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Blocks Palette: It displays the categories of blocks based on their functions
and uses. These blocks within the same category share the same colour which
allows better distinction of the parts of a program.
Coding Area: It is also called the scripts area where you stack your blocks to
create scripts. If you save a project with a script, the script will also be saved.
When we click on a script, all the blocks execute from top to bottom.
Script: Script is a collection of a number of stacked blocks. It gives stepwise
instructions to a Sprite to do something on the stage.
Script is actually a program which gives instructions in the form of blocks. A
script must have at least two blocks.
Backdrop: It is the background of the stage.
Tabs: Scratch has mainly three tabs which are described as
follows:
Code Tab: It contains block categories and the list of
blocks in a category. Some block categories are—Motion,
Looks, Sound, Pen, Events, Control, Sensing, Operators,
Variables, and My Blocks. All block categories are of
different colours. In scratch, each block performs a task in
a project. The blocks connect to each other like a jigsaw
puzzle and create scripts.
Costumes Tab: In this tab, you can add and make changes
in the appearance of the Sprites and backdrops.
Sounds Tab: In this tab, you can add and make changes in the sounds of the
Sprites and backdrops.
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Scratch can easily run on different operating systems including Windows,
Mac OS and Linux.
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