Scratch – Exploring all the Block: Online Course
Look Block |
Looks block are color-coded purple and are used to control a sprite’s appearance.
BLOCK | FUNCTION |
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A speech bubble appears over the sprite and stays for the specified amount of time. | |
A speech bubble appears over the sprite and will not go away over time. | |
A thought bubble appears over the sprite and stays for the specified amount of time. | |
A thought bubble appears over the sprite and will not go away over time. | |
The block changes its sprite’s costume to a specified one. | |
Changes the sprite’s/Stage’s costume to the next one in the costume list. | |
The block changes the Stage‘s backdrop to the specified one. | |
Changes the sprite’s/Stage’s backdrop to the next one in the costume list. | |
Changes the sprite’s size by the amount. | |
Sets the sprite’s size to the amount. | |
Changes the specified effect by the amount. | |
The block sets the specified effect on its sprite to the specified amount | |
This block resets all 7 graphic effects | |
Shows the sprite. | |
Hides the sprite. | |
Changes the sprite’s layer value by the amount. | |
The block holds its sprite’s current costume number. | |
The block hold the current backdrop number. | |
The block holds its sprite’s size. This block can be displayed as a Stage monitor. |
Using Looks Block: |
Example: Change the color of the sprite.
Procedure:
- Click the Looks Tab.
- Drag the block to the script area from the blocks palette.
- Click the block to view the change of color in sprite.
Output:
Example: To make a small cartoon using say and stay function with Change the color of the sprite.
Procedure:
- Click the Looks Tab.
- Drag the block say function and thinking function with Change the color to the script area from the blocks palette.
- Change the value of this function.
- Click the block to see the cartoon using say and stay function of the sprite.
Input:
Output:
Say | Think | Say |