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ADVANCED MOTION BLOCKS

Motion blocks let you control your sprite’s movement. You can use them to make your
sprite move, rotate or glide in any direction you choose. Some Motion blocks need values for

coordinates and directions. Some of the commonly used Motion blocks and their descriptions
are as follows:

This block instantly moves the sprite to a specified

go to random position location, which can be that of another sprite, the mouse
pointer or a random location.

This block instantly moves the sprite to a specific location
go to x: 0 y: 0
(x, y) on the screen.

This block makes the sprite move smoothly to a specified
glide 1 secs to x: 0 y: 0
location (x, y) over a set number of seconds.

This block changes the sprite’s position horizontally,

change x by 10 moving it to the right (positive number) or left (negative
number).

This block changes the sprite’s position vertically, moving
change y by 10
it up (positive number) or down (negative number).

This block makes the sprite bounce back when it hits the
if on edge, bounce
edge of the screen.

This block makes the sprite point towards a specified
point towards mouse-pointer
direction (e.g., North) or another sprite.

LOOKS BLOCKS

Looks blocks changes how a sprite looks or what it says on the stage. They are purple in colour.

Some commonly used Looks blocks and their descriptions are as follows:

This block makes the sprite say something in a speech
say Hello! for 2 seconds
bubble for a set number of seconds.

This block makes the sprite say something in a speech
say Hello!
bubble.

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