1. Fold the card 2. Glue the backs 3.

Cut along the

Make a Card in half together dashed line

Pen Cards Pen Cards

Use these cards in this order:

1. Back and Forth

2. Draw a Line
3. Special Effects
4. Random Drawing
5. Voting Machine
6. Stamp and Record

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Back and Forth Back and Forth

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GET READY
Use the A and B buttons to
Add a sprite and a
move your sprite. background.

ADD THIS CODE

TRY IT

Press the A and B buttons to move your sprite.

CHALLENGE: Can you make your sprite move up

and down instead of left and right?
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Draw a Line Draw a Line

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GET READY
Draw a line with your sprite as it
moves.

Connect the Pen extension.

ADD THIS CODE

Make your pen

show up on the
screen.

TRY IT
Press the A and B buttons to move your sprite.
Does it draw a line?

CHALLENGE: Can you add a RESET block to

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Special Effects Special Effects

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GET READY
Change the color and size of
your pen.

Activate the
pen.

ADD THIS CODE

TRY IT

Press the A and B buttons to change

the pen.

CHALLENGE: Can you add code to

make the pen go back to its original
settings?
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Random Drawing Random Drawing

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GET READY
Make your sprite draw as it moves
randomly around the stage.

Activate the
pen.

ADD THIS CODE

Let Scratch
decide where
the sprite will
move.

TRY IT

Put it all together. Add the A and B buttons

to change the effects.

Can you make your sprite draw?

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Voting Machine Voting Machine

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GET READY
Use your micro:bit to count
responses.

Choose in the Make 2 variables and check the boxes

Blocks Palette. to make them appear on the screen.

ADD THIS CODE

Variables will increase with each button press.

TRY IT
Change the variables by clicking the A
A B button or B button. What do you notice
on your micro:bit?

CHALLENGE: Can you add a RESET

script to change the numbers back to zero?
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Stamp and Record Stamp and Record

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GET READY
Use the stamp function to add
sprites as the voting machine
advances. Choose in the Make 2 variables and check the boxes
Blocks to make them appear on the screen.
Palette.

ADD THIS CODE

TRY IT

Add a RESET code and then try it out! Do

stamped sprites appear?

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