Santos GLNG Scratch Challenge
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Santos GLNG Scratch Challenge
Practice Challenge Outline
Commences 19 April 2021
Watch the module video and pause it where appropriate. Have students complete the mini challenges along the way, and share their results with their peers.
Once the video is completed, have students explore the ‘Say’, ‘Think’ and ‘Turn’ blocks and share with their peers what these blocks do.
If time permits, have them also explore the range of blocks in the ‘Sounds’ palette. There is additional content at the end of the video for Students who participated last year.
The Practice Challenge is not being judged and serves as an introduction to the Scratch Programming environment. We encourage students to submit their creations for all other modules to QMEA. Outstanding submissions will be recognised and shared with the wider community.
Animation Challenge
Challenge Outline
In this challenge, students will be taken through a variety of different Scratch Programming blocks that they can use to create their animations. Follow along with the video, pausing at the appropriate times to give students a chance to use the described blocks. Once students have a good understanding of the blocks used, they are then ready to create their own animation.
Given the importance of the GLNG plant in Gladstone, coupled with fact that many of the Students may know someone who works at the plant, the theme of this challenge is
“A day in the life of …..”
Create an animation about someone who is a part of the GLNG plant. What role do they have and what does that mean from a day to day perspective? Keep it less than 1 minute long (but don’t feel like you have to stretch it out to 1 minute if you don’t want to).
Quiz Challenge
Commences Monday 10th May
Entries close Friday 21st May
In this challenge, students will be taken through a variety of different Scratch Programming blocks that they can use to create a Quiz. Follow along with the video, pausing at the appropriate times to give students a chance to use the described blocks. I highly encourage the students to make up a silly quiz as they’re following along. Ie. “An ant is taller than a skyscraper. True or False?” This allows them to concentrate on the mechanics of the quiz, before doing research for their submission.
Once students have a good understanding of the blocks used, they are then ready to create their own quiz. Encourage them to use blocks that they have used in previous challenges to extend and improve their creation.
We would like to see the quiz build on the work done in the Animation Challenge. Imagine someone wanting to know more about the roles people perform at the GLNG plant. Could you use a quiz to test the knowledge gained from the animation? A job description can be pretty boring, so how could you use that information, along with your scratch skills to make it a little more interesting? It doesn’t have to be all facts and figures, how could you incorporate the question/answer structure to make it a little more enjoyable.
Game Challenge
Commences Monday 24th May
Entries Close Friday 11th June.
Entries Close Friday 11th June.
Challenge Outline
In this Challenge, students will be taken through a variety of different Scratch Programming blocks that they can use to create a Game. Games are a great way to engage people and at the same time, give across some knowledge of a topic.
In this Challenge, students will be taken through a variety of different Scratch Programming blocks that they can use to create a Game. Games are a great way to engage people and at the same time, give across some knowledge of a topic.
Follow along with the video, pausing at the appropriate times to give students a chance to use the described blocks. Encourage the students to think about which Sprites they want to have for their final game. Once students have a good understanding of the blocks used, they are then ready to create their own game. Encourage them to use blocks that they have used in previous challenges.
While the basic structure of the game is fairly straightforward, encourage them to make changes and modifications to add more interest to their game. If and where possible, link back to the overall Challenge theme “Santos – A day in the life of…”
Resources
GLNG Illustrations
A collection of illustrations that will load nicely into the Scratch Programming Environment. These would be great as Sprites and props within your creation.
GLNG Photos
A selection of photos from the GLNG Plant as well as aerial photography of the site. These images would suit as Backdrops to your Scratch Program.
Role position descriptions
These position descriptions outline the tasks that are performed by staff at the GLNG plant. This document is the same as what is used within Santos GLNG, and is purposefully not a ‘simplified’ version. The challenge is to draw out the relevant information as necessary and present it in a meaningful and engaging way.
Role interviews
Select interviews with Staff members from the Santos GLNG plant talking about their role and the duties they typically undertake.