Introduction To Scratch Programming
Introduction To Scratch Programming
Programming
By Anisha Sharma
Today We Will Talk About -->
• Intro to Scratch Programme
• Elements of Scratch
• Stage
• Sprite List
• And Adding a Sprite
Introduction To Scratch Programme
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In today’s world you all know that the most amazing thing about a
computer is “Programming” and today we will be doing something very
similar to that.
• While learning Scratch, you can also use skills that you learn in other
classes such as maths, music, science. For example, you could write a
calculator program, you could create virtual piano, or you could write
a program to simulate a scientific experiment.
• Scratch is a visual, block-bases programming language, excellent for
starting off with programming.
• Scratch provides you with a powerful interface to create programs
such as games or animated stories.
Elements of Scratch -->
1. The Scripts
2. The Stage
3. The Sprite Pane
4. The Costumes Editor
5. The Sounds Editor
Before learning about scratch, let us understand the
following
PROGRAM, PROGRAMMER,
PROGRAMMING
PROGRAM:
PROGRAMMER:
PROGRAMMING:
Starting Scratch
After downloading scratch, you can start it by following the given
steps.
1. Click on Start option.
2. Go to All programs.
3. Then, double click the Scratch icon.
4. A Scratch open screen will appear showing “Scratch”.
Scratch Window
• The scratch window consists of the Menu bar, the Stage,
The Sprites list, The Script tab, Sounds tab and the
Costumes tab.
Menu Bar –
The menu var offers easy access to basic but important
controls. It contains commands related to the sprites you are
using in you project.
It contains the following elements:
• Scratch logo –
• Globe button –.
• File menu –
• Edit menu-
• Tips –
• Duplicate –
• Delete –
• Grow –
• Shrink -
• Block help –
Stage
The stage in the Scratch interface is where you see all of a program’s
action happen. It is the where you place you sprites and also see the
results.
The Stage Consists of:
1. Stage button
2. Green flag
3. Stop button
Sprites List
• Scratch applications are made up of sprites that interact with one
another as they move around the stage.