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Starting Scratch

To start Scratch, follow the steps given below:

Scroll to find

2 letter S and click
on Scratch 3. Factbot

Scratch was created by Mitchel
Resnick at the MIT Media Lab
in 2007.

1 Click on the
Start button.

COMPONENTS OF SCRATCH WINDOW

Let us now learn about the components of scratch.

Tabs Go button Stop button

Stage area
Block Backdrop
Palette
Script
Sprite

Coding area

Sprites Info pane

Stage Area: It is similar to a stage in a play where everything takes place.
Backdrop: It is a background of the stage.

Sprite: It is the character which acts on the stage. The default sprite in Scratch is an orange cat.
Go Button: It is the green flag and when you click on it, it runs a Scratch program.
Stop Button: It is the red button which on clicking stops the running Scratch program.

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