Scratch is a great tool for students to tell stories, prove comprehension, practice language skills and . . . well, be creative. Ā Here’s an important skill to master:
Figuring out how to make things move is pretty easy. Ā Often, though, they look like they’reĀ sliding orĀ gliding. How do you make them seem animated? Most sprites in Scratch have costumes. By using the “next costume” block with a “repeat” block, you can make them appear to be running, jumping, walking, heck, even dabbing.
Important Tip:Ā if you don’t put a “wait” block in there, the costume will change repeatedly without you (or your viewer) seeing it. Ā To Scratch, it’s changing over and over instantly – to us, it’s just the same costume the whole time.
Another Tip: if your sprite doesn’t have a second costume that makes it appear to move . . . make one! Ā Duplicate the 1st costume and edit it to make a 2nd one!
