Frog Frenzy

In this lesson, you will create a fun game where a frog randomly appears and disappears. You will score a point each time you click on the frog. Get ready for some Frog Frenzy!

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1 Introduction
2 Create a New Project
3 Add the Forest Backdrop
4 Add the Frog Sprite
5 Make the Frog Disappear
6 Random Frog Appearance
7 Hide the Frog again
8 Create a Score Variable
9 Score a Point
10 Clear the Effect
11 Wrap up
Challenge
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1 - Introduction

Welcome to the Frog Frenzy game! In this game, a frog will appear and disappear at random positions. Your task is to click on the frog to score points. Let's start coding!

2 - Create a New Project

First, let's create a new Scratch project and delete the cat sprite. We'll be using a frog sprite for this game.

Scratch: How to create a new project

Go to the Scratch website using the link below and click on the 'Create' link in the blue bar at the top.

By default, each new project starts with the cat sprite already added. To delete the cat click on the x in the blue circle beside the cat in the sprite list.

https://scratch.mit.edu

5 points

3 - Add the Forest Backdrop

Next, add the Forest backdrop to your project. This will be the setting for our game.

10 points

4 - Add the Frog Sprite

Now, add the Frog sprite to your project. This will be the character that we will be interacting with in our game.

10 points

5 - Make the Frog Disappear

Next, let's make the frog disappear. Add the following code to your Frog sprite:

when green flag clicked hide

Once you've added this code, click the green flag and your frog should disappear!

15 points

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