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This maker activity explores game design and STEAM education. You will design, create and build a foosball table top game using recycled materials and other materials.

Scratch Mix and Match Cards Challenge #2 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!

This tutorial will take a detailed look at the first 3 steps involved in creating a video game narrative and provide the learner with more direction to get started on writing their own narrative.

We will use symmetry to make mathematical designs inspired by beadwork and floral motifs. We will be using the digital art software Autodesk SketchBook.

In this tutorial, you will learn to create an updatable number readout using custom numbers in Scratch, through learning to manage Scratch clones as well as through using Scratch’s custom block (“My Blocks) feature.

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Learn how to add basic movements to your game or story in Scratch with the Move card from the Scratch Mix and Match cards.

Make a pixel art emoji in 10 easy steps!

In these video tutorials learners will be introduced to topics such as rendering, photo editing, effects, lighting, transparent images, layer use, and more.

Roll the Dice Storytelling is a side step from Story Storm Activity which will use a five box system to generate ideas for stories!

An introduction to video game narratives: the different types of common narratives. Learn how to begin conceptualizing your own video game narrative and practice applying your knowledge!

This activity is the basis for storytelling, just a very simple way to get into the art of creating stories!

This unplugged activity is geared towards a younger audience with the intention of introducing basic coding terminology through a Kriss Kross Puzzle.

This tutorial for Lost in Space will explore a different way to move a sprite and make a costume rotate in Scratch while building on knowledge that was learned in the Beginner tutorial.

In this tutorial, learners will analyse, modify and adapt code from a previous tutorial to display custom art for number-based readouts.

Create a simple 32×32 character sprite from start to finish, with a time-compressed video example of the process.

We are going to do a fun science experiment that will create a slippery and gooey substance made from cornstarch and water called Oobleck.

At a time when much of the world is stuck at home, the need for connection and some semblance of normalcy is incredibly important. Even though many of us can’t get together to enjoy our regular pastimes, there are plenty of ways to recreate those hobbies online. This series will explore some of those workarounds, … Continued

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The Blob-Art Challenge is a fun way to create unique characters and works of art from your imagination!

Design a simple maze game in Scratch where an alien is lost in space and must move through the maze to return to its home planet.

Learn how to make your own game with the Scratch Mix and Match Cards Challenge! Each challenge, you’ll get three cards showing different pieces of code to jump start your game creation.

This unplugged activity is geared towards a younger audience with the intention of introducing basic coding terminology through a memory matching card game.

Learners will explore STEAM education as they craft a marble maze game through a simple process of design, create, build & test.