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Introduction .................................................................................................................................3
Chapter 1: Movement and Loops ................................................................................................5
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,Scratch
This class introduces programming using the Scratch programming language. The Scratch programming
language and environment are a project of the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab.
They are available free of charge.
You can find Scratch at:
http://scratch.mit.edu
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,Introduction
This tutorial will introduce you to programming using Scratch from MIT.
Create a Scratch Account
Before you start programming, you will need to create a Scratch account.
1. Go to scratch.mit.edu.
2. Click Join Scratch.
3. Enter the requested information. (Use your real birth month and year. Do not use your school email
address, as it cannot receive email from Scratch.)
Scratch Editor
The Scratch editor has three main parts:
Stage: Where your program runs.
Sprite list: A list of the sprites (objects) in your program.
Script editor / costume editor: Where you edit your programs or your sprite’s pictures.
When the Scripts tab is chosen, the script editor is shown (outlined in red):
The script editor has three main parts:
Script area: Where you build scripts.
Block menu: Where you choose the category of blocks (programming statements) to use.
Block palette: Where you choose the block to use.
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, When the Costumes tab is chosen, the costume editor is shown (outlined in red):
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