Summary
A project tutorial making a sprite follow the mouse pointer and leave a colorful trail behind it using the pen blocks -- a colorful, satisfying way to practice "go to mouse pointer" and drawing with code.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
This video makes a sprite follow the mouse and leave a colored trail behind it.
- What block makes the sprite follow the mouse pointer?
- What pen blocks does the video use to draw the trail?
- How could you make the trail change colors as it draws?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: pen down, mouse pointer, trail.
Try it: Add a "pen down" block to a sprite and a "go to mouse pointer" loop, then try changing the pen color.