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Coding games
This activity involves planning and block coding a whack ‘em all style game with a score and timer in Scratch, using selections and variables. The lesson focuses on exploratory learning, giving the pupils time to explore and work out for themselves how to create the code needed for their game.
The lesson also includes a brief history of how coding has developed and notes the works of influential coders such as Margaret Hamilton, Grace Hopper and Mark Zuckerberg.
Y6 coding video
Video - creating the win/lose page
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