This is one of my favorite coding units I use in my 5th-grade STEM classroom. I think it is appropriate anywhere from 3rd-9th grade depending on students' coding skills and background. My vision with this resource is that it gives teachers and students the right amount of skills to be successful in coding and designing their own Scratch video game maze while it not being a "copy and paste" activity where they don't really know how or why the code is working. Students will have to think through their code and have a lot of freedom of choice, but also be supported to have enough information to feel successful in knowing how to code. The main focus will be learning conditionals (If/Then) statements. Makey-Makeys can also be used and I have a resource that includes more on that to make their own video game controller to connect to their maze game (which is SO fun!)

This resource includes google slide tutorials and lessons, key vocabulary, learning targets, teacher prep instructions and learning/teaching notes, as well as daily exit tickets.

Students will achieve these learning targets:

I can design a basic maze video game in Scratch. 

I can code my sprite to move, make sounds, and more in the correct sequence. 

I can use If/Then statements (conditionals) in my code.

I can apply my knowledge of angles and coordinates when coding.  

I can persevere to debug my code.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!