How To Use ScratchB Fingleton-Brown

Building A Background

• The best way to build your background is to reduce the size of the stage

To reduce the size of

your stage

Choose Edit…

Small stage layout

You can choose from a

library of backgrounds

Or you can draw your

own

Experiment with making your

own background

How To Get Rid Of The Cat Sprite

• To remove the cat sprite • Right click on the sprite and choose delete

• You can then choose your own sprite• From the library

• Draw your own

• Choose from saved sprites

Now add your own Sprite

You Can Shrink Or Grow Your Sprite

• Click on the shrink or grow tool

• Then click on your sprite

Now you try

You Can Change The Orientation Of Your Sprite

Select Costumes You can then flip the sprite

Now Let’s Make Your Sprite Walk Across The Stage – FOREVER!

1. Select Scripts and then Events

2. Drag

To this section

3. Select Motion and then drag Move 10 steps until it slots at the bottom of the when clicked

This only moves the bat a little bit

4. Select the forever script from the control section and slot the blocks together as shown below

Walk that sprite

But What Is That Sprite Doing Now!

• We want the sprite to come back once it hits the side of the stage

• Try adding – if on edge, bounce – from the motion list

• If you find that your sprite turns upside down, click on the . Then, click the double-sided arrow.

Make your sprite bounce

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Now I Want My Bat To Fly – Flapping Its Wings

• In my costumes tab I already have a second sprite• If you don’t import another matching sprite from

New costume:

• I can now add, from the looks list –next costume

• I can link it to my previous code

But Wait… He’s Flapping Too Fast!

• From the control scripts choose –wait 1 sec

• If he is still flapping too fast you can change the 1 sec to 1.2 secs

• If he is flapping too slowly you can change the 1 sec to 0.2 secs

You have a go

Now I Am Going To Add A Balloon That I Control With My Arrow Keys

• Import the balloon • Add an event script –when up arrow key pressed

• Add a - Point in direction (UP)

• Add move 10 steps

You Can Now Duplicate Your Blocks For Up, Down, Left, Right Etc.

• Right click the When block and duplicate

• Check your sprite is moving in the right direction

You will need a set the rotation style too

Now Lets Get Our Bat Talking…

• Go to the scripts tab

• Double click on the bat to show the bat’s scripts

• Add an event –when space key pressed

• Link in a – say for 2 secs• Type, “You’re a strange bat”

• Now when you run your script and you move your balloon up towards the bat, click your space bar for the bat to say…• You’re a strange bat!

Now have some fun with scratch