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In the previous class, you have learnt about ScratchJr. In this chapter, you will learn
                 2. Move Left                :  Moves the character to the left.
 about blocks of ScratchJr. Before starting the blocks, let us recall some previously
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 done activities.
  Components of ScratchJr Window   3. Move Up    :  Moves the character up.


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 Let us now learn about the components of ScratchJr window.
 Save  Change Background  Green Flag
                 4. Move Down                :  Moves the character down.
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                 5. Turn Right               :  Rotates the character clockwise by a specified amount.
 Reset                                  1
 Character
 Stage
                 6. Turn Left                :  Rotates the character anti-clockwise by a specified amount.
 Plus Button  Character                 1









   Blocks Palette

 Block Categories    Programming Area
                                                                                          The default sprite of

                                                                                          ScratchJr is Tic.

 What if you could code submarines to dive deep into the ocean in ScratchJr?
 What would you want it to do?



  Blocks in ScratchJr


 In ScratchJr, blocks are divided into different categories based on their functions.
 Let us learn about the blocks in detail.   Looks Blocks

                 Looks blocks are  used to  modify  the  appearance  of  a  character.  Some  of  the

                 commonly used Looks blocks are:
 Motion Blocks   1. Say                :  Shows a specified message in a speech bubble above the


                                 hi      character.
 Motion blocks are used to control the movement of a Character. They are blue in
 colour. Some of the commonly used motion blocks are:
                 2. Grow               :  Increases the character’s size.
 1.  Move Right    :  Moves the character to the right.  2
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