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Empower your students to imagine, create, and share with Scratch. Whether you’re just getting started or deepening your practice, our resources are available to support you. Join educators around the world who are using Scratch to spark creativity, build confidence, and transform learning.
Discover apps from Scratch and our friends at the MIT Media Lab to create and share projects, code with the youngest learners, try experimental Scratch blocks, and beyond.
Face Sensing blocks have graduated from Scratch Lab! You're invited to explore this feature on Scratch today.
These AI-powered blocks use a machine learning model to detect if they see a face and where a nose, eyes, ears, mouth, etc., are. When you use Face Sensing blocks, only your computer can sense your face. None of your data is stored or sent to Scratch or any other site, making it a safe, fun, and creative way to explore the possibilities of AI. Find more resources in our Learning Library.
Explore the experimental features the Scratch Team is working on!
Fill sprites with live video and bring yourself into Scratch.
Scratch is a nonprofit, and donations from supporters help keep it free, safe, and friendly for Scratchers everywhere. Donations from members have made a big difference for Scratch, but we’ve learned that the current perks-based membership program is not the right fit for the Scratch community. Because of that, we’re pausing the Membership program. The last day for the current program will be June 15. We’re working on a new program for donors, and we’ll share more about it as soon as we can.
Perks for All!
Scratch Members received some perks like special sprites, avatar frames, and Cat Blocks. We’re excited to make these available to the entire global community.
Cat Blocks: Open to everyone by early June
Cat-ear avatar frames: Open to everyone by early June
Zepto and Milli sprites: Open to everyone by early June
Thanks again to Members for making a difference for the community.
Scratch On!
Scratch Team
Scratch is a free digital platform where young people from around the world engage positively with technology as creators and problem solvers.
Please join us in helping kids everywhere create what they imagine.
In 2025, with support from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Scratch hosted the first-of-its-kind Curiosity Convening at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris. In collaboration with Stanford University Professors Bruce McCandliss and Nick Haber, we convened cross-disciplinary experts in neuroscience, AI, developmental psychology, and educational design to explore curiosity as a scientific concept and design principle.
We investigated how curiosity can be cultivated across classrooms and communities. With Scratch as a living case study, we surfaced insights into how curiosity-driven learning can support deeper and more joyful learning outcomes for kids around the world.
Hey, Scratchers!
We have some exciting news to share with you. As you might have heard, we’re working on Scratch 4.0 – the newest version of Scratch with exciting new tools, features, and upgrades. But before Scratch 4.0 is released, we need to create a strong foundation to build it on. We’ve been working on something we call the Next-Generation Platform (NGP) – the step between Scratch 3.0 and 4.0. Some of the changes in the NGP will be easy to see, like refreshed designs on some pages. Some of the changes won’t be as easy to see, like making back-end systems faster and more reliable.
We’re looking forward to rolling out some features you have been asking for for a long time, like:
The NGP is a new platform: the same Scratch website you know and love, with a stronger foundation and some feature upgrades. It is going to take some time to move Scratchers out of our current platform and into this new space. When the time comes, you can expect some downtime as we transition from Scratch’s current platform to our NGP. Don’t worry: your projects, comments, studios, and profiles aren’t going anywhere. This move will happen over a few days, and then you’ll be ready to connect and create on the NGP.
The NGP isn’t Scratch 4.0 yet, but we hope you’ll enjoy some of the changes we have in store! We’ll share more about our plans as we get closer to the big move.
Scratch On!
Scratch Team
On this page, find announcements from the Scratch Team about upcoming events, features, and more.
New to Scratch or ready to learn about some of the features of the platform? Our Getting Started guide and tutorials are the perfect place to begin!
See a list and choose one of our in-editor/in-platform interactive tutorials. Once you’ve selected a tutorial, it will open in the Scratch Project Editor. Click the arrows to see each step. When you’ve reached the end of a tutorial, you can select from another suggested tutorial, click the “See More” button to see all the Tutorials, or click the close button to continue to customize your project.
Starter projects include some simple code you can remix to make your own creations, so you don’t have to start from scratch! Find notes inside the code to guide you. "See Inside" and click "Remix" to get started. See our full listing of starter projects on our Starter Projects page.
Start by watching the trailer above, then explore the full career tour below.
Discover all the possibilities computer science brings! Amazon Future Engineer is a computer science and STEM education program that seeks to afford all young people the opportunity to explore their potential. Take a free, interactive virtual field trip to explore the careers of the future, learn about Amazon’s technologies, and meet real people in these careers today.
From studio to streaming, discover how professionals use computer science and science to record music, license songs, and build the front end and back end of the Amazon Music app, allowing people to stream songs from anywhere, at any time.
In this tour, students explore the following careers: Music Producer, Mastering Engineer, Lawyer, UX Designer, Front End Engineer, Principle Engineer, Software Development Engineer, Product Manager
The fun, game-like tour is available for FREE on Kahoot! Download the Note Catcher to capture learnings as you watch, answer trivia questions to interact, and have fun while learning about the recording process and streaming app development. No account required.
Or play the music tour in two parts independently. Each part is about 25 minutes.
We invite you to imagine, create, and share along with us in the Scratch online community by participating in our career tour studio! This studio is open to all, and everyone is welcome to create a project that fits the studio theme as a way of participating in the studio. Simply comment in the studio with your project link so our curators can review. Note that you will need a Scratch account to share projects and participate in studios. If you don't already have an account, you can create one for free here.
See Downloads & Links to access the Teacher Toolkit, which provides educators with guides, worksheets, and other documents aligned to CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Use these materials to discover all the possibilities with computer science learning and careers of the future, and to set students up for success before, during, and after the tour.
The fun, game-like tour is available for FREE on Kahoot! Educators can host the tour, which provides the best experience for classrooms with 1:1 devices. Educators run their own tour and enable students to compete against their classmates as they explore the technology and careers of the future behind the music industry. No account required.
Want to spend more time on discussion? Or don’t have enough time for a full tour in class? Use the split tours to deliver the full experience over multiple days. (25 min each part)
The 45 minute, interactive tour is aligned to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards (find the full list here). The Teacher Toolkit includes a facilitation guide, worksheets, and other resources to support learning during the tour. Recommended for grades 4+.
The Scratch sprite library is full of a variety of characters. You can use sprites from the library or create your own original sprite using the Scratch Paint Editor tools, by remixing and reimagining the sprites in the library or uploading a drawing.
Explore the Scratch sound library, which is full of a variety of sound effects, voices, and longer sound loops. Try the music extension blocks that let you use the sounds of a variety of instruments and actual notes with customizable beat lengths to create digital instruments, songs, and more! Using sound in a game, animation, story, or interactive project can add depth and emotion. From the Scratch sound library, recording your own sound, uploading a sound, or using music blocks, experiment with options to make your sound project interactive using inputs like keyboard keys, the mouse, video motion, or even the features of your face or the Makey Makey combined with items like bananas!
Have you ever wanted to create a Scratch program that is interactive or offers multiple outcomes? Some Scratch programs are static: the outcome is fixed and the same thing happens each time. Some are dynamic: they are capable of action or change each time they are run. In order to create dynamic programs, the programmer can use conditional statement blocks (in the Control blocks category) to give instructions on how the project should respond in different circumstances.
Have you used Variable or List blocks in a Scratch project? They can be a powerful tool when you are creating customized programs. Perhaps you have used a variable to store a game score, but did you know a variable can hold numbers or text (also known as a “string”)? And if you are storing a lot of custom information, using a list may be more efficient than creating multiple variables. Let’s explore what variables and lists are, and see a number of ways they can be used.
Have you seen the "My Blocks" category in the Scratch blocks palette? When you click on it, no blocks are present until you create one. Let’s explore how to create a customized block and when and why you might want to use them.
The loudness block uses the volume sensed by your microphone to allow you to interact with your Scratch project. The blocks do not collect or store personal information, like recordings of the sound in the space. It only measures the volume sensed by the microphone.
Did you know, in Scratch, each sprite costume has a costume center (a center point that determines how sprites rotate, align when they “go to” each other, position themselves, etc.)? Did you know sprites could appear to be pointing in different directions based on how their costumes are drawn in the Scratch Paint Editor? Learn more to help with sprite animation.
Explore the Scratch backdrop library, draw your own using the Paint Editor tools, or upload an image to use. Make backdrops that scroll or trigger scene changes in a story. You can also visit our resources on sprite creation for Scratch Paint Editor and drawing tips and tricks.
Create digital drawings using the Pen Extension. These drawings, also known as turtle graphics, are created when a cursor (the "turtle") draws on a plane (like the Scratch stage). Turtle graphics help with algorithmic thinking and debugging, and they employ geometry concepts and focus on direction, location, and repetition/looping.
Explore the computational concepts of decomposition and sequence as you create a shape drawing in Scratch using the pen blocks, and create a visual artifact, enabling learners to observe results, debug, and iterate, all while having fun and gaining real-world problem solving and critical thinking skills!
Use Face Sensing blocks to create games, interactive stories, and accessible projects. These AI-powered blocks use a machine learning model to detect if they see a face and where a nose, eyes, ears, mouth, etc., are. The blocks do not collect or store personal information, like recordings or images of your face, making it a safe, fun, and creative way to explore the possibilities of AI. (Learn more in our announcement blog post here.)
Is Face Sensing safe and private? Yes. When you are using the Face Sensing blocks, only your computer can sense your face. None of your data is stored or sent to Scratch or any other site. Face Sensing blocks detect faces using a technology called "machine learning" (a subset of AI that enables machines to learn from data), but it is not training on your data while you use it. It has already been trained to see faces using a large number of photos of faces.
If I use the "Set Thumbnail" button while my face is on-screen, will it capture an image of my face? No. When using the Face Sensing extension, none of your data is stored or sent to Scratch or any other site, and your camera view is not captured when setting your project thumbnail, so your data remains private.
What if I want to hide my face/hide the visible video feed without removing the Face Sensing blocks? Any “Backdrop” created in the Sprite Area on your Face Sensing project will be hidden by default and replaced with your video feed, but you can create backdrops/ backgrounds as sprites instead. If the backdrop sprite covers the entire screen, none of your video feed will be visible, but the program will still be able to “go to nose” or recognize face tilt and face size. You can also use the “set ghost effect” block on the background sprite, if you want your video feed somewhat visible through the backdrop. Or add the Video Sensing Extension and use the "set video transparency block" available there to adjust how visible your video is.
I changed my mind about using Face Sensing blocks in my project, but the video feed is still on my screen. How can I get rid of it? No problem! If you no longer want to use the Face Sensing extension blocks in your project, remove all of the extension's blocks from the script area (drag blocks to the block palette to delete). Make sure to turn off any stage monitors by ensuring all checkboxes are unchecked in the blocks palette (next to blocks like "face tilt"), too. Save your project. Then, reload the project by refreshing the browser, or closing and reopening the project.
Why doesn't it always sense my face? The technology behind the Face Sensing blocks is not perfect. It is best at seeing faces that are brightly lit and close to the camera. It will often recognize faces even if they are partly hidden by a mask, glasses, hat, headscarf, or other covering. It does not do well at seeing faces that are far away, in the dark, or hidden. Try testing the blocks in different conditions, with your head in different positions, etc., and see what happens!
Does it work with photos or drawings of faces? Can I use them with my action figure or plush toy? Try holding different things with faces up to your camera and see what happens! The Face Sensing blocks can detect faces in photos, and even in drawings. You can try making a smiley face drawing and holding it up to the camera to see if it works.
What if my camera is not working? When you load the Face Sensing blocks, you should see video from your computer camera on the Scratch stage. If it doesn't appear, you may need to give Scratch permission to use your camera. Click "allow" when Scratch prompts for permission to use the camera, or check your web browser's settings.
Does Face Sensing work on all devices? Our goal is to make Face Sensing blocks work on all devices and web browsers supported by Scratch. Currently, Face Sensing blocks may not work on some Android and iOS devices. They may run slowly on some Chromebooks or older computers.
What can I do if Face Sensing feels slow or laggy? Face Sensing may run slowly on some devices. You can try closing other applications and browser tabs. If you are using your webcam in another app while Face Sensing is running (for example, a video call) try turning off your camera in that app.
Can I use Face Sensing blocks without a camera? While you can see and edit the code inside Face Sensing projects without a camera, you will need to use your device's camera in order to use Face Sensing functions.
I made a Face Sensing project in Scratch Lab. Can I share it on Scratch? Yes! You can upload and share any Scratch Lab projects you previously created and saved that used those experimental Face Sensing blocks. Just choose File>Load from My Computer to load your previously saved file in the project editor.
When will Face Sensing be available in languages other than English? Scratch's volunteer translators are working on translating Face Sensing blocks into multiple languages. This work is still in progress, and we hope to share more with you soon.
When will Face Sensing be available offline? Our team is hard at work making Face Sensing blocks available for downloadable Scratch Apps. We'll be sure to share an update with you as soon as we have it.
Blocks in the Video Sensing Extension use the motion on your webcam to allow you to interact with your Scratch project. The blocks do not collect or store personal information, like recordings or images of your face.
Making faces using everyday objects and objects of significance to make portraits is an idea that comes from the artist Hanoch Piven, who makes highly expressive portraits using found objects! You can learn more here. Once you have created a face, try bringing them to life in Scratch using stop motion techniques. Moving from unplugged to digital provides the opportunity to expand your creative expression and transform your original creation.
To start this activity, first you’ll want to gather items you feel could make up parts of a face. The items can either have special meaning and/or represent something about you or your life, or they can simply be fun and interesting objects.
The activity begins with creating a Scratch project that includes a craft, idea, tutorial, or activity that can serve as inspiration for others. Learners are then asked to remix a project by their peers, trying the activity and/or expanding on the activity shared. By stepping into the role of teacher, learners can practice effective communication and self efficacy.
You can use the hide and show blocks to make a sprite disappear and appear. Pick your sprite and try our interactive tutorial!
You can use Scratch to animate a character and bring it to life! Make it say something, move around, or do whatever else you can imagine!
A great beginner project, animating your name provides a fun opportunity to try out different blocks and add movement, effects, sounds, and more!
With Scratch, you can animate an adventure game using some of your favorite characters from movies or TV shows, or use original characters you create!
Make a game where objects are falling from the sky, and you catch them to score points.
Make a game where one sprite changes another and the player uses the arrow keys to control the action.
With this guide, you can plan and facilitate a one-hour creative coding workshop using Scratch! The Code a Cartoon tutorial will help you create your own animation.
Make a story project with your own characters, scenes, and dialogue.
Make an animated dance, play and loop a song, make a dancing silhouette, and more! How will you get your sprites moving to the beat?
Make a jumping game where a character jumps over moving obstacles to score points!
You can make a Scratch project that's all about you! What are your likes? Dislikes? Favorite foods? Random facts? Favorite character from a TV show? Design an interactive game that expresses who you are!
Ever wanted to make your own avatar creator, icon maker, or character designer game? Make a game where the player can customize their own character.
Make a bouncing ball pong game with a paddle, score, "Game Over" screen, multiple levels, and more!
Do you want to create your own text generator to display changing text on the Scratch project stage without creating sprite costumes for each line of text? Text generators could be used in games, storytelling projects, informational projects, and more! Let's explore how to create a text generator that you can then customize.
You can make a virtual pet simulator in Scratch! Introduce your pet, animate your pet, feed your pet, and keep track of your pet's hunger.
Scratch pioneered block-based programming, enabling young people to learn to code creatively and interactively. Creating Scratch projects fosters the development of computational and creative thinking skills that are critical for future success: learners identify problems, break them into smaller parts, debug them, and iterate on solutions.
As a parent interested in engaging in creative learning and creative coding with your learner, we encourage you to support playful learning and tinkering mindset values by letting them engage playfully in projects that are meaningful to them and elicit joy, helping them develop a mindset that is comfortable with the discomfort of getting stuck (making room for risk and iteration), and helping them develop a mindset that thinks critically about strategies for getting unstuck (saving space for the process to start again or help them imagine what’s next).
To learn more about our Creative Learning Philosophy and how to engage young people in creative coding, see our guide. And we encourage you to explore the variety of Creative Learning Materials in our Learning Library (including coding cards, starter projects, tutorial videos and guides to blocks, and more).
This facilitation guide was developed collaboratively by staff at Scratch and the Office of Computer Science at Chicago Public Schools, with teachers and school leaders in mind. It has suggestions for ways to run Virtual Family Creative Coding Nights. Not every suggestion will work for every school or organization, so please modify your event to fit your audience’s needs!
Start by watching the trailer above, then explore the full career tour below.
Discover all the possibilities computer science brings! Amazon Future Engineer is a computer science and STEM education program that seeks to afford all young people the opportunity to explore their potential. Take a free, interactive virtual field trip to explore the careers of the future, learn about Amazon’s technologies, and meet real people in these careers today.
From the stadium to devices, discover how computer science and people work together to bring sports to millions of fans around the world.
In this tour, students explore the following careers: Producer, Technical Operations Manager, Live Event Support Engineer, Product Manager, Applied Scientist
The fun, game-like tour is available for FREE on Kahoot! Download the Note Catcher to capture learnings as you watch, answer trivia questions to interact, and have fun while learning about getting data from the stadium to devices, troubleshooting, and creating new features to enhance sports streams. No account required.
See Downloads & Links to access the Teacher Toolkit, which provides educators with guides, worksheets, and other documents aligned to CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Use these materials to discover all the possibilities with computer science learning and careers of the future, and to set students up for success before, during, and after the tour.
The fun, game-like tour is available for FREE on Kahoot! Educators can host the tour, which provides the best experience for classrooms with 1:1 devices. Educators run their own tour and enable students to compete against their classmates as they learn about getting data from the stadium to devices, troubleshooting, and creating new features to enhance sports streams. No account required.
The 45 minute, interactive tour is aligned to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards (find the full list here). The Teacher Toolkit includes a facilitation guide, worksheets, and other resources to support learning during the tour. Recommended for grades 3+.
Start by watching the trailer above, then explore the full career tour below.
Discover all the possibilities computer science brings! Amazon Future Engineer is a computer science and STEM education program that seeks to afford all young people the opportunity to explore their potential. Take a free, interactive virtual field trip to explore the careers of the future, learn about Amazon’s technologies, and meet real people in these careers today.
Lights, Camera, Innovation!
From the soundstage to the screen, discover how computer science, creativity, and people work together to create the films and shows you love.
Go behind the scenes with Amazon MGM Studios and Amazon Future Engineer to discover how computer science, technology, and creative teams work together to build blockbuster movies and hit series! From massive digital worlds to viral social media trends, see how technology brings stories to life in ways you never imagined.
On this tour, students learn the answer to the following questions:
In this tour, students explore the following careers: Visualization Supervisor, Hardware Engineer, Software Engineer, Post Production Supervisor, Social Media Marketing, Generative AI Visualization Supervisor
The fun, game-like tour is available for FREE on Kahoot! Download the Note Catcher to capture learnings as you watch, answer trivia questions to interact, and have fun while learning about the recording process and streaming app development. No account required.
We invite you to imagine, create, and share along with us in the Scratch online community by participating in our career tour studio! This studio is open to all, and everyone is welcome to create a project that fits the studio theme as a way of participating in the studio. Simply comment in the studio with your project link so our curators can review. Note that you will need a Scratch account to share projects and participate in studios. If you don't already have an account, you can create one for free here.
See Downloads & Links to access the Teacher Toolkit, which provides educators with guides, worksheets, and other documents aligned to CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Use these materials to discover all the possibilities with computer science learning and careers of the future, and to set students up for success before, during, and after the tour.
The fun, game-like tour is available for FREE on Kahoot! Educators can host the tour, which provides the best experience for classrooms with 1:1 devices. Educators run their own tour and enable students to compete against their classmates as they explore the technology and careers of the future behind Amazon MGM Studios. No account required.
The 40 minute, interactive tour is aligned to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards (find the full list here). The Teacher Toolkit includes a facilitation guide, worksheets, and other resources to support learning during the tour. Recommended for grades 4+.
Start by watching the trailer above, then explore the full career tour below.
Discover all the possibilities computer science brings! Amazon Future Engineer is a computer science and STEM education program that seeks to afford all young people the opportunity to explore their potential. Take a free, interactive virtual field trip to explore the careers of the future, learn about Amazon’s technologies, and meet real people in these careers today.
From the online store to your doorstep, discover how computer science, people, and robotics work together to deliver customer orders at Amazon.
In this tour, students explore the following careers: hardware engineer, software development engineer, systems/solutions engineer.
The fun, game-like tour is available for FREE on Kahoot! Download the Note Catcher to capture learnings as you watch, answer trivia questions to interact, and have fun while learning how Amazon’s fulfillment system works and meeting the real-life engineers who bring the technology to life. No account required.
Or play the tour in two parts independently. Each part is about 25 minutes.
See Downloads & Links to access the Teacher Toolkit, which provides educators with guides, worksheets, and other documents aligned to CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Use these materials to discover all the possibilities with computer science learning and careers of the future, and to set students up for success before, during, and after the tour.
The fun, game-like tour is available for FREE on Kahoot! Educators can host the tour, which provides the best experience for classrooms with 1:1 devices. Educators run their own tour and enable students to compete against their classmates as they gain exposure to the careers of the future to learn how Amazon’s fulfillment system works and meet the real-life engineers who bring the technology to life. No account required.
Want to spend more time on discussion? Or don’t have enough time for a full tour in class? Use the split tours to deliver the full experience over multiple days. (25 min each part)
The 45 minute, interactive tour is aligned to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards (find the full list here). The Teacher Toolkit includes a facilitation guide, worksheets, and other resources to support learning during the tour. Recommended for grades K-5.
Start by watching the trailer above, then explore the full career tour below.
Discover all the possibilities computer science brings! Amazon Future Engineer is a computer science and STEM education program that seeks to afford all young people the opportunity to explore their potential. Take a free, interactive virtual field trip to explore the careers of the future, learn about Amazon’s technologies, and meet real people in these careers today.
From the online store to your doorstep, discover how computer science, state-of-the-art engineering, and incredible people deliver customer orders at Amazon.
In this tour, students explore the following careers: hardware engineer, software development engineer, systems/solutions engineer.
The fun, game-like tour is available for FREE on Kahoot! Download the Note Catcher to capture learnings as you watch, answer trivia questions to interact, and have fun while learning how Amazon’s fulfillment system works and meeting the real-life engineers who bring the technology to life. No account required.
Or play the tour in two parts independently. Each part is about 25 minutes.
See Downloads & Links to access the Teacher Toolkit, which provides educators with guides, worksheets, and other documents aligned to CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Use these materials to discover all the possibilities with computer science learning and careers of the future, and to set students up for success before, during, and after the tour.
The fun, game-like tour is available for FREE on Kahoot! Educators can host the tour, which provides the best experience for classrooms with 1:1 devices. Educators run their own tour and enable students to compete against their classmates as they gain exposure to the careers of the future to learn how Amazon’s fulfillment system works and meet the real-life engineers who bring the technology to life. No account required.
Want to spend more time on discussion? Or don’t have enough time for a full tour in class? Use the split tours to deliver the full experience over multiple days. (25 min each part)
The 45 minute, interactive tour is aligned to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards (find the full list here). The Teacher Toolkit includes a facilitation guide, worksheets, and other resources to support learning during the tour. Recommended for grades 6+.
Start by watching the trailer above, then explore the full career tour below.
Discover all the possibilities computer science brings! Amazon Future Engineer is a computer science and STEM education program that seeks to afford all young people the opportunity to explore their potential. Take a free, interactive virtual field trip to explore the careers of the future, learn about Amazon’s technologies, and meet real people in these careers today.
Discover how we went from renting movies at the store to streaming from anywhere, at any time, with this free and interactive behind-the-scenes Data Center Career Tour! This tour is split into two parts:
On the Uncovering Cloud Computing tour, students will discover how the cloud and data centers enable them to stream movies from anywhere at anytime. They’ll learn the components of a computer, a high-level overview of the cloud, how data moves through fiber optic cables, and protocols that let data know where to go!
In this tour, students explore the following careers: Hardware Engineer, Data Center Operations Technician (DCO), Fiber Splicer, Network Engineer
On the Keeping Data Safe and Sustainable tour, students will explore how data centers keep their data safe and sustainable so they don’t have to worry about uploading their information to the cloud. Students will learn how data centers use a natural process to keep servers from overheating, how redundancy and sensors ensure data is always available, cyber and physical security measures to keep data protected, and sustainability efforts to protect the environment.
In this tour, students explore the following careers: Data Center Engineer Operator (DCEO), control technician, cybersecurity specialist, and sustainability specialist.
The fun, game-like tour is available for FREE on Kahoot! Download the Note Catcher for Tour 1 and Tour 2 to capture learnings as you watch, answer trivia questions to interact, and have fun while exploring the technology and careers of the future behind cloud computing and data safety and sustainability. No account required.
See Downloads & Links to access the Teacher Toolkit, which provides educators with guides, worksheets, and other documents aligned to CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Use these materials to discover all the possibilities with computer science learning and careers of the future, and to set students up for success before, during, and after the tour.
The fun, game-like tour is available for FREE on Kahoot! Educators can host the tour, which provides the best experience for classrooms with 1:1 devices. Educators run their own tour and enable students to compete against their classmates as they explore the technology and careers of the future behind cloud computing and data safety and sustainability. No account required.
The 45 minute, interactive tour is aligned to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards (find the full list here for Tour 1 and Tour 2). The Teacher Toolkit includes a facilitation guide, worksheets, and other resources to support learning during the tour. Recommended for grades 3+.
As an educator, you can request a Scratch Teacher Account. A Scratch Teacher Account provides educators with additional features to manage student participation on Scratch, including the ability to create student accounts, organize student projects into studios, and monitor student comments. See our guide and FAQ pages for more information.
Share with your learners and their families for a brief desription of Scratch and a helpful place to note their username and password.
“Students aren’t just learning to code, they’re coding to learn.” Students can use Scratch to express ideas across subjects.
“Different children have different interests, come from different cultures, learn in different styles.” Engage learners with diverse interests and backgrounds while creating with Scratch.
As professor Mitch Resnick has noted in his post Designing for Wide Walls, “no single project will be meaningful to all kids. So if we want to engage all kids — from many different backgrounds, with many different interests — we need to support a wide diversity of pathways and projects.” Scratch is designed to support the creation of different types of projects, so kids can make what they feel passionate about: they can create their own games, but also interactive stories, art, music, animations, simulations, and more!
“Students will get more deeply involved in projects when they feel a sense of purpose – when they become engaged with issues that are meaningful to them, and to others.” Students can use Scratch to connect to the people, communities, and world around them.
See our “Imagine a World” or "Build the Change" resources for examples of an activity that encourages learners to imagine what they want to see in the world.
During a Scratch Event, we invite you to imagine, create, and share along with us in the Scratch online community by participating in our featured studio. In this guide, we are going to share: how you can participate in a Scratch Event, how to get started on a project, how to add your project to a Scratch Event studio, information about curating, and special information for educators.
Scratch Events are held throughout the year. During those events, we invite you to imagine, create, and share along with us in the Scratch online community by participating in our featured studio. However, if you are interested in creating your own event studio within your classroom/after school group/club group any time of the year, see our guide for tips.
Scratch Events are held throughout the year. During those events, we invite you to imagine, create, and share along with us in the Scratch online community by participating in our featured studio. However, if you have limited/no internet and/or are interested in creating your own event within your classroom/after school group/club group any time of the year in the offline Scratch environment, see our guide for tips.
Scratch Members get exclusive access to a Live Storytelling Workshop with veteran and current supervising editor at Pixar, Bobby Podesta, and Scratcher FUZZIE-WEASEL!
Learn the same creative techniques used by Pixar and Disney to dream up original stories!
1. Become a Scratch Member
2. Activate your FREE Xperiential (XP) preview from the Scratch Store
3. Login on the XP website to join the livestream
This isn't your average Hour of AI. Scratch Foundation has shared an Hour of AI activity that's as creative as it is educational. Using our Face Sensing blocks, students build projects that are controlled by facial features while learning how machine learning works. It's safe, student-friendly, and now live in the Hour of AI activity catalog. Explore + plan your activity!
Did you miss this event? You can watch a replay here: home.edweb.net/webinar/digitalpromise20260122
Innovation shouldn’t come with a high price tag. In this edWebinar, the presenters will explore how to ignite student creativity and problem-solving skills using powerful, free, and low-cost technology tools. They will dive into practical strategies for integrating free and low-cost technologies into your classroom to support skill building and creativity.
Attendees will leave with a toolkit of free and low-cost resources to boost student engagement, examples of student-led projects that tackle global challenges using simple tools, and actionable steps to participate in the Ciena Solutions Challenge, where students can showcase their big ideas and apply for sustainability awards.
This edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 teachers, librarians, school leaders, district leaders, and education technology leaders.
Sponsored by Digital Promise
Presented by:
Maren Vernon
Learning Resource Designer
Omashani Naidoo
Executive Director, SchoolNet South Africa
Moderated by:
Nick Schiner
Director of Peer-to-Peer Learning, Digital Promise
Pi Day is an annual celebration of the mathematical constant π (Pi)! It is celebrated every year on March 14th since 3, 1, and 4 are the first three significant digits of Pi. Celebrations often involve eating pie and reciting the many digits of Pi, among other things. We invite you to get the celebration started with us this year by making projects related to Pi!
We invite you to imagine, create, and share along with us in the Scratch online community by participating in our studio! This studio is open to all, and everyone is welcome to create a project that fits the studio theme as a way of participating in the studio.
When the studio opens, simply comment in the studio with your project link so our curators can review. Note that you will need a Scratch account to share projects and participate in studios. If you don't already have an account, you can create one for free here. Looking forward to seeing what you will create!
We have teamed up with our friends at Noggin to bring you some awesome new character and object sprites and backgrounds you can use and remix in your projects! Just like Scratch, Noggin is all about learning through play and exploration. We’ve created this studio as a way to celebrate these new assets and to invite you to create a project inspired by them.
We invite you to imagine, create, and share along with us in the Scratch online community by participating in our studio! This studio is open to all, and everyone is welcome to create a project that fits the studio theme as a way of participating in the studio.
When the studio opens, simply comment in the studio with your project link so our curators can review. Note that you will need a Scratch account to share projects and participate in studios. If you don't already have an account, you can create one for free here. Looking forward to seeing what you will create!
We invite you to imagine, create, and share along with us in the Scratch online community by participating in our Amazon Career Tour studio! This studio is open to all, and everyone is welcome to create a project that fits the studio theme as a way of participating in the studio. You can learn more about the Amazon Career Tour "Amazon Music: Careers Behind the Beats" in our Learning Library.
When the studio opens, simply comment in the studio with your project link so our curators can review. Note that you will need a Scratch account to share projects and participate in studios. If you don't already have an account, you can create one for free here. Looking forward to seeing what you will create!
Learn more about Event Studios in our Learning Library.
Discover all the possibilities computer science brings! Amazon Future Engineer is a computer science and STEM education program that seeks to afford all young people the opportunity to explore their potential. Take a free, interactive virtual field trip to explore the careers of the future, learn about Amazon’s technologies, and meet real people in these careers today.
Earth Day is an annual global celebration of our planet and a reminder that we all have the power to protect it. Every year on April 22, people in over 190 countries come together to take action for the Earth.
We invite you to imagine, create, and share along with us in the Scratch online community by participating in our studio! This studio is open to all, and everyone is welcome to create a project that fits the studio theme as a way of participating in the studio.
When the studio opens, simply comment in the studio with your project link so our curators can review. Note that you will need a Scratch account to share projects and participate in studios. If you don't already have an account, you can create one for free here. Looking forward to seeing what you will create!
We invite you to imagine, create, and share along with us in the Scratch online community by participating in our Amazon Career Tour studio! This studio is open to all, and everyone is welcome to create a project that fits the studio theme as a way of participating in the studio. You can learn more about the Amazon Career Tour "Careers Behind the Camera with Amazon MGM Studios" in our Learning Library.
When the studio opens, simply comment in the studio with your project link so our curators can review. Note that you will need a Scratch account to share projects and participate in studios. If you don't already have an account, you can create one for free here. Looking forward to seeing what you will create!
Learn more about Event Studios in our Learning Library.
Discover all the possibilities computer science brings! Amazon Future Engineer is a computer science and STEM education program that seeks to afford all young people the opportunity to explore their potential. Take a free, interactive virtual field trip to explore the careers of the future, learn about Amazon’s technologies, and meet real people in these careers today.
Join us to explore the new costume and animation blocks in OctoStudio! Come learn about how you can easily animate sprites in OctoStudio, explore new learning resources, and more. Eric Schilling and Téo Xisto from the Lifelong Kindergarten group will co-host with Maren Vernon from the Scratch Team to discuss how your learners can make use of this new feature.
Experience Level: All experience levels welcome!
Facilitators:
Téo Xisto
Creative Learning Coordinator
Eric Schilling
Senior Manager of Digital Media Strategy
Maren Vernon
Learning Resource Designer