#scratchtutorials

In this Scratch BBC micro:bit tutorial, we’ll look at the blocks in the Scratch micro:bit extension. I’ve built a simulator that we can use to display some of the micro:but features on the stage in Scratch, but I also demonstrate these features using an actual micro:bit. The blocks allow how access to the A and B buttons, the accelerometer through move, tilt and shake, the LEDs and the pins. I also show you how to make your own custom images via making a list and exporting the list. You can then import the text files into list and store your images. Super neat! I also show you how we can simulate and A+B button press. 

In this Scratch 3 basics tutorial, we’ll explore the ‘Motion’ category. This category is perhaps the most used in Scratch projects as it brings your creations to life through movement. We’ll explore the x and y positions of sprites as well at the direction and rotation of a sprite. When a sprite reaches the edge of the stage it has a special block that can turn it around. Have you ever been in the Scratch project editor and wondered where the motion blocks are? We’ll explore that too as you’re probably in the stage. Lastly, we’ll check out the glide blocks and point towards.

In this Scratch 3 basics tutorial, we use the idea of a box to understand what variables are in programming. Like boxes, variables store things except that variables can only store specific types of values. Variables in Scratch 3 can store two types of values: numbers and text (strings). We look at how to add variables, how to rename variables, how to hide variables and how we can change the value of a variable.