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7 Introduction to Scratch

Pre-Processing

• Features of Scratch 3 • Starting Scratch 3
• Components of Scratch 3 Window • Creating a New Project

• Creating a Script • Understanding Blocks
• Adding a Backdrop • Saving a Project

• Opening a Project • Exiting Scratch 3

A computer runs on software. Software is written through programming.
Programming involves developing the solution to a problem and then
writing the instructions in a language that the computer can understand.
Programming languages can be text-based or visual.

Scratch is an educational programming language created to make young learners
understand the basics of programming in a fun and easy way. It is a graphic
programming language where all elements of a program

are represented by visual elements that can be seen and
combined to create a program. Scratch 3 is a popular
version of Scratch, available free of cost.

Knowledge Discovery Subject Enrichment

Scratch was developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab. You
can download the Scratch 3 offline editor from the website https://scratch.mit.edu/download.

A file in Scratch is called a project. With Scratch, you can build different kinds of
creative projects such as stories, games, and animations.

FEATURES OF SCRATCH 3

Some features of Scratch 3 are:

• It is easy to learn and use.
• It helps you to learn the fundamentals of programming in a fun manner.

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