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INSIDE THE SERIES
The key features of the series have been designed to ensure better learning and assessment.
Learning Resources
1 Google Drawings
Let's Surf provides
Let’s surf
an overview of the
Components of Google Drawings
Working with Lines Working with Shapes
Inserting Text
Working with Tables
Working with Images
Downloading a Drawing
Sharing a Drawing chapter contents.
graphic designs and publications.
Google Drawings is a multipurpose and very useful tool that allows the users to make all types of
COMPONENTS OF GOOGLE DRAWINGS
Let’s discuss the components of Google Drawings.
Title bar Menu bar
Standard toolbar
2 Scratch Programming
Horizontal Ruler
Drawing Canvas
Let’s surf Block Categories
Setting the Sprite Position Programs in Scratch
Vertical Ruler Components of Scratch Desktop Repeat block
Forever Block Variables
Sensing Blocks Creating a Game
Drawings Interface Conditional Blocks
Title bar Critical Thinking
Let’s PLug-in
Identify the given blocks and guess which block will you use to make the sprite talk and move.
The title bar shows the name of the drawing on which the user is working. If the user has not saved the
file with another name. Drawings gives it the default name ‘Untitled Drawing’.
Google Drawings Tick () the correct option and cross () the wrong one:
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Let's Plug-in links back to
previous knowledge before
starting the lesson.
You have learnt about Scratch in your previous class. Scratch is a software which helps you create
many games. There are many versions of Scratch. The latest version is Scratch 3.0.
You know that Scratch blocks are divided into different categories. Each block performs a different
function. Let us recall some previous tasks and also learn about these blocks in detail.
Scratch Programming 19
Tech Hint
provides a tip
to help the
students in the
Tech Hint
In Scratch, each number is equal to 1 step of the sprite on the stage. In the turn block, lab.
change the degree from 15 to 90.
FOREVER BLOCK
Forever block is used to make the sprite do something infinitely (nonstop) until a command is passed
over it by the user. To use the Forever block, replace the repeat block with a forever block. Create the
following Script and Run to watch your Sprite go round and round!
when clicked
Let’s Practice forever pen down
Open Scratch. Create a script using move 100 steps
sensing block and conditional block where turn 90 degrees ARTIFICIALLY INTELLIGENT MACHINES
a penguin ask questions to a bear.
For a machine to be artificially intelligent, it must be
able to do the following:
PROGRAMS IN SCRATCH a. It should be able to solve tasks and take decisions.
Create these scripts and get the output. b. b. It should be able to understand and express human
a. language.
c. It should be able to recognise images.
Tech Fact
SHRDLU was one of the first AI programs to try to understand natural language.
AI AROUND US
AI was developed to make our life easier and do our daily tasks in a better manner. Let us look at
artificial intelligence that we see around us.
SENSING BLOCKS
Sensing blocks in Scratch sense the input from the keyboard or the mouse at the time of execution Voice Assistant is an AI technology that can Tech Fact presents
Voice Assistant
of a script. understand human commands and execute a fact about
them. Some examples of voice assistants are
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Face Detection
Face detection is an AI technology which is used
for a variety of purposes. We use face detection in
filters on face while taking pictures and use face ID for
unlocking the phone.
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