Summary
A tutorial on Scratch's "backpack" feature, which lets a signed-in user save a sprite, sound, or script from one project and drag it into another -- a handy way to reuse work across projects.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
This video shows how the backpack lets you reuse parts of a project.
- What kinds of things can you save into the backpack?
- Why might saving and reusing a script save you time?
- What part of a past project would you want to reuse?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: backpack, reuse, drag.
Try it: Drag one sprite or script into your backpack, then drag it out into a different project.