Moving Characters

Learning Objectives Identify a 'character' or 'sprite' on the screen. Select movement blocks (up, down, left, right). Create a simple sequence of two or more movement blocks. Use a 'start' block to run their code. Predict the character's path based on a short block sequence. Arrange blocks to move a character to a target. Have you ever wanted to make a cartoon character move? 🐾 Let's learn how! We will learn to use special blocks to give instructions. These instructions will tell our character where to go. It's like being the director of your own movie! 🎬 Real-World Applications Making characters move in video games 🎮 Telling a robot toy where to drive 🤖 Creating your own animated cartoons 📺 Making a storybook char...

TermDefinitionExample Character (or Sprite)A picture on the screen that we can move. 🖼️A cat, a dog, a car, or a bouncing ball. BlockOne instruction for our character, like a puzzle piece. 🧩A 'move right' block tells the character to go right. Code (or Script)A set of blocks connected together to give many instructions. 📜Connecting three 'move up' blocks to make a rocket fly high. SequencePutting blocks in the correct order to do something. ➡️First, move right. Second, move up. The order matters! RunTelling the computer to read our code and make the character move. ▶️Clicking the green flag to start the character's actions. DirectionThe way a character is told to move. 🧭Up, down, left, or right.

The Start Block Rule Every set of code needs a 'start' block on top. Use a 'When Green Flag Clicked' 🟢 block so the computer knows when to begin. The Stacking Rule Blocks snap together from top to bottom. The computer reads your code from the top block to the bottom block, one at a time.