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ISBN 10: 1598635360

ISBN 13: 978-1598635362

Author: Jr Jerry Lee Ford

Welcome to Scratch Programming for Teens Scratch is a programming language intended to make programming easier to learn for novice programmers. It can be used to create computer games, interactive stories, graphic artwork and computer animation, and all sorts of other multimedia projects. Scratch can also be used to play digital music and sound effects. If you aspire to one day become a professional programmer, Scratch provides everything you need to build a foundation. Scratch also packs all of the programming power and punch needed to satisfy the programming needs of most computer enthusiasts and hobbyists. Best of all, it’s actually fun to use Scratch Programming for Teens provides all the instruction that a first-time programmer needs to quickly get up and running with Scratch. Before you know it, you will be creating all kinds of projects that incorporate graphics, sound, and animation. As you learn how to program with Scratch, you will learn programming principles and techniques that you can later apply to other programming languages such as Microsoft Visual Basic and AppleScript. Jerry Lee Ford, Jr. is an author, educator, and an IT professional with over 18 years of experience in information technology, including roles as an automation analyst, technical manager, technical support analyst, automation engineer, and security analyst. He is the author of 24 other books and co-author of two additional books. His published works include AppleScript Studio Programming for the Absolute Beginner, Programming for the Absolute Beginner, and DarkBASIC Programming for the Absolute Beginner. Jerry has a master’s degree in business administration from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, and he has over five years of experience as an adjunct instructor teaching networking courses in information technology.

Table of contents: 

PART I SCRATCH BASICS  
Chapter 1 Introducing Scratch  
Getting to Know Scratch  
Imagine—Program—Share!  
Scratch Uncovered  
Scratch’s Building Block Approach to Programming  
Installing Scratch  
Installing Java on Windows  
Installing Scratch on Windows  
Installing Scratch on Mac OS X  
Creating Your First Scratch Application  
Creating a New Scratch Project  
Changing Sprite Attributes  
Adding Code Blocks  
Saving Your Work  
Joining Scratch’s Global Community  
Sharing Your Application Projects  
Registering with the Scratch Website  
Keeping In Touch  
Summary  

Chapter 2 Getting Comfortable with the Scratch Development Environment  
Getting Comfortable with the Scratch IDE  
Getting Familiar with Menu Bar Commands  
Running Scratch Applications on the Stage  
Running Applications in Presentation Mode  
Controlling Application Execution  
Working with the Sprite List  
Generating New Sprites  
Tracking Mouse Pointer Location  
Working with the Scratch Toolbar  
Switching Between Code Block Groups  
Getting Comfortable with the Scripts Area  
Keeping Project Notes  
Creating New Sprites Using Scratch’s Paint Editor  
Examining the Drawing Canvas  
Working with the Toolbar and Options Area  
Working with Button Controls  
Specifying Color Settings  
Configuring a Sprite’s Rotation Center  
Summary  

Chapter 3 A Review of the Basic Components of Scratch Projects  
Working with Blocks and Stacks  
Three Basic Types of Scratch Blocks  
Working with Stack Blocks  
Working with Hat Blocks  
Working with Reporter Blocks  
Keeping an Eye Out with Monitors  
Eight Categories of Scratch Blocks  
Moving Objects Around the Drawing Canvas  
Changing Object Appearance  
Making Some Noise  
Drawing Lines and Shapes  
Looping, Conditional Logic, and Event Programming  
Sensing Sprite Location and Environmental Input  

Working with Numbers  
Storing and Retrieving Data  
Getting Help with Code Blocks  
Summary  

Chapter 4 Mr. Wiggly’s Dance—A Quick Scratch Project  
Programming with Scratch  
Creating the Mr. Wiggly’s Dance Application  
Step 1: Creating a New Scratch Project  
Step 2: Adding a Background to the Stage  
Step 3: Adding and Removing Sprites  
Step 4: Adding Mr. Wiggly’s Music  
Step 5: Playing the Dance Music  
Step 6: Making Mr. Wiggly Dance  
Step 7: Saving and Executing Your New Scratch Application  
Distributing Scratch Projects  
Distributing Scratch Applications to Windows Computers  
Distributing Scratch Applications to Mac OS X Computers  
Instructions for Executing Your Application from a CD-ROM  
Summary  

PART II LEARNING HOW TO WRITE SCRATCH PROGRAMS  

Chapter 5 Moving Things Around  
Working with Motion Code Blocks  

Moving and Rotating Sprites  
Setting Sprite Direction  
Repositioning a Sprite  
Changing Sprite Coordinates  
Bouncing Sprites Around the Stage  
Keeping Track of Sprite Coordinates and Direction  
Taking Advantage of Scratch Cards  
Creating the Virtual Scratch Fish Tank  
Step 1: Creating a New Scratch Project  
Step 2: Adding a Background to the Stage  
Step 3: Adding and Removing Sprites  
Step 4: Adding a Suitable Audio File to the Stage  
Step 5: Playing the Audio File  
Step 6: Animating the Swimming of the Fish  
Step 7: Saving and Executing Your New Scratch Application  
Summary  

Chapter 6 Sensing Sprite Position and Controlling Environmental Settings  
Working with Sensing Code Blocks  
Retrieving Mouse Button and Coordinate Status  
Determining when Keys Are Pressed  
Determining when Sprites Collide with Other Objects  
Determining Distance  

Retrieving Stage and Sprite Data  
Retrieving Audio Data  
Code Blocks That Work with Sensor Boards  
Creating the Family Scrapbook Application  
Step 1: Creating a New Scratch Project  
Step 2: Adding and Removing Sprites and Costumes  
Step 3: Adding a Suitable Audio File to the Stage  
Step 4: Playing the Audio File  
Step 5: Displaying the Photographs  
Step 6: Saving and Executing Your New Scratch Application  
Summary  

Chapter 7 Storing and Retrieving Data  
Learning How to Work with Application Data  
Storing Data in Variables  
Creating Scratch Variables  
Assigning Variables to Sprites and the Stage  
Assigning Names to Your Variables  
Understanding Variable Scope  
Deleting Variables when They Are No Longer Needed  
Accessing Variables Belonging to Other Sprites  
Working with Variable Monitors  
Two Quick Examples  
Developing the Basketball Quiz Project  
Step 1: Creating a New Scratch Project  
Step 2: Selecting an Appropriate Stage Background  
Step 3: Adding and Removing Sprites  
Step 4: Adding Variables Required by the Application  
Step 5: Adding Scripts to Button Sprites to Collect User Input  
Step 6: Automating the Administration of the Quiz  
Step 7: Saving and Executing Your New Application  
Summary  

Chapter 8 Doing a Little Math  

Addition Subtraction Multiplication and Division  
Understanding the Mathematical Order of Precedence  
Generating a Random Number  
Comparison Operations  
Performing Logical Comparisons  
Rounding Numbers and Retrieving Remainders  
Working with Built-in Mathematical Functions  
Developing the Number Guessing Game Quiz Project  
Step 1: Creating a New Scratch Project  
Step 2: Adding a Stage Background  
Step 3: Adding and Removing Sprites  
Step 4: Adding Variables Required by the Application  
Step 5: Adding an Audio File to the Application  
Step 6: Adding Scripts to Capture Player Input  
Step 7: Processing Player Guesses  
Step 8: Saving and Executing Your New Scratch Application  
Summary  

Chapter 9 Conditional and Repetitive Logic  
Introducing Scratch Control Blocks  
Event Programming  

Executing Loops  
Sending and Receiving Broadcasts  
Conditional Programming Logic  
Nesting Conditional Control Code Blocks  
Preventing Endless Loops  
Terminating Script Execution  
Developing the Ball Chase Game  
Step 1: Creating a New Scratch Project  
Step 2: Adding and Removing Sprites  
Step 3: Adding Variables Required by the Application  
Step 4: Adding an Audio File to the Application  
Step 5: Adding a Script to Control Ball Movement  
Step 6: Adding Scripts That Display Game Over Messages  
Step 7: Adding Scripts Needed to Control and Coordinate Game Play  
Step 8: Saving and Executing Your Scratch Project  
Summary  

Chapter 10 Changing the Way Sprites Look and Behave  

Changing Sprite Costumes and Backgrounds  
Changing Sprite Costumes  
Changing a Stage’s Background Costumes  
Making Sprites Talk and Think  
Applying Special Effects to Costumes and Backgrounds  
Changing a Sprite’s Size  
Making Sprites Appear and Disappear  
Determining What Happens when Two Sprites Overlap  
Developing the Crazy Eight Ball Game  
Step 1: Creating a New Scratch Project  
Step 2: Adding and Removing Sprites  
Step 3: Adding a Variable Required by the Application  
Step 4: Adding an Audio File to the Application  
Step 5: Creating a Script to Control the Display of the 8 in the Eight Ball  
Step 6: Adding the Programming Logic Needed to Control the Eight Ball  
Step 7: Saving and Executing Your Scratch Project  
Summary  

Chapter 11 Spicing Things Up with Sounds  

Playing Sounds  
Play a Drum  
Playing Musical Notes  
Configuring Audio Volume  
Setting and Changing Tempo  
Creating the Family Picture Movie  
Step 1: Creating a New Scratch Project  
Step 2: Adding and Removing Sprites and Backgrounds  
Step 3: Adding a Variable Required by the Application  
Step 4: Adding an Audio File to the Application  
Step 5: Developing the Application’s Programming Logic  
Step 6: Saving and Executing Your Scratch Project  
Summary  

Chapter 12 Drawing Lines and Shapes  
Clearing the Stage Area  
Drawing with the Pen  
Setting Pen Color  
Changing Pen Shade  
Working with Different Size Pens  
Stamping an Instance of a Costume on the Stage  
Creating the Doodle Drawing Application  
Step 1: Creating a New Scratch Project  
Step 2: Adding and Removing Sprites  
Step 3: Creating Scripts Used to Control the Doodle Drawing Application  

Step 4: Saving and Executing Your Scratch Project  
Summary  

PART III ADVANCED TOPICS  
Chapter 13 Sharing Your Scratch Projects over the Internet  
Running Scratch Applications on the Internet  
Registering with the Scratch Website  
Uploading Your Scratch Applications  
Viewing and Organizing Your Applications Online  
Running Your Application  
Adding Comments  
Adding Tags  
Creating Galleries  
Removing Projects  
Updating Your Projects  
Other Scratch Website Features  
Downloading Other People’s Projects  
Summary  

Chapter 14 Collecting External Input Using a Scratch Board  
Interacting with the Real World  
Buying a Scratch Board  
Installing Your Scratch Board  
Using the Sensor Block to Interact with Your Scratch Board  
Collecting Input Using the Slider Control  
Using the Button Control to Initiate Action  
Reacting to Light  
Responding to Sound  
Measuring Electrical Resistance  
Keeping a Watchful Eye on Sensor Data  

Summary  
Chapter 15 Finding and Fixing Program Errors  
Dealing with Application Errors  
Understanding Syntax Errors  
Keeping an Eye Out for Logical Errors  
Tracking Down Run-Time Errors  
Debugging Your Scratch Applications  
Basic Debugging Techniques  
Running Your Application in Single Stepping Mode  
Watch Out when Removing Sounds and Sprites  
Getting Help  
Referring to Scratch’s Online Help  
Getting Help for Individual Code Blocks  
Getting Help from Other Scratch Programmers  
Summary  
PART IV APPENDICES  

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