CODING PATH A
Junior Coding Explorers
Create an interactive rescue story, animation, or simple game using the official ScratchJr app, based on the Highway Collapse theme.
Sample Project Video 🎥
Watch a Junior Coding sample project presentation before planning your own rescue story, animation or game.
Your Mission 🎯
Create a project about the Highway Collapse rescue theme through a short digital story, animation, or beginner game.
Your project should include:
- A story with characters and scenes, or a simple game with a goal
- Characters, movement, and events connected to the theme
- A clear beginning, middle, and ending for stories, or a clear goal and interaction for games
Students are encouraged to show imagination, problem-solving, and understanding of the theme in an age-appropriate way.
Project Ideas 💡
| Example | Description |
|---|---|
| Rescue Story | Characters guide people to a safe location after the highway collapses |
| Emergency Alert Animation | Warning signals are sent around the collapsed highway |
| Medical Supply Delivery | A character dodges obstacles to deliver medical supplies |
| Rescue Team Story | Ambulance, police, and rescue teams work together to solve the problem |
Allowed Tools 🛠️
✅ Official ScratchJr app (iPad or Android tablet)
Not allowed in this category:
Scratch (scratch.mit.edu)MRT AI StudioPythonJavaScriptTeachable Machine
⚠️ ScratchJr only. No personal ScratchJr account is needed. Year 3 and above students are encouraged to enter Coding Path B.
Evaluation Criteria 📊
| Criteria | Beginning (1) | Developing (2) | Accomplished (3) | Exemplary (4) | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theme Connection | Not related to theme | Theme mentioned but weakly connected | Clear theme response with problem-solving attempt | Creative, thoughtful interpretation | ×5 = 20 |
| Completeness | Unfinished or broken | Basic idea but missing elements | Complete story/game with clear flow | Polished, well-structured with extra details | ×5 = 20 |
| Creativity | Copied from sample | Slight variations | Original characters, story, or mechanics | Surprising, inventive ideas | ×5 = 20 |
| Coding Logic | No movement or events | Basic movement only | Events, triggers, sequences used | Complex sequences with clear purpose | ×5 = 20 |
| Presentation | No explanation | Brief or unclear video explanation | Video includes introduction, gameplay, and code explanation | Clear, confident video with detailed gameplay and code explanation | ×4 = 20 |
Total: 100 points
Submission Requirements 📦
Submit one Presentation Video showing the project in action — maximum 5 minutes.
The video must include:
- Student introduction — introduce yourself
- Game introduction and play — explain the game and demonstrate how it is played
- Code explanation — show and explain the main code blocks and how they make the game work
ScratchJr saves projects inside the app on the device; it does not save them as an SB3 file. Keep the app and project on the same device until the video is recorded. No SB3 or other code file is required.
Upload the Presentation Video only through the RCC Dashboard. A Project Note is not required. A written report is not required. Google Drive and participant YouTube links are not required.
📎 For video format and upload details → Submission Guide
Australian Curriculum Connections 🇦🇺
| Curriculum Area | Connection |
|---|---|
| Digital Technologies | Sequencing, simple instructions, events, early digital creation |
| English / Literacy | Narrative structure, storytelling, explaining ideas through presentation |
| Creative Thinking | Imagining solutions, designing characters, expressing ideas visually |
| Digital Literacy | Using digital tools for creation and communication |
Aligned with Australian Curriculum V9.0
“Start with a simple idea. Build it page by page. Show your imagination through coding.”
