Coding Blocks
Coding blocks are some pre-defined or pre-written blocks of code that make writing statements of code very simple in Scratch. You can use any coding blocks by simply dragging and dropping as per your requirements. You may also create your custom block if you want. Below are a few of the coding blocks explained in brief. Besides, there are various other coding blocks available, and also you and create your blocks too.
- Motion: These are used to move a sprite back and forth or in any direction or rotate them.
- Looks: These are used to change the look of the sprite or replace them with some other sprite of the same category.
- Sounds: Tempo or Sounds are used to control the sound flow in the program.
- Events: Events handle trigger calls.
- Controls: Conditional operators and loops are all in this category.
- Sensing: Sensing controls how to react whenever the mouse pointer hits the playground and/or touches the sprite or by the motion of the mouse.
- Operators: These are for the control and flow of arithmetic operations in the program.
- Variables: You can declare the variables, in your program using these blocks.
- My Blocks: You can create your custom blocks from here.
Basics of Scratch Programming
Scratch is a programming language. Programming language is meant that a means of communicating with the computer, so as to give some instructions for it to perform. Programming in Scratch is very easy, including animation and games. It is a very useful tool for young kids or creators to learn and implement coding logic. It was developed by MIT’s Media Lab and it is free and can be used online on its, website, or it can be downloaded to use offline. It is available for operating systems like Windows, iOS, ChromeOS, Android 6.0+, etc. In this article, we will discuss the basics of Scratch.
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