Introduction:

In this project, children will learn how to use variables to store data in their programs.

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:

• Balloons.sb2

Learning Objectives

• Variables;
  
• Random numbers;
  
• Cloning sprites.

Challenges

• “More randomness” - using random numbers;
  
• “More objects” - applying skills to create another game object.

Frequently Asked Questions

• If children find it difficult to pop balloons without dragging them around, they can play the game in fullscreen mode, in which balloons aren’t draggable.