions.

In this lesson, students will learn the necessary steps to publish their completed escape room projects, making them accessible to others. They will explore different platforms for sharing their work and understand the importance of receiving and responding to feedback from their peers and broader online community.