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More on Scratch 3
Pre-Processing
• Components of Scratch 3 Window • Some More Scratch Blocks
• Drawing Polygons • Drawing a Circle
Scratch is an educational programming language created by Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) Media Lab. It teaches you the basics of programming in a fun
and visual way. Scratch 3 is the latest version of Scratch.
You have learned about the components of Scratch 3 window. You also learned to
program a sprite using some block categories such as Motion, Looks, Control, and Events.
COMPONENTS OF SCRATCH 3 WINDOW
The various components of the Scratch 3 window are labelled in the image given below.
Title bar Go and Stop buttons
Menu bar
Tabs Stage
Sprite
Coding Area
Blocks
Palette
Backdrop pane
Sprites Info pane
You have learned about some block categories. Let us revise these.
Motion Blocks
The Motion blocks, colour-coded blue, are used to move and turn the sprite in
different directions.
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