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What is Scratch? I
 Scratch is a computer programming language that L
lets you create your own interactive stories, L
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animations, games, music and art.
 It provides an interactive environment to create L
programs by dragging blocks of code. A
 Scratch is developed by the lifelong kindergarten B
group at MIT( Massachusetts Institute of
Technology) media lab, led by Mitchel Resnick in
2003
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Scratch 3.0 Editor T

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Main components of Scratch 3.0 T

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Sprite : Sprite is a I
small graphic L
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character that S
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 Cat is default
sprite in scratch

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Stage : It is the main working K
area where the sprite moves I
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the given instructions L
It is divided into X, Y co- S
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the bottom of the stage
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Sprite List: It displays the K
thumbnails of all the sprites I
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Main components of Scratch 3.0 Contd..
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Blocks (Code): Blocks are K
used to create programs in I
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scratch.
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 Each block drawer is
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coded with color and
when you click on it, a list L
of blocks appears in A
Blocks palette. B

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Categories of Block - Motion T

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Motion Block (Code): Motion K
blocks are color-coded blue and I
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used to control the sprites
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movement. S
They relate mainly to the x and y
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the sprite A
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Categories of Block - Looks T

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Looks Block (Code): K
Looks blocks are color-coded I
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purple and used to control
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the sprites appearance. S
These blocks are used to
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sprites on stage . You can A
change a sprite’s costume & B
apply graphic effects using
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Categories of Block - Sound T

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Sounds Block (Code): I
These blocks are used L
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to add and play S
sounds in your scratch
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Categories of Block - Events T

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Events Block (Code): K
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Events blocks are color- L
coded brown and used L
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to sense events, which
trigger scripts to run L
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some of the events B
programming blocks

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Categories of Block - Control T

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Control Block (Code): I
Control blocks are L
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color-coded Gold and S
are used to control
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the execution of A
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Categories of Block - Sensing T

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Sensing Block (Code): K
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Sensing blocks are L
color coded light blue L
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Categories of Block - Operator T

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Operator Block (Code): K
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These are color coded L
green and are used to L
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Categories of Block - Variable T

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Variables Block (Code): K
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Variable blocks include L
two sub categories L
variables and lists . Both S
the categories help to L
store and access data A
 A variable is an B
element whose value
can very or change
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