🤔 3. Make your cat move

🐱 Move the Scratch Jr Cat:

• ➡️ Use “Move Right” blocks to move the cat across the screen.
• 📏 Understand grid-based motion in Scratch Jr.
• 🔢 Experiment with the number of steps to control the cat’s movement.
• 🏁 Use the “Start on Green Flag” block to reset the cat’s position for repeated runs.

How to Make It:

• 🔄 Simplify the process with multiple Move Right blocks.
• 🐱 Each block moves the cat one step right.
• 🧩 Consider the effort of connecting numerous motion blocks.

• 🔄 Better Navigation: Explore a better way to handle tasks.
• 💡 Discovery: Notice the numbers at the bottom of each motion block.
• 🎚️ Experimentation: Change the numbers to observe effects.

• 🖱️ Tap the number on the motion block.
• 🎛️ Keypad appears on the right.
• 🆕 Enter a new number.
• 📌 Tap the block to confirm.
• 🚶‍♂️ Observe how far the cat moves.
• 🧐 Explore the meaning of the number.

Tap the Grid button to show the grid.

● Stage grid appears to track character positions.

Cat’s Movement:

• 🐱 Tap your script to see the cat’s movement on the stage.
• 🔵 The blue square and numbered circles indicate the cat’s new position.

Explore Stage:

• 🔄 Use the first four motion blocks to guide the cat to every corner of the stage.

Reset Cat’s Position:

• 🏁 Start your script with a Start on Green Flag block.
• 🟢 Tap the Green Flag button to run the script and reset the cat to its starting position.

• 🔁 Keep cat’s starting position consistent for easier testing.
• 🖱️ Change cat’s starting position by dragging it on the stage.
• 💾 Save project by tapping Home button (🏠) when done.
• 📱 Access saved projects and create new ones from home screen.