Foundation 1: Foundation of Creative Computing

Learn programming fundamentals through Scratch's visual programming environment. Create games, animations, and interactive stories while developing computational thinking skills.

🎯 Learning Outcomes

By completing this course, students will be able to:

• Create interactive stories and games using Scratch
• Understand fundamental programming concepts (loops, conditionals, variables, functions)
• Build a portfolio of creative computing projects

📋 Course Structure

Below is your complete roadmap for this exciting 24-lesson journey:

Lesson	Topic	Objectives	Notes/File Link	Activities Link	Projects	Exit Ticket	Submission Link
1	Programming Language Fundamentals	Introduction to Scratch and debugging concepts	Concept 01: Invention of Computer Programming Language	Activity 01: Invention of Computer Programming Language	-	ET-1	Submit
2	Computational Thinking	Decomposition, pattern recognition, abstraction, algorithms	Concept 02: Concepts of Computational Thinking	Activity 02: Concepts of Computational Thinking	-	ET-2	-
3	Events and Sequence	Event-driven programming and sequential execution	Concept 03: Events & Sequence	Activity 03: Events & Sequence	-	ET-3	-
4	Project One: My New Friend	Sprite movement, effects, and text-to-speech	-	-	Project One: My New Friend	-	Submit
5	Loops	Repetition in programming and animations	Concept 04: Loops	Activity 04: Loops	-	ET-4	Submit
6	Project 2: Underwater Adventure	Apply events, sequences, and loops	-	-	Project 2: Underwater Adventure	-	Submit
7	Conditionals and Operators	Decision-making in programs	Concept 05: Conditionals & Operators	Activity 05: Conditionals & Operators	-	ET-5	-
8	Variables and Data Types	Data storage and manipulation	Concept 06: Variables & Data Types	Activity 06: Variables & Data Types	-	ET-6	Submit
9	Debugging Challenge A	Problem-solving and code debugging	-	Activity 09: Debugging A	-	-	Submit
10	Quiz 1	Assessment of concepts 1-9	Revision	Quiz 1	-	-	-
11	Lists	Data structures and list manipulation	Concept 07: Lists	Activity 07: Lists	-	ET-7	Submit
12-14	Project 3: Interactive Quiz	Design and code quiz with scoring system	-	-	Project 3: Interactive Quiz	-	Submit
15	Functions	Code organization and reusability	Concept 08: Functions	Activity 08: Functions	-	ET-8	Submit
16-18	Project 4: Math Challenge	Game development with timers and scoring	-	-	Project 4: Math Challenge	-	Submit
19	Debugging Challenge B	Advanced debugging with functions	-	Activity 10: Debugging B	-	-	Submit
20	Quiz 2	Assessment of concepts 11-19	Revision	Quiz 2	-	-	-
21-23	Project 5: Final Project	Creative project applying all concepts	-	-	Project 5: Final Project	-	Submit
24	Graduation	Project evaluation and course completion	Graduation	Feedback	-	Testimonial	-

Prerequisites

• Age: 8-12 years
• Basic computer skills
• Web browser access

Resources

• Scratch Programming Environment
• Exit Ticket Questions
• Activity Submission Form
• Project Submission Form