Friday, November 6, 2009

helpful tips

you can duplicate a code into another sprite just by dragging it onto the picture of the sprite underneath the screen.
you can change the background by clicking stage next to the picture of hte sprite underneath the screen and the nedit or import.
if you don't want the sprite to rotate when it hits the edge of the screen you click the middle button next to the picture of the sprite on top of the tabs.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

scratch- keep score

it gets kinda complicated with all the different buttons but its fun to watch. with the orange button (variables) you go to the variables button and select 'make a variable' and you call it score. then re-create this picture and watch the fun unfold.

scratch- interactive whirl

a good sprite for this one is squirrel 1. in the purple button click the drop down menu and get whirl then get the mouse X thing from sensing. this is really cool.

scratch- say something

above the script, costumes and sounds tabs there is a rectangle with sprite 1 in it, you want to change that by giving your sprite a name. then go to control and there will be a button with 'when whatever the name is clicked' use that to re-create the following picture. click your sprite and watch it say something.

scratch- follow the mouse

well it's very simple and fun to play with, just re-create the following picture. it works best with cat 2.

Monday, November 2, 2009

scratch- move to a beat

very simple to do, just create the following picture with a dancing sprite.

scratch- key moves

well to make your sprite move with the keys you put in the following scripts then play around with your sprite. the sprite waits until a certain arrow key is pressed then it points in the direction of the key and moves 10 steps. you can just duplicate the same code and select the correct key and direction.