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Programming Scratch Motion and Looks Blocks

Motion and Looks Blocks

🧩 Scratch

Move sprites and make them talk with Looks blocks.

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Making Sprites Move

The Motion palette controls how sprites move around the stage.

move 10 steps · turn ↻ 15 degrees · glide 1 secs to x:0 y:0 · go to x:0 y:0
Try this: make the sprite walk:
when ▼ clickedrepeat 10move 10 steps

Talking With Looks

The Looks palette lets sprites speak and change appearance.

say Hello! for 2 seconds · think Hmm… for 2 seconds · change size by 10 · switch costume to costume2

A Short Animation

  1. when ▼ clicked
  2. say Hello! for 2 seconds
  3. repeat 10move 10 steps
  4. think I love Scratch! for 2 seconds

Challenge

Make two sprites greet each other: the first says "Hello," and the second replies "Hi there!" after 1 second.

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