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How are the blocks organized?

Tynker is full of commands that you can use. Here is how Tynker organizes the commands to help you find what you need

Common

These are the most common blocks you will use. As you use blocks more and more, they show up here.

Control/Flow

These blocks help you control when things happen in your program.

In here you will find:

- "On Start"

- "Brodcast _______"

- "When I receive _______"

Motion

Use these commands to make your actors move around the screen.

In here you will find:

- "Go To X:____ Y:____"

- "Glide To X:____ Y:____"

- "Turn ____ Degrees"

Looks

Use these commands to change how your actors look, or change the scene.

In here you will find:

- "Show"

- "Hide"

- "Say ___________"

- "Set Size to ______%"

Sounds

These commands make your program play sounds or even music.

In here you will find:

- "Play sound _______"

- "Change volume by ____"

Drawing

You can use these commands to make cool designs in your program.

In here you will find:

- "Set pen to _________"

- "Change pen size by ___"

Sensing

These commands help your actors interact with each other and the background

In here you will find:

- "Touching _______"

- "Touching color ______"

Functions

Functions and variables help with things like keeping score or more complicated programs

Here are some of the common blocks that we use in 5th grade. You should be familiar with what these blocks do and how to use them.