Introduction:

In this project, children will learn how to make a times table quiz game, in which the player has to answer as many questions correctly as they can in 30 seconds.

Resources

For this project, Scratch 2 should be used. Scratch 2 can either be used online at jumpto.cc/scratch-on or can be downloaded from jumpto.cc/scratch-off and used offline.

You can find a completed version of this project online, or it can be downloaded by clicking the ‘Download Project Materials’ link for this project, which contains:

• BrainGame.sb2

Learning Objectives

• This project consolidates learning of previous programming skills learnt, and shows how broadcasts can be used to create a simple game menu system.

Challenges

• “Changing costumes” - changing how the game character looks in response to correct and incorrect answers;
  
• “Adding a score” - adding a point for every correct question answered;
  
• “Start screen” - changing the stage backdrop in response to the start and end broadcast messages, creating 2 game ‘screens’;
  
• “Improved animation” - using loops and effects to improve the correct/wrong graphics animation;
  
• “Sound and music” - consolidating learning of music loops and sound effects;
  
• “Race to 10 points” - changing the game logic to create a new game objective;
  
• “Instruction screen” - consolidating the use of broadcasts to create a game menu, by adding a new ‘instructions’ button and screen.