Space Invaders for Scratch
A complete module of work for pupils, designed by an experienced Head of ICT. 23 structured animated lessons lasting approximately 3 hours that show your students how to program a classic arcade game. We show your pupils exactly how to make this style of game, one that they and their friends can actually play! They do this using Scratch, a programming environment designed especially for students and is COMPLETELY FREE (for download details, see the bottom of this page for the link).
Here is a screendump of the game your students will make:
Click here to play the game your students will make.
Click here to view a short clip of the game your students will actually make.
Click here to view a short clip from one of the videos.
Click here to view a short clip from another of the videos. Here's a screendump of the menu that greets students:
Animated tutorials have many advantages:
- Allows teachers to teach themselves new skills, ready for the classroom.
- Each lesson builds on the previous one.
- Pupils work at their own pace.
- Pupils can play, pause and replay each animation.
- Ideal for pupils with poor concentration.
- Perfect for pupils with low reading skills.
- Really inspires your high flyers.
- Highly engaging and motivating.
- Ideal for non-ICT specialists and cover teachers to teach!
- Addresses the new KS3 requirements.
The software Scratch is completely free for all the pupils, both at home and at school!! You can download the latest version from here.
Our high-quality products save teachers huge amounts of planning and preparation time. Highly cost-effective. All products come complete with a site licence and you can put them on your VLE, too.
Our products are designed for individuals as they allow for differentiated teaching and learning. Students can work at their own pace. They can review work as they need to or surge ahead if they can.
Our products are widely used in schools and colleges both in the UK and in non-UK countries. Our aim is to provide superb educational materials backed up with outstanding support. We are passionate about Computing and ICT.