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Motion & Coordinates

Summary

This chapter covers the coordinate plane, the origin point, and how x and y coordinates describe a sprite's absolute position on the stage. Students learn sprite heading, degrees of turn, and the core motion blocks that move and reorient a sprite, including the difference between absolute position and relative movement. This chapter builds on the scripting skills from Chapters 2 and 3 and lays the groundwork for all later drawing work. After completing this chapter, students will be able to position and orient a sprite precisely using motion blocks.

Concepts Covered

This chapter covers the following 16 concepts from the learning graph:

  1. X Coordinate
  2. Y Coordinate
  3. Coordinate Plane
  4. Origin Point
  5. Sprite Heading
  6. Degrees Of Turn
  7. Turn Right Block
  8. Turn Left Block
  9. Move Steps Block
  10. Point In Direction
  11. Go To XY Block
  12. Glide Block
  13. Absolute Position
  14. Relative Movement
  15. Facing Direction
  16. Rotation Style

Prerequisites

This chapter builds on concepts from:

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