Click here for a copy of the instructional flier and sign-off form.
These videos will be the most helpful if you can watch them on a different screen than where you are doing your coding. Please pause and rewind them if they go too fast. Also, full screen works best.
Click this link to go to the Scratch programming website: http://scratch.mit.edu/
Instructional Videos:
Prizes:
- Every student who successfully submits one task will get a t-shirt.
- Every student who successfully submits all 8 tasks earns a a prize kit and a trip to the Vivint Smart Home offices in Lehi for a tour, lunch, and a Q&A visit with leaders from local tech companies.
Rules:
- Adults may give suggestions, but students create the code
- Students may work by themselves or in teams of no more than 2 (Each member of the team must submit his or her own sign-off sheet)
- This contest is designed with the Scratch coding language in mind. Students may use any programming language they want, but please refer to the example videos to see what the programs are expected to do.
- A parent or teacher must sign off that each program is completed.
UPPER GRADE SHOWCASE:
Students in Grades 4-6 may earn extra prizes by participating in the Coding Showcase. During the week of April 22nd, 4th-6th Grade students may come to school to show off their own coding projects. Students may choose between these two types of projects or come up with something even better:
A Game
Projects must include graphics, a scoring system, a way to win, a way to lose, and the words ‘2019 Coding Contest’.
An Awareness Campaign
Projects must include animation, text, audio, multiple backgrounds, and the words ‘2019 Coding Contest’.