The students in Ms. Meekins’ 4th Grade class at Greenwood have been studying the land and water that border Virginia. To cover this topic in a new way, I had students use this template in Scratch in which I provide students with the background image, sprite, and helicopter sound effect.  After clicking on the link, students clicked “See Inside” and “remix.” In order for students to remix, they have to be logged into a Scratch account. Follow these directions for having students create a Scratch account at school. Once logged in, students used blockly style coding to program their helicopter to fly to the states and bodies of water that surround Virginia.  Students can follow these directions to create their own project.

Check out this awesome student work sample: