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This unplugged activity is geared towards a younger audience and focuses on sequences. Learners will further explore sequences and how we can recognize them all around us such as in storybooks!

Learn how to add Levels to your game or story in Scratch with Levels #1 and #2 from the Scratch Mix and Match cards deck.

Learners will design a simple chase game where a monkey will chase bananas around the jungle to score points.

In this short tutorial, you will learn how to use Scratch’s “Backpack” feature to move code and sprites between projects.

Storytelling can come in many forms and can convey the same message in different ways. This activity will highlight visual storytelling through recycled material found throughout the household.

See what Pinnguaq is offering for online learning at home for the week of May 18th to May 22nd.

This unplugged activity is an outdoor activity that is geared towards a younger audience and focuses on algorithms. Learners will further explore algorithms and how they are used in our daily routines. Learners will design their own algorithms that will be used to guide people across a hopscotch court.

This maker activity explores game design and STEAM education. You will design, create and build a foosball table top game using recycled materials and other materials.

Scratch Mix and Match Cards Challenge #2 Learn how to make your own game with the Scratch Mix and Match Cards. Accept the challenge and make a game or story with the cards for this challenge!

This tutorial will take a detailed look at the first 3 steps involved in creating a video game narrative and provide the learner with more direction to get started on writing their own narrative.

We will use symmetry to make mathematical designs inspired by beadwork and floral motifs. We will be using the digital art software Autodesk SketchBook.

In this tutorial, you will learn to create an updatable number readout using custom numbers in Scratch, through learning to manage Scratch clones as well as through using Scratch’s custom block (“My Blocks) feature.

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Learn how to add basic movements to your game or story in Scratch with the Move card from the Scratch Mix and Match cards.

Make a pixel art emoji in 10 easy steps!

In these video tutorials learners will be introduced to topics such as rendering, photo editing, effects, lighting, transparent images, layer use, and more.

Roll the Dice Storytelling is a side step from Story Storm Activity which will use a five box system to generate ideas for stories!

An introduction to video game narratives: the different types of common narratives. Learn how to begin conceptualizing your own video game narrative and practice applying your knowledge!

This activity is the basis for storytelling, just a very simple way to get into the art of creating stories!

This unplugged activity is geared towards a younger audience with the intention of introducing basic coding terminology through a Kriss Kross Puzzle.

This tutorial for Lost in Space will explore a different way to move a sprite and make a costume rotate in Scratch while building on knowledge that was learned in the Beginner tutorial.

In this tutorial, learners will analyse, modify and adapt code from a previous tutorial to display custom art for number-based readouts.

Create a simple 32×32 character sprite from start to finish, with a time-compressed video example of the process.

We are going to do a fun science experiment that will create a slippery and gooey substance made from cornstarch and water called Oobleck.