Ict and Computing
Ict and Computing
Transition Activity
a simple maze
create a pacman sprite that can move up, down, left and right using the
arrow keys on your keyboard
create 5 cherry sprites and one banana sprite
If your pacman touches the wall of the maze it will bounce backwards
If your pacman touches the cherry sprite, the sprite will disappear and your
score will go up by 10
If your pacman touches the banana sprite your score will go up by 50
If your score reaches 100 your game will display ‘game over’
A word document containing screenshots of your scratch code. We also require that
you document your code so that you can tell us how it works.
Scratch Resources
Scratch is completely free for all platforms and can be downloaded here:
https://scratch.mit.edu/
https://scratch.mit.edu/help/
http://www.teach-ict.com/programming/scratch/scratch_home.htm
http://scratched.gse.harvard.edu/resources/scratch-lessons-shall-we-learn-scratch-
programming-tweens
http://scratched.gse.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/learn-scratch-lesson-1.pdf
Activity 2 – Simple PowerPoint Skills
You will be required to create a simple animated PowerPoint showing how to use
Scratch as a help guide. Your PowerPoint will be aimed as a teaching resource for
Year 8 students. You will be required to provide: