There are basically 3 ways to move sprites in Scratch. Try this program on Scratch: moving.sb and answer the
questions below:
- Click
the green flag. What do the three
animals do?
- Look
at the scripts for each of the 3 sprites.
What 3 blocks do all three sprites use?
- What
blocks does the cat use to move?
- What
block does the dog use to move?
- What
block does the monkey use to move?
- Describe
in your own words how the move block works.
- Describe
in your own words how the go to xy block works.
- Describe
in your own words how the glide block works.
- Some
of the blocks require x: and y: coordinates. Place the mouse over the white window and look at the mouse
x: and mouse y: numbers underneath the bottom. How are the x: and y: coordinates determined in Scratch?
- Use
what you’ve learned about moving to get the cat to run the bases (as
realistically as possible – bases are run counter clockwise) in
baseball.sb. To edit the file, click "See Inside" and then click "Remix" to make a copy in your account. Make sure that when
you click the green flag, the cat starts at home plate again.
- Extra Credit: Make the cat change
costumes so that it looks like it is running as it circles the bases.