A.

ResearchandAnalysis(Part1)

INSTRUCTIONS:
1.Openhttp://scratch.mit.eduandsignupusingyourGmailaccount.
2.Openandplayany3gamesyoucanfindinthislist:http://goo.gl/jtkgst
Choose1welldone,1average,and1poorlydone.
3.Whendonechoosingandplayingthegames,completethefollowingtablebelow.

1.SampleScratchgames:

Game1:Welldone

Game2:Average

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/25661
313/?fromexplore=true

Game3:PoorlyDone

a.Link/URLforthe
game

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1974091/

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1844937
2/

b.Brieflydescribethe
game
(min.50words)

its ok. It has music. It asks mathquestions while This website is ok because it asks
you play. It has mario in itand itis aboutcatching you to do math in a second and this
apples. it asks math question andyouhave torun isforadvanced
afterit.

THis game is totally useless because

it says catch the demons and not the
ghost and if i get the ghost i still get
points and if i stand in the middle
where more ghosts and demons
appear i just stand there and it
captures allofthem at once. soit says
not to catch the ghosts or you will
lose. i caught all ghosts and it said i
won.

c.Possibletarget
audienceforthe
game

3rdgrader

12grader

forkindergartens

d.Schoolsubjector
topicusedinthe
game

math

math

none


e.3Strongpointsof
thegame
(min.50words)

It asks you addition and you have to catch the Itsok but its forhighergrade but still that it was made well and it had clear
right apple for it so its a game and it ask you isgood.
pictures
aboutmath.

f.3Weakpointsofthe It should add otherlike subtraction,multiplication, itstoofastmaybealittlelongertime

division,fractions,solvingproblems,ect.
game
(min.50words)

g.3Suggestionsfor
improvement
(min.50words)

Itmadenosense

Add some things i put in weak points and write i dont tink i need to add anything add a education in there and clear
clearrules.
because its great and can help you rules.
learnfaster.

2.In1paragraph,discussallyouranswerstothefollowingquestions:
Whatschooltopicorsubjectdoyouwanttouseforyourowngameproject?
Whatkindofgameareyougoingtodesignforyourproject?
Whydoyouthinkthereisaneedtocreateagametolearnyourchosentopicbetter?
Towhattypeofaudiencewillyourgamebemostusefulto?
ImnotsosurebecauseIhavemanyideasbutIwouldgoformath.
Mygamewillbeaboutsoccerwhereyouhavetoshootfortherightgoalandgetpoints.
Itcanbeeasierforthekidsanditwillbeinteresting.
Mygoalisbetweenmiddleschol.
th

3.Interview1ofyourclassmates(7 Gradestudent),andaskthefollowingquestions:

Inyourclassmatesopinion,willcreatingagamebehelpfultolearnyourchosentopicbetter?Ithinkthisgamewouldbehelpful
tostudentswhowanttolearnmath.Thegamesoundsveryfunandinterestingandwillkeeptheplayerengaged.Thisgamewill
probablyhelpinimprovingthespeedofhowfastyouanswer.By:SofiahPremji

Whatcharacteristicsofthegamedoesyourtargetaudiencewouldliketosee?Theyprobablywouldwantdifferentselectionsof
mathproblemsandmaybealsolevels.But,thetargetaudiencedependsonwhatlevelshewouldwanttofocuson.Maybeshe
couldalsoaddlotsofcolorsanddifferentcharacters,justtomakethegamealittlemoreattracting.By:SofiahPremji

B.Research
Completethetablebelow:
Checkhereforanexample:httpCAvQfa://goo.gl/

Rankthe
Importance
ofthe
Questions:

GuideQuestions
forResearch

b.
howcanscratchbe
educationalandfunatthe
sametime?

c.

Howwillyouapply
thisinformationto
yourgameproject?

Whenchildrenaresmall
theydon'tnormallypickthe
educationaltheypickthefun
onesoiftheydevelopitand
makeitequalchildrencan
pickthatgamecanlearn
fromit.soitcanbelikea
booksopeoplecanlearn
fromscratchandlearn
faster.

Icanmakemygametobe
funbuttheyshouldlearn
fromitandnotmakeittoo
boringornoteducational.

there shouldbepurposeand

"Navigation." Scratch.
N.p., 12 Aug. 2014. Web.
28 Aug. 2014.

Itwastoshowbasic
computerprogramingskills

PrimarySource
(MLAformat)

#1Mostimportant
#5Leastimportant

a.
canscratchhelpusinthe
future?

Whatimportantinformationdid
yougetfromthissource?
(Brieflydiscussthemainpoints)

neves, sofiah.
Personal interview.
29 Aug. 2014.

SecondarySource
(MLAformat)

johnson, una.
Personal interview.
29 Aug. 2014.

Itshouldn'tbeboringif
notonlyanswering
theyansweraquestion
questionslikeifyouanswer theyshouldplayordo
aquestionyoushouldget
actioninit.
someactionoutofit.

Iwantedtoseewhythidis
hereandhowweshould

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du/wiki/Scratch>.

whywasscratchmade.
whatwasthefirstreason
whenitwasmade?

tolittlechildrenandwent
onetoadults.

useittoseewhatwasthe
matterofit.

Soweshouldmakeitfor
themtolearnandimprove
theirskills.

d.willithelpthe7th
gradersbyusingscratch
toimprovetheirtechnology
?

Mr., damaso.
Personal interview.
28 Aug. 2014.

Yesitwillbecauseitcan
teachthemnewskillsand
techniquesabout
technology.

e.howmanymiddles
schoolswouldliketoplay
mygame?

adatia, sarah.
Personal interview.
1 Sept. 2014.

Ithinkacouplebecausei'm Thatmeansithastobe
mightbealittlechallenging. challenging

C.DesignBrief
In1paragraph,writeadesignbriefthatincludesthefollowing:
summaryofyouranalysisofyourresearch
whatyouaremakingforyourproject(briefdescriptionoftheproduct)
whowillbenefitfromyourproduct(targetaudienceorusers)
howwilltheybenefitfromyourproduct(purposeoftheproduct)

Readanexampleofadesignbriefhere:http://goo.gl/k8XaMj

Whenpeopleplaygamesitsnotthateducationalandalsoreallyfunsoformygamethat
Iwillbecreatingonscratchitgoingtobeboth.Mygameitaboutmultiplication/
division(math).Imgoingtomakeithardandchallengingtomakethemreallythink
butatthesametimetheywillhavesomeaction.Mygamewillbeformiddle
schoolers.Ihopeygamewillbefunandgreatforeveryone.

D.Bibliography:
Listthesourcesthatyouusedforyourresearch.

Scratch(toseegameslikemine)

"Navigation." Scratch. N.p., 12 Aug. 2014. Web. 28 Aug. 2014.

<http://wiki.scratch.mit.edu/wiki/Scratch>.