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#Digital Literacy
                      Let’s CatCh Up


                   Answer in one/two words:

                   1. What is the object that we see on the Scratch stage called?              ____________________
                   2. What is a collection of a number of stacked blocks called?               ____________________



                    Quick Byte

                     You can also upload a backdrop or a sprite from the files saved on your computer.



                    Info Byte

                     The stage is 360 pixels tall and 480 pixels wide.




                  i +  UNDERSTANDING BLOCKS

                 Blocks are puzzle piece shaped units that are used to give instructions to the computer. They are of
                 different colours, shapes and sizes. Each block represents a specific function, action, or command.
                 To code in Scratch, you drag and drop blocks into the Coding Area to place them together and
                 create a program. A collection of inter-locked blocks, called script makes a code in Scratch. When
                 you double-click on the script, Scratch runs the blocks from top to bottom. To use a block, simply
                 select it and then drag it onto the scripts pane. To remove a block from a script, just drag it to the
                 left where the blocks are present, away from the scripts pane.

                 Some of  the  categories  of  blocks are  Motion,  Looks,  Sound,  Events,  Control,  Sensing,
                 Operators, and Pen.

                  Block category                                           Use


                                     These blocks are used to control the movements of your Sprites.
                        Motion

                                     These blocks control what your Sprites and backdrop look like.
                        Looks

                                     These blocks are used to play or stop sounds.
                        Sound
                                     These blocks are fundamental blocks. Each script has an event at its start

                        Events       which tells the script to run.
                                     These blocks control the blocks within your scripts, inserting conditional

                        Control      statements, loops, repeats and pauses.






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