Getting Started with Scratch

Project Ideas

Animate your name

Make an animation using the letters of your name.

You may want to:
- make one sprite for each letter of your name
- choose a theme
- add music or drum sounds
- have the letters react when you roll over with the mouse pointer

Some Examples

 



 

Name Letter Drop
NameLetterDrop.scratch
by John

Features:
- sprites responding to mouse

 

Name Surprise
NameSurprise.scratch
by John

Features:
- sprites resonding to mouse
- sprites changing costume

  Natalie Ducks
NatalieDucks.scratch
by Natalie

Features:
- simple animated sprites
- drum sound


Drums and dances

Make a character that dances to a beat or music.

Ideas to try:
- use "play drum" and "wait" to create your own beats
- press different keys to trigger different moves and sounds
- make a separate costume for each dance move

Some examples

 
Dance Demo
DanceDemo.scratch
by Jay

Features:
- graphic effects
- drum beats
- goes with intro video


B-Boy Spins to a Beat
NewBackspinBeats.scratch
by Amon

Features:
- simple movement
- drum beats
- animation to a beat

 

Cleopatra Dance
CleopatraDance.scratch
by Natalie

Features:
- different parts move separately
- variety of rotation styles
  Dance Turntable
DanceTurntable.scratch
by Jay

Features:
- recorded songs

- click sprites to activate

Create a chase game

Design a game where one character tries to catch the other.

You may want to:
- choose a theme for your chase (e.g., animal chase, car chase)
- make the game harder as the player gets more points

Some examples

 
   

Cat chases ball
CatchChase.scratch
by Mitchel and Natalie

Features:
- using a variable to keep score
- using arrow keys to move

  Catch the shapes
catch-the-shapes.scratch
by Natashka and Melissa

Features:
- using arrow keys to move
- changing color
- bouncing off edge
   


Chase Game Tutorial
(3.9MB Word file)
: [COMING SOON!]
Step-by-step instructions on how to make
(and adapt) a cat chase game


Play with your face

Experiment with special effects on a photo of your face.

You may want to:
- try fisheye, whirl, mosaic, and other graphic effects
- make your face change when you move the mouse (or press a key)

- experiment with other photos

Some examples

 

   

Play with Your Face
PlayWithYourFace.scratch
by Mitchel
 

- six different image effects
- move mouse to trigger effects

 

Hamster Tricks
PlayWithHamster.scratch
by Mitchel

Features:
- image effects
- press key to trigger effects