We were part of the High Ability Coding workshop on Monday, 22nd July. We were on a Zoom call using the program Scratch to code our own computer game. The program was based around the Port Phillip Bay and learning about our environment.
We first learnt about the Spider Crabs that migrate into the bay for the shelter it provides. They then shed their outer shell to grow a new one. We investigated the predator and prey relationship and found out that stingrays eat the crabs when they are vulnerable. When this is happening, the crabs hide under the sand. We then used this information to develop a Scratch game to demonstrate the information in an engaging way. We got to do this for about an hour and a half. Some of our favourite parts of the session was playing the original game we created, adding sounds and movement to our character and learning new ways to use Scratch.