Making Simple Robots, 2nd Edition

5. For this project, use the Scratch

Cat sprite that comes with the

program. You can modify or

replace it later. (You’ll learn

more about creating sprites and

backdrops in the next project.)

To make your sprite talk:

• Go to Looks (purple), and drag the “say [Hello!] for [2] seconds”

block into the workspace, below the first block. It should snap

into place

(Figure

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)

. Click on the stack of blocks and watch what

happens!

• Type whatever you want your sprite to say right in the white oval

(Figure

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)

.

• To make it easier for people to read, add a new “say Hello” block for

each line. Change the number of seconds if you want to give people