Engage your students with this exciting Scratch coding project inspired by a Stranger Things–style theme! In this step-by-step activity, students will create a fully playable game where they help a character escape a monster by using keyboard controls, broadcasts, variables, and sprites. This resource is perfect for computer science lessons, coding clubs, STEM activities, or substitute plans. Students follow clear instructions with visual block examples to build their own interactive game from start to finish.

🧠 What Students Will Learn

✔ Using events and broadcasts
✔ Working with variables (lives)
✔ Sprite movement and costume animation
✔ Collision detection
✔ Game win/lose conditions
✔ Keyboard controls (arrow keys & space bar)

✔ Debugging and testing a finished game

📦 What’s Included

• A 10-page PDF with clear, student-friendly instructions
• Step-by-step Scratch block screenshots
• Instructions for loading starter files
• Game mechanics including:
  • Character movement
  • Shooting projectiles
  • Enemy behavior
  • Lives system
  • Win and game-over screens
    

This project guides students through building a complete game where the player must hit the enemy 10 times to win while avoiding collisions that end the game

👩‍🏫 Teacher-Friendly Features

• No prep required
• Works on Chromebooks, PCs, and Macs
• Great for upper elementary, middle school, and beginner Scratch users
• Can be used as:
  • A guided lesson
  • Independent project
  • Assessment task
  • Early finisher activity
    

💡 Suggested Uses

• Computer Science / ICT lessons
• STEM enrichment
• Coding clubs
• Project-based learning
• End-of-term fun activity