Coordinates and Glide Blocks

This resource teaches students how coordinates work in Scratch. Students learn that the X and Y values give a sprite’s position on the Stage, with the center at (0, 0), and how to read these values in the Sprite Pane. They build a project in which the cat glides to four fruits using the “go to x: y:” and “glide secs to x: y:” blocks. A challenge asks students to move the fruits, update the coordinates, and see what happens when only the X value changes.