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GETTING STARTED WITH SCRATCH


                 To start Scratch, follow the given steps:


                      2  Click on
                      Scratch 2.


                                                                                 Subject: Start Scratch
                                                                                To start Scratch, type scratch in the
                   1  Click on the                                              search box  and click  on Scratch  3
                   Start button.                                                from the list.


                 Scratch is not installed  in Windows  7  by  default.  To download  Scratch, visit
                 https://scratch.mit.edu/download website.




                          COMPONENTS OF SCRATCH WINDOW


                 When Scratch starts, you will see a window as given below. Let’s learn about the
                 different components of the Scratch window.

                                                               Menu Bar
                     Title bar

                                                     Go Button                              Tabs
                                     Backdrop
                                                            Stop Button                   Block Menu



                                                                                               Coding Area
                                      Sprite



                                                       Stage Area                               Script


                                                                                            when  clicked
                                                                                             move  10  steps
                                                                                             turn  45  degrees
                                               Sprite Info Pane






                   Sprite: It is a character in Scratch which acts on the stage. An orange cat is the
                     default sprite.

                   Script: It is defined as one or a set of blocks that begins with a hat block.



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