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COMPONENTS OF SCRATCH WINDOW


                 Let us now learn about the components of scratch.

                                           Tabs               Go button    Stop button






                                                                                        Stage area

                                                                                                               Backdrop
                                                                   Script
                    Block                                                                                      Sprite
                    menu
                                                         Coding area






                                                                                                                Sprites
                                                                                                                 Info
                                                                                                                pane


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

                     Sprite: It is the actor 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.

                     Sprites Info Pane: It shows all the details of sprites and backdrops used in a project. You can
                   add, delete, see the name and location, increase and decrease the size of a sprite. Similarly,
                   you can add or change the backdrop.

                     Block Menu: It displays the categories of blocks based on their functions and use.
                     Script: Script is a collection of a number of stacked blocks. Script is actually a program which
                   gives the instructions in the form of blocks. A script must have at least two blocks.

                     Coding Area: It is the area where you stack your blocks to create scripts. When we click on
                   a script, all the blocks execute from top to bottom.

                     Tabs: Scratch has mainly three tabs which are described below:
                       Code Tab: It contains block categories and the list of blocks in a category. The categories
                     are—Motion, Looks, Sound, Pen, Events, Control, Sensing, Operators, Variables, and
                     My Blocks. All block categories are of different colours. The blocks connect to each other

                     like a jigsaw puzzle and create scripts.
                       Costumes Tab: In this tab, you can add and make changes in the appearance of the
                     sprites and backdrops.



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