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Blocks Palette

Blocks are puzzle-piece shapes used to create a project in Scratch. Each block represents
an instruction for a sprite. The Blocks Palette displays the various blocks divided into

several categories of blocks. The blocks in the same category are of the same colour.

Coding Area
The Coding Area, also called the Scripts Area, is where different blocks are combined
to create a script for a sprite in a project.

Tabs
There are three tabs in Scratch 3. These are:

• Code Tab: This tab consists of the Blocks Palette and the Coding Area.
• Costumes Tab: This tab displays a list of costumes for a selected sprite and
provides options to add new costumes for the sprite. It also displays the Paint

Editor where you can edit an existing costume or create new costumes.
• Sounds Tab: This tab displays a list of sounds for a sprite and provides options
to add more sounds. It also displays the Sound Editor where you can play and

edit a selected sound.

Try This Logical Thinking

In the word grid, encircle the name of the given components of Scratch 3.
• Tabs P F B A C K D R O P K L E P T
• Costumes H H U C E D A R V R T X J M I

• Stage Y C O L T A U B L O C K S G T
• Blocks R O S U M O A E V J X B T I L
• Script G S P R I T E X C E Z Q A N E
• Backdrop
• Sprite V T R T I C K L E C X I G V B
• Scratch H U E A Z S C R A T C H E W A
• Title Bar D M Y B R A I N F B N D V A R

• Project E E F S P I N S T E R W Z L Q
X S C R I P T B A T H X V T J

CREATING A NEW PROJECT
To create a new project:
1. On the Menu Bar, click File.
A drop-down menu appears.
2. In the menu, click New.
A new untitled project opens with the Cat sprite and
white backdrop.

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