About the Book
This book consists of articles from Wikia. Pages: 42. Chapters: Blocks, Other, Scratch, Scratch Modifications, Scratch Program, Scratch Website, Go to, Hat Block, If on Edge, Bounce, Looks Blocks, Move, Obsolete Blocks, Operators Blocks, Point in Direction, Point Towards, Set X to, Set Y to, Turn, Variables Blocks, X Position, Y Position, Scratch, Alternatives to Scratch, Scratch Day, Scratch Resources, Project, Remix, Scratch Team, Text Blocks, Build Your Own Blocks, Panther, Scratch Modification, Shift-Click-R, Streak, Broadcast, Costume, Disappearing Text Bug, Looks Blocks, Mesh, Operators Blocks, Paint Editor, Scratch, Scratch Secrets, Script, Scripts Area, Sound, Sprite, Stage, Stage Monitor, Talking to Scratch via Actionscript, Variable, Variables Blocks, Collaboration, Curators, Front Page, Gallery, Project Statistics, Remix, Scratcher, Scratch Design Studio, Scratch Forums, Tags, Text Blocks. Excerpt: Blocks are used to create code in Scratch. The blocks connect to each other like a jigsaw puzzle - this prevents syntax errors. There are eight categories of blocks: Control, Motion, Looks, Sound, Pen, Sensing, Operators and Variables. There are six block shapes: Hat, Stack, C, Cap, Boolean and Reporter. The general shape of a Hat block. Hat blocks are the blocks that start every script. They are shaped with a rounded top and a bump on the bottom - this is so you can only place blocks below them. There are four Hat blocks, and they can all be found in the Control category. The general shape of a Stack block. Stack blocks are the blocks that perform the main commands. They are shaped with a notch at the top and a bump on the bottom - this is so blocks can be placed above and below them. There are 75 Stack blocks, being the most common type of block. The general shape of a C block. The Go to () block is a Motion Block and a Stack Block. The block moves its sprite to the mouse-pointer or another sprite. The choices in the drop-down menu are: Here is a picture: ..
