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MOTION BLOCKS

Motion blocks let you control a sprite's movement on the stage, allowing it to move,
turn and change direction. They are blue in colour.

Some basic motion blocks used in Scratch and their descriptions are as follows:

This block makes the sprite move forward and
backward, allowing it to travel in both directions.

move 10 steps For example: Move 10 steps moves the sprite forward
by 10 steps or Move -10 steps moves the sprite
backward by 10 steps.

This block makes the sprite turn to the right
turn 15 degrees
(clockwise), rotating in a circle.

This block makes the sprite turn to the left
turn 15 degrees
(anticlockwise), rotating in the opposite direction.

EVENTS BLOCKS

Events blocks run the script on the stage and control the start of scripts. Without an

Events block, no program will run. They are light yellow in colour.

Some of the commonly used Event Blocks with their description are as follows:

This block starts the script when the green flag is
when clicked
clicked. It is used to begin a project.

This block starts the script when a chosen key on the
when space key pressed
keyboard is pressed.

This block runs the script when the sprite is clicked.
when this sprite clicked

LOOKS BLOCKS

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

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