Scratch

Beginner

30 mins

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A Dancing Cat and Bat

In this lesson we give some instructions to a cat and a bat to make them dance around the screen!

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1 Create a new Scratch project
2 Make the cat dance
3 Make the cat stop
4 Add a bat sprite
5 Make the bat dance
6 Add another sprite
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1 - Create a new Scratch project

Create a new Scratch project. Notice that your project starts with a cat sprite already added to it and ready to be given some instructions.

https://scratch.mit.edu

Scratch: How to create a new project

Go to the Scratch website using the link below and click on the 'Create' link in the blue bar at the top.

By default, each new project starts with the cat sprite already added. To delete the cat click on the x in the blue circle beside the cat in the sprite list.

https://scratch.mit.edu

👇 Mark your steps as done as you complete them.

+10 XP

2 - Make the cat dance

We're going to give the cat some instructions to make it dance around in a circle.

First drag the cat up to the top middle of the stage area (by holding down the left mouse button and moving your mouse) and then add this code to the cat sprite:

when green flag clicked forever move (10) steps turn cw (5) degrees end

Click on the green flag that's above the stage area to run your code. The cat should move around the screen in a circle.

👇 Mark your steps as done as you complete them.

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3 - Make the cat stop

To stop your cat from moving, click on the red circle that's beside the green flag above the stage area. This will stop all the code in your program from running.

+10 XP

4 - Add a bat sprite

Open the sprite library and add the Bat sprite to your project.

Scratch: How to add a sprite from the library

To add a sprite from the sprite library follow these steps:

Put your mouse over the Choose a Sprite button
Click on the magnifying glass
Find the sprite you want in the library
Click on your chosen sprite

You can use search box or the filter links (Animals, People, Fantasy etc) to locate your sprite.

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