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Blocks Creating a Script
A computer cannot understand our language. To make a computer work, it needs
commands or instructions in the language it understands. Computer programming
language allows us to give instructions to the computer in a language it understands.
Scratch is an easy programming language that is used to create games, animated
stories and interactive art and share creations with one another over the Internet.
Scratch has blocks that are dragged to combine and create a project. Cat is the
default Sprite of Scratch.
BLOCKS
Blocks are puzzle-piece shapes used to give instructions to the computer. They
connect vertically like a jigsaw puzzle, and can be dragged into the scripts area to
create a sequence of instructions. Script is a collection of inter-locked blocks. Blocks
are organised into categories under the Scripts tab, and you can add multiple
blocks by placing them above or below existing ones. When a script is double-
clicked, Scratch runs the blocks from top to bottom. To remove a block, simply
drag it away from the scripts pane.
Some of the common categories of blocks are: Motion, Looks, Sound, Pen,
Variables, Events, Control, Sensing, and Operators.
Block category Use
These blocks are used to place your sprites on the stage or
Motion move them.
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