Y5: How could I use a PicoBoard for a Scratch game?

1. What is a PicoBoard?
   1. What does it do?
   2. How do I connect it?
   3. What are the sensors?
   4. How do I use it with Scratch?
      1. Click: more blocks – add an extension – PicoBoard
      2. Make the cat say the slider sensor reading
         1. What blocks do you need?
         2. Does it change when you slide the slider?  Why?  Why not?
      3. Change the sensor or add new sprites so you test out the different sensors and what numbers they give.

1. What elements does a game have?
   1. Watch/play a simple Scratch game
   2. What are the elements of the game?
   3. Which of the elements need programming?
2. How could I use a PicoBoard as a game controller?
   1. What could you control with the sensors?
   2. How could  you use the PicoBoards for Science experiments?
   3. Have a go at using the slider and button to make the cat do something.

Success steps

• Plug in PicoBoard
• Try out ideas in Scratch
• Create ideas for using PicoBoard to control a game