Dogwood Apps Rasberry PI, User Manual

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1. Select the ‘File’ > ‘Open …’ menu.
2. Click ‘Examples’ on the left.
3. Select ‘Animation’ at the top.
4. Select ‘Aquarium’ from the list.
5. Click the ‘OK’ button.
The Aquarium project is now loaded and we are ready for some fun. Before we get started
though, you need to know a few things about the Scratch Studio.
The Scratch Studio
The Scratch Studio can design many fun things like animations and games. Now that you
have loaded the Aquarium Project, the Scratch Studio should appear similar to this
screenshot below:
There are three different blocks or panels in the Scratch Studio. On the left side, there is a
‘Blocks Panel’. The Blocks Panel contains the blocks used to program and build
programs. The various blocks are grouped into several categories, such as sensing, control,
motion, sound, etc.
Note that there is a ‘Builder Panel’ in the center. This is the panel where we are going to
drag and drop our blocks. The Builder Panel can be used to record and import sounds in
addition to creating and editing images.
On the right, there is the ‘Staging Area’. On the top, you can see a visual representation of