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Scratch Programming, Lesson 5 of 8. What a variable is and is not; making a score that starts at 0 and goes up when a coin is collected; a countdown timer that ends the game; and using and so the Goal only wins with all three coins. Pupils build in Scratch 3 on the maze from lesson 4.

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Lesson outline

  1. 7?
  2. Do Now
  3. Variable — What It Is and What It Is Not
  4. Make and Use a Variable
  5. Hinge Check — Why Does It Start at 3?
  6. Part 1 — Variable or Fixed?
  7. For All Sprites or This Sprite Only?
  8. Part 2 (together) — Score and Coins
  9. Part 2 — Check, Test and Save
  10. One Coin, Done Properly
  11. Part 3 (together) — Countdown and a Fair Win
  12. Part 3 — Check, Test and Save
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