Unit 10 of 11 in a semester-long Middle School Computer Science course in Scratch (Units 1-9) and JavaScript (Units 10-11). Activities easily level for students of different levels of comfort and ability. This unit introduces students to JavaScript using what they have already learned in Scratch to make the transition to text-based coding.

Includes lesson plans and all necessary course materials, including presentation, activity handouts and keys, and sample code.

Topics include:

• Introduction to JavaScript
• Applying prior Scratch knowledge to JavaScript
• Explaining JavaScript code in plain language
• Modifying an existing JavaScript game