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INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER A computer also follows stepwise instructions to complete any task known as a
program. We can define a program as a set of systematic instructions that direct
SCRATCH PROGRAMMING 8 the computer to do specific tasks and get the desired results. Programs are written
in a special language known as a programming language. The person who writes
these programs is known as a programmer.
In this chapter we will learn about Scratch. It is a block-based programming
language.
WHAT IS SCRATCH?
Scratch is a visual programming language used to create computer
Tanush, please go and get Topics Covered animation, games and stories. Visual programming means that
the notebooks from the What is Scratch? rather than having to type the code (instructions), we use blocks of
computer lab. Advantages of Scratch
Getting Started with Scratch code that we put together to create our projects. This makes it easier
Components of Scratch Window to get started. It enables us to see the results of our work quickly and
Coding Blocks even includes graphics and sound to it.
Working with Sprite
Creating a Scratch Project
I am a new student, Saving a Project PURE
Aadya. I do not have Opening an Existing Project Scratch was created by Mitchel Resnick at the MIT Media Lab in 2007. FACT
any idea where the Exiting Scratch
computer lab is.
ADVANTAGES OF SCRATCH
Oh, that’s not a problem at all. Let me give you the directions to Scratch is simple, easy to understand and learn. It is used more than many other
reach the computer lab: programming languages for the following reasons:
Take a right when you step out of the class and go straight. After We don’t have to remember or type commands, we can just drag and drop them
crossing four classes, take a left turn. Keep walking. You will see as we desire.
a notice board. From there, take a right turn. After crossing two Commands fit together like puzzle pieces, so we get clear visual hints about how
classes, you will reach the computer lab which has a green door. to combine them.
We can create animations, quizzes and stories.
In our daily lives, we perform many tasks from dawn until
dusk. You may have noticed that in order to complete a We can create and share our Scratch project online on the Scratch website.
certain task, we go step-by-step in a particular sequence.
Let us understand this more clearly.
In how many languages is Scratch available?
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