🐱 1. Introduction to Scratch 3.0

😄 What’s Programming?

• Programming is like talking to your computer and telling it what to do.

🤔 How Do We Tell Computers What to Do?

• Every time you play a game, print a paper, or watch a video, you’re telling the computer what to do!

🧐 What Happens Inside the Computer?

• When you click on a game or a document:
  • 🖱️ Your computer knows exactly which game or document to open.
  • ✍️ It knows which letter to show when you press a key.
  • 🖥️ Moving your mouse tells the computer to do things like open files or start a game.

💡 What is Code?

• The secret instructions you don’t see are called code.
• People who make these instructions are doing what’s called “coding”.

🌈 Why Should You Care About Coding?

• Coding lets you make the computer do new things or do things better.
• 🎮 Want to control a game with your mouse instead of arrows? Code it!
• 📚 It’s like being the author of your own story, not just the reader.

🎨 Learning to Code

• You don’t have to be a coding expert to have fun.
• Coding teaches you how to solve problems and bring your ideas to life.
• 🛠️ It’s all about designing, creating, and understanding technology better.

🚀 Your Own Programming Adventure

• By learning to code, you can create games, stories, and projects all by yourself.
• 🎉 It’s a superpower for making cool stuff and solving puzzles!

🎨 Creating Sprites: Make your own or choose from many. Draw or upload a picture to make a sprite.

📺 The Stage: It’s like a TV screen where you watch your creations. Press the green flag to start and the red sign to stop.

✏️ Creating Scripts: Like writing a story for your sprites. Use colorful blocks to tell them what to do.

🚀 Motion Blocks: Make sprites move, jump, or dance.

👗 Looks Blocks: Change how sprites look. They can change costumes or talk with bubbles.

🎵 Sound Blocks: Add music or sounds. Choose from Scratch or make your own.

🎉 Events Blocks: Start the action! Make things happen with a click or a key press.

⏲️ Control Blocks: Time your actions, repeat stuff, or make choices with “if-then.”

🔍 Sensing Blocks: Sprites can know when they touch or where your mouse is.

➕ Operator Blocks: Solve math problems or make choices.

📊 Variables: Keep score or track anything you like.

💡 Hacker Hints:

Quick Jump: Use the coloured circles for a shortcut to blocks.

Puzzle Pieces: Match the shapes to connect blocks. Try different combinations for fun!