Scratch

Scratch is a program in which you create characters call sprites. You can use your character it can be anything you want to be a animal, a person, shapes, and forms. You control the character by using the movements on the left side. You can make the sprite jump, move, walk, turn, or talk. You have to put the movements into what looks like blocks and click on a green flag the sits on top of the sprite. You make the movements go on forever if you like but to stop it you have to click on the red flag that is located next to the green one.

In my opinion, I think this program is a great program to start with when teaching Robotics. In robotics you have to tell the robot exactly what to do in order for them to move, and in scratch that what it teaches. Even though, with Robotics it is a little bit more detailed, scratch is a great program to start off with. It gives the student an insight on what to expect when working with robots.

Lesson 1: Have students download the Scratch program, and have them learn how to make their sprite move.

Lesson 2: Teach students once they have the Scratch program understood, introduce the Robotics program