Scratch Basics
This is the website and coding platform where students can create games, stories, and animations.
Scratch
These colorful puzzle-shaped pieces are used to build code in Scratch.
Blocks
This is the character or object you program in Scratch.
Sprite
This block makes a sprite move a certain number of steps.
Move ___ steps
This is something a player tries to achieve in a game.
Goal
This button starts many Scratch projects and often uses a green icon.F
These blocks control when a project starts or when something is clicked.
Event blocks
This is the background area where the project happens.
Stage
This block makes a sprite spin left or right.
Move __ degrees
This is what happens when the player earns points.
This means finding and fixing mistakes in your code.
Debug
These blocks make a sprite move, turn, or glide.
Motion blocks
These are different looks or outfits a sprite can wear.
This block smoothly moves a sprite from one place to another over time.
Glide
This keeps track of how many points they have earned in the game.
Score variable
This is a set of instructions that tells the computer what to do.
Code
These blocks help a sprite make decisions using “if” or “if else.”
This tab lets you paint or edit how a sprite or background looks.
Costumes tab
These numbers tell where a sprite is on the stage from left to right and up to down.
X and y coordinates
This type of loop keeps repeating code forever.
Forever loop
This is the name for a project someone changes or builds from another person’s Scratch project.
Remix
These blocks store information like score, lives, or player name.
Variables
This is the background image or scene shown on the stage.
Backdrop
This happens when you quickly switch costumes to make a sprite look like it is moving.
Animation
This is a message one sprite can send so another sprite knows when to do something.
Broadcast