Scratch was already a popular option. It’s been around since 2007 as a way to make animations and simple video games by combining Lego-like icons representing different coding functions.

Scratch is a free, easy-to-use programming language and online community that encourages kids to create and share their own interactive stories, games and animation projects.

In a companion to Woodcock’s recent Coding Games in Scratch, readers are shown how to use the free programming language Scratch to create playful animations, games, and other programs. Woodcock ...

Coding Forces with Scratch Lunar Landing Game with Scratch and Vernier Go Direct® Force and Acceleration Sensor OVERVIEW & PURPOSE Students will apply their knowledge of physical science concepts to ...

Scratch is intended for beginners & children, It is a free, interactive, visual block based programming language that helps you learn computer programming without writing code.

Mitch Resnik, the creator of the super-simple Scratch programming language and head of the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab, gave a TEDx talk about the value of coding and computer ...