Learning to code can be fun if you start it with the right platform. Because coding is a very complex and complicated subject, one must learn the fundamentals of computer programming before diving headfirst. 

The best way to learn the fundamentals of coding and understand the fundamental concepts of coding is to start with block-based coding. 

Codes are already embedded in blocks in block-based coding, so anyone coding isn’t writing any code. However, this does lead to them learning the basics of computer programming such as variables, loops, scripts, etc. 

Apart from block-based programming, there is also text-based coding where you write lines of code using a certain programming language.

One of the best block-based platforms to get into coding is the MIT Scratch. 

Introduction to Scratch

As the name implies, MIT Scratch was developed in the MIT media lab in the early 2000s. 

It is a visual programming language with block-based coding that can be used to create a variety of projects such as games and animations. 

Scratch’s prototype was released in 2003, and the public launch occurred in 2007. Scratch also has one of the largest communities of creators and coders, with over 100 million visitors per month. 

The platform is extremely popular due to its ease of use, both in terms of the programming language and the interface.

In this blog, I’ll discuss one of Scratch’s most important features: the Sprite. In our Scratch project, we use sprites to represent characters. This can include both animate and inanimate objects. 

I’ll go over how to make your sprite spin in Scratch in particular. Knowing how to make your sprite spin will help you improve the appeal of your game or animation.

How To Get Started 

● Create your account in scratch 

● Click on the Create option to create the project 

What Is Spin in Scratch?

Spin means to make your sprite rotate or whirl in clockwise or in an anticlockwise manner rapidly. In one spin sprite rotates 360 degrees.

Let’s say if your sprite was facing the east before spinning it will be facing the east after the completion of one spin.

How To Make Your Sprite Spin in Scratch?

• Choose Your Favorite Sprite 

One can select their favorite sprite from the available sprite set or upload their sprite.

• Add A Background 

The background can be changed by selecting the Choose A Background option. 

You will be able to see many beautiful backgrounds here and select any of them.

We’re ready to code now that we’ve decided on a sprite and a background.

• Program Your Sprite

This is the code script that will allow us to make our sprite spin. The first command block is the Event listener block, followed by the Control block, and finally by the Motion block, which is wrapped inside the forever block.

The Forever block is used to make the sprite move indefinitely in this case.

Conclusion

Scratch is a popular platform for beginner coders, particularly children. The platform uses block-based coding, which makes it simple for even children to understand and use the platform to create fun and interesting projects. 

It’s a community of millions of coders and creators. 

The Sprite, which are the characters that we use in our games and projects, is one of the most important aspects of Scratch. 

Working with your sprite, i.e. adding features to it, can make your project much more interesting, and this entirely depends on the scratcher’s creative vision.

Learn Scratch at BrightChamps with its specially designed curriculum that makes learning programming easy for students in Grade 1-12.

BrightChamps also teaches a variety of other programs that help kids build a foundation in computer programming through activities, interactive lessons, and other means.