Scratch Animation with Loops and Events

Scratch Animation with Loops and Events

4th Grade · Technology · 39 min

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Learning Objective

I can create a simple animation using loops and events in Scratch.

  • 1

    In a catch game in Scratch, you can move the catcher using the arrow keys and an if then block inside a forever loop.

  • 2

    To make an object fall from the top in Scratch, set its Y position to 180, then use a forever loop to repeatedly change its Y position by a negative number.

  • 3

    To keep score in a Scratch catch game, create a variable called 'Score' and change it by one each time the catcher touches a falling object.