Art & Design, Computational Thinking, Computer Fundamentals, Engineering, Language, Other
Welcome to Pinnguaq at Home for the week of May 4th. This week families will continue to explore STEAM lessons and activities surrounding the environment.
Kids can design and craft a marble maze game, try the Mix and Match Scratch card challenege, or learn important coding vocabulary. We’ve also developed a blog art challenge and a space maze game!
Older kids can also learn how to make their own game in Scratch, adding fancy fonts, scoreboards, and timers.
Be sure to share with us what you’re making. Send us pictures @Pinnguaq on Twitter and Facebook. Use #LearnWithPinnguaq
Tutorials and Activities for this week
Scratch Mix and Match Challenge #1: Make Your Own Game
Grade 7 – Grade 12
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.
Stick Puzzlers
Grade 3 – Grade 12
Use your problem solving and critical thinking skills to solve these visual brain teasers using sticks.
Learn to make a “Colour Hunt” Scratch Game
Grade 7 – Grade 12
Students will learn how to build a simple Scratch game from start to finish.
Working with clones in Scratch: Making fancy text
Middle – Grade 12
In this tutorial, learners will explore using clones to display text using a custom font in Scratch.
Recycled Marble Maze
Primary – Grade 3
Learners will explore STEAM education as they craft a marble maze game through a simple process of design, create, build & test.
Introduction to Coding Vocabulary: Memory Match Card Game
Primary – Grade 6
This unplugged activity is geared towards a younger audience with the intention of introducing basic coding terminology through a memory matching card game.
Lost in Space Maze Game for Beginner Game Designers
Grade 3 – Grade 6
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.
Blob-Art Challenge
Primary – Grade 6
The Blob-Art Challenge is a fun way to create unique characters and works of art from your imagination!
