Scratch is a free desktop and online multimedia authoring tool that can be used to easily create games and provide a stepping stone to the more advanced world of computer programming or even be used for a range of educational and entertainment constructivist purposes from math and science projects, including simulations and visualizations of experiments, recording lectures with animated presentations, to social sciences animated stories, and interactive art and music. In this introductory course, we will be learning programming methodology and will be creating simple animation and games.