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Features of Scratch

                 •  Easy to understand and learn.
                 •  It has tools for creating interactive stories, games, art and more.

                 •  Predefined blocks are snapped together to create the project.

                 •  It has its own paint editor and sound editor.

                 Components of the Scratch Window

                 Let us learn about the components of the Scratch window:
                                                                        Go Button
                                Title Bar    Menu Bar                      Stop Button




                     Tabs

                                                                                                      Stage Area


                    Blocks                                                                            Sprite
                    Menu
                                                                                                      Script
                                                                                                      Backdrop



                                                                                                      Coding Area





                                                                                Sprites Info Pane

                 •  Title Bar: It is at the top of the Scratch window. It shows Scratch Version written
                    on the left. The right side of the toolbar has the three control buttons— Minimize,
                    Maximize and Close.

                 •  Sprite:  It is  an  object  that  we  see on  the  Scratch  stage.  The  “cat”  is the  default
                    Sprite.
                 •  Stage Area: It is the main working area to draw or perform the action. It shows the
                    output of the program.

                 •  Blocks Menu: This contains various predefined blocks that are used to perform specific
                    tasks. These blocks are used to create scripts in Scratch.

                 •  Coding Area: This is the area where we pick and drop the blocks from the Blocks
                    Menu to create a script/program.

                 •  Go Button: This is used to run a Scratch program.

                 •  Stop Button: This is used to stop the project from running at the time.




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