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COMPONENTS OF SCRATCHJR WINDOW


                 The components of ScratchJr window are as follows:

                        Save Button: Save the current project       Reset Character Button: resets all the
                            and return to the Home page.       characters to their starting position on the stage.

                                                                                                  Green Flag: to
                                                                                                  run a Scratch
                                                                                                     project.
                                                    Stage: the main working area
                                                     where characters are used.


                                 Plus Button: to
                                 add characters.

                                                           Character: an
                                                         actor on the stage.
                                                                                                   Blocks Palette:
                                                                                                      displays
                                                                                                    different type
                                                                                                      of blocks.
                                          Block Categories: includes blocks like Triggering
                                            (Yellow), Motion (Blue), Looks (Purple), Sounds
                                                (Green), Control (Orange), End (Red).




                 CONTROLLING THE SCRIPT

                 Triggering Blocks in ScratchJr act like  triggers. They
                 make scripts start when you click on the character or

                 perform actions, making your animations and games
                 come alive!

                 1.          Start on Green Flag

                 2.          Start on Tap



                 MOVING THE CHARACTER

                 Motion Blocks are special commands that make characters move, jump and spin.



                 1.        Move Right                                                    2.         Move Left
                      1                                                                       1
                 3.        Move Up                                                       4.         Move Down
                      1                                                                       1

                 5.        Turn Right                                                    6.          Turn Left
                      1                                                                       1
                              (clockwise)                                                               (anti-clockwise)





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