SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY PRACTICUM ONE LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE

KLA: Computers Date: 15.9.14 Time: 12.30 Stage: 3 Class: 5S School: WOOLGOOLGA

Syllabus Outcome: ST3-5WT Plans and implements a design process, selecting a range of tools, equipment, materials and techniques to
produce solutions that address the design criteria and identified constraints.

Objective: Students will follow a procedure, using the program Scratch to create an animated underwater scene and develop ICT skills.

Background and / or Prior Knowledge: Computer and Internet knowledge.

Integration (highlight): MATHEMATICS ENGLISH CREATIVE ARTS HSIE / SOSE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY PDHPE OTHER (Type in name)
REFLECTION IN ACTION
Timing Procedure Considerations
Students Teacher
ORIENTATION
Access to Scratch Does everyone Focus for my lesson today from my
Establish the rules and expectations of website. have access to the SMART goals: Classroom
working in the computer lab. Teaching computer computer and management.
Explain that today we will be working connected. internet?
with animation to create an underwater Step by step Can I gain the students
scene. instructions. attention quickly?
Model your own example.
Am I raising my voice or
patiently waiting for quiet and
respect?
GUIDED
Are students
Model the steps needed to complete the keeping up and Are my instructions clear and
underwater animation. able to follow my explicit?
See attached notes. instructions

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 EXPLORATION
Focus from SMART goals:
Students who have finished their Differentiate teaching to meet
animations may have free time to specific needs of a variety of
explore the program and develop their students.
own animation from scratch.
Are the fast, more capable
students being challenged?

Can all students achieve the

final product unassisted?

REFLECTION

Time to walk around the room and look

at everyones examples on full screen
mode.

Steps for Scratch Aquarium

1. Open up http//:www.scratch.mit.edu - create new.
2. Delete the cat by choosing the scissors
3. New backdrop, underwater, underwater 2
4. New sprite icon. Choose 5 underwater sprites by clicking on them.
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5. Move your sprites into place on your backdrop.
6. Use the shrink tool to make the sprites a more suitable size.
7. Select a sprite, choose move 10 steps, choose if on edge, forever loop.
8. Change 10 steps to 2 steps to slow him down.
9. Green flag icon
10. Copy (stamp icon) into all the other sprites
11. Press green flag to test their movement
12. Select each sprite by pressing the I button and experiment with different angles and move them into
different angles.
13. Click sound, x the meow. Click new sound button, choose bubbles.
14. Highlight the sound bar, press on louder.
15. Play sound bubbles, forever, repeat 1, green flag to start.
16. Select shark sprite, keep costume 1 and 2
17. Click on looks, choose next costume, wait 1 second, forever, green flag click
18. Do the same for the octopus of you have one.
19. Click on the big screen to view your aquarium.
20. Experiment time.