Sprites+and+Motion

What is a Sprite?


 * Just above the sprites display area are three icons; they are circled in red in the figure below.
 * The icons allow you to create your own sprite, import an existing Scratch sprite or an existing picture from your computer into the Scratch environment as a sprite, or get a surprise, pre-made Scratch sprite.



Sprites and Motion Start Scratch and drag out a 'Move' block'. It might look some thing like this:

Double click on the move block: See the cat move! Do it again, what power you have! You can also use the "When Clicked" button to start the program: Making the sprite move around the screen is one of the basic needs of most games. The video below shows you how to do this. ||
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There are hundreds of different sprites that come with Scratch. The video below shows you how to change them. Remember, you can also create your own sprite.


 * How to change a sprite ||
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Task

the sprites as different sprites will be better for different games. ||
 * Open up Scratch and change the sprite. Try out several different sprites. Try to get to know