Students will gain an introduction to the basic functions of Scratch through the creation of a game. Students will learn about sprites, costumes, and the use of sounds. This game is a great way to incorporate throat singing into the curriculum, as students will create sprites that throat sing with different sounds.
Students will gain an introduction to the basic functions of Scratch through the creation of an interactive target game inspired by the Cree people’s traditional goose hunt. In this project, students will learn about sprites, costumes, backdrops, and animations.
This activity will use images from the story book “Trip to the Moon” written by Vera Evic, an author from Pangnirtung, Nunavut. Students will animate the images and create a scene from the book where kids use an oil drum rocket to travel to the moon.
In this resource, we present three culturally relevant lessons tailored to Nunavut culture and way of life, designed to introduce students to the foundational concepts of Scratch programming.
Students explore aspects of AI and develop their own simple AI programs. Then, they connect their newfound knowledge to real-world examples.
In this lesson, students respond to writing prompts that require them to think about other/diverse perspectives via RAFT-style storytelling:
The Inuktitut Digital Literacy Game Engine hosts three games (when launched but educators can add more game iterations they create), designed in partnership with Ilitaqsiniq Nunavut Literacy Council.
Have fun and improve your typing skills by playing Iqalliarluk – ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᕐᓗᒃ, a new game developed by Ilitaqsiniq – Nunavut Literacy Council and Pinnguaq!
This learning program is divided into two courses: Introduction to Google Workspace and Advanced Google Workspace. The first course is intended to provide learners with practical training on how to use Google Workspace. This introductory course will serve as a step-by-step guide to using the basic functions of Google tools and help you integrate them … Continued
In this course, the basics of Scratch will be introduced to provide learners with the foundational skills required to begin creating in Scratch. Scratch is a basic coding language that uses a ‘building block’ style coding to create animated stories, interactive games, simulations, and beautiful artwork.
Learn how to make your own game with the Scratch Mix and Match Cards. Accept the challenge and make a game or story with the cards for this challenge!
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Scratch Mix and Match Cards Challenge #4. Accept the challenge and learn how to make a Choose your own Adventure game or story! Making your own games in Scratch is a fun way to learn how to code!
How to make your own custom map for game development in Scratch using Inkscape.
In this tutorial, you will learn about how conditional statements and a counter variable can be used to create a bouncing arrow animation in Scratch.
Create a basic four-frame walk cycle for a 32×32 character sprite from start to finish, then import that sprite into Scratch. A time-compressed video example of the process helps to illustrate the process.
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In this tutorial Natsiq Hunter, participants will learn to use if/else statements to make a simple click game.
Find the hidden block, and learn how to use it another way to code hidden sprites in Scratch!
In this quick tutorial, you will learn how to manipulate sprite sizes to create a scene transition animation in Scratch.
See what Pinnguaq is offering for online learning at home for the week of June 8th to 12th.
In this series, the basics of Scratch will be introduced to provide learners with the foundational skills required to begin creating in Scratch.
In this tutorial, you will learn about the differences between vector graphics and raster graphics (also called bitmap graphics or pixel graphics) and how they are used in Scratch as well as how to use Inkscape to make vector-based art for use in Scratch.
In this Scratch Mix and Match bonus challenge, we’ll look at what works and what doesn’t work when you want to make a sprite hide and then be found.