Examples of Using 'Looks' Blocks in Scratch: Fun Projects for Kids

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🎨 The 'Looks' blocks control a sprite's appearance (color, size, visibility).
• 💬 They can display text in speech bubbles or thought bubbles.
• 🎭 Common blocks include 'say', 'think', 'show', 'hide', 'change color effect by', and 'change size by'.
• 🔄 'Looks' blocks are essential for creating animations and interactive stories.
• ⏱️ Use 'wait' blocks in conjunction with 'Looks' blocks to control timing.

Practice Quiz

1. Which 'Looks' block makes a sprite disappear from the stage?
   1. say
   2. hide
   3. show
   4. change color effect by
2. Which 'Looks' block is used to display a text bubble above a sprite?
   1. change size by
   2. hide
   3. say
   4. change effect by
3. What does the 'change size by' block do?
   1. Changes the sprite's color
   2. Changes the sprite's rotation
   3. Changes the sprite's size
   4. Changes the sprite's position
4. Which block would you use to make a sprite gradually change color?
   1. hide
   2. change color effect by
   3. say
   4. show
5. If a sprite is hidden, which block will make it visible again?
   1. hide
   2. say
   3. think
   4. show
6. Which block is used to display a thought bubble above a sprite?
   1. say
   2. hide
   3. think
   4. change size by
7. What happens when you use a negative number with the 'change size by' block?
   1. The sprite gets bigger
   2. The sprite gets brighter
   3. The sprite gets smaller
   4. Nothing happens