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Lesson 4 — Create a Story Cheat Sheet
In one line: Great Scratch stories start with a plan! Before touching the computer, think about your story in scenes. Each scene has a different backdrop (background) and might have differen...
Key Ideas
1Planning Your Story. Great Scratch stories start with a plan! Before touching the computer, think about your story in scenes. Each scene has a different backdrop (background) and might hav...
2Backdrops — Change the Scene. A backdrop is the background image behind all your sprites. In a story, you switch backdrops to show different locations — just like a stage play changing sets between...
3Broadcast — The Secret Signal System. The Broadcast system is Scratch's most powerful tool for coordinating multiple sprites. It works like a radio signal — one sprite sends a message, and other sprites ca...
4Build: Three-Scene Story. Let's put it all together! Here's the full code for a 3-scene story with 2 sprites and 3 backdrops.