Scratch - Getting Started Guide PDF
Scratch - Getting Started Guide PDF
Scratch - Getting Started Guide PDF
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SCRATCH is a programming language that lets you create
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SCRATCH
If you have a
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Click
Drag out a PLAY DRUM and snap it onto the MOVE block.
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Add another MOVE block. Click inside the
block and type in a minus sign.
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Click to run.
You can click on any block
to run a stack.
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Click inside the SAY block and type to change the words. Click to try it.
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Now try something different...
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Snap on a
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9 Add a Backdrop
You can add a backdrop to the Stage.
Click
to
choose a new
backdrop.
Choose a backdrop from the library (such as Spotlight-Stage).
Click OK.
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10 Add a Sprite
Each object in Scratch is
called a sprite.
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Now you can tell the sprite what to do. Try the following, or explore on your own.
ADD SOUND
Click the SOUNDS tab.
You can Choose
Record
a sound
Or Import
a sound file.
CHANGE COSTUMES
Each sprite can have more than
one costume.
To change the current costume,
click the COSTUMES tab.
Then click on a different costume
for the sprite.
ANIMATE
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12 Tips!
Type a title for your project.
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To save your project online, make sure to sign in.
(If you want to save the file to your computer drive, click
the File menu and choose Download to your computer.)
Project Page
Click
for others to
see and play
with your
project.
Click
for full
screen viewing.
Type in notes
about your
project.
When you share, others can visit and interact with your project.
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a new project or
for ideas.
or go to http://scratch.mit.edu/help
Supported by NSF Grants 0325828 and 1002713. Any opinions, findings, and
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