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Fun Scratch was created by Mitchel Resnick at the
Fact! MIT Media Lab in 2007.
Components of Scratch Window
Let us now learn about the components of scratch.
Tabs Go button Stop button LET’S LEARN SCRATCH
Stage area
Block
Palette Backdrop
Script 87
Sprite
Coding area
Sprites
Info pane
Stage Area: It is similar to a stage in a play where everything takes place.
Backdrop: It is a background of the stage.
Sprite: It is the character which acts on the stage. The default sprite in Scratch
is an orange cat.
Go Button: It is the green flag and when you click on it, it runs a Scratch program.
Stop Button: It is the red button which on clicking stops the running Scratch
program.
Sprites Info Pane: It shows all the details of sprites and backdrops used in a
project. You can add, delete, see the name and location, increase and decrease
the size of a sprite. Similarly, you can add or change the backdrop.
Block Palette: It displays the categories of blocks based on their functions and
uses.
Script: Script is a collection of a number of stacked blocks. Script is actually a
program which gives the instructions in the form of blocks. A script must have at
least two blocks.
Coding Area: It is the area where you stack your blocks to create scripts. When
we click on a script, all the blocks execute from top to bottom.

