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PictoBlox Extensions Python Functions Syntax 1. Scratch Based Default Extensions 1.1 Motion move() Syntax: move(steps = 10) right() Syntax: right(angle = 15) left() Syntax: left(angle = 15) goto() Syntax: goto(moveto = “_random_”) gotoxy() Syntax: gotoxy(x = 100, y = 100) setdirection() Syntax: setdirection(angle = 15) pointto() Syntax: pointto() changex() Syntax: changex(delta_x = 10) setx() Syntax: …

PictoBlox Extensions Python Functions Syntax 1. Scratch Based Default Extensions 1.2 Looks say() Syntax: say(message = “Hello!”, time = 0) think() Syntax: think(message = “Hello!”, time = 0) switchcostume() Syntax: switchcostume(costume_name = “Tobi Jump”) nextcostume() Syntax: nextcostume() switchbackdrop() Syntax: switchbackdrop(backdrop_name = “backdrop1”) nextbackdrop() Syntax: nextbackdrop() changesize() Syntax: changesize(percentage = 10) setsize() Syntax: setsize(percentage = 100) …

PictoBlox Extensions Python Functions Syntax 1. Scratch Based Default Extensions 1.3 Sensing istouching() Syntax: istouching(object_name = “_edge_”) distance() Syntax: distance(object_name = “_edge_”) input() Syntax: input(question = “What is your name”) answer() Syntax: answer() iskeypressed() Syntax: iskeypressed(key = “space”) mousex() Syntax: mousex() mousey() Syntax: mousey() loudness() Syntax: loudness() timer() Syntax: timer() resettimer() Syntax: resettimer() dayssince2000() Syntax: …

Topics Subtopics 1 Chromosomes, genes and proteins 1.1 Chromosomes and cell division 1.2 Inheriting genes 1.3 Genes and protein synthesis 2 Variation and selection 2.1 Variation 2.2 Selection 3 Organisms and their environment 3.1 Energy flow and food webs 3.2 Nutrient cycles 3.3 Populations 4 Human influences on ecosystems 4.1 Human pressures on ecosystems 4.2 …

Topics Subtopics 1 Transport in plants 1.1 Xylem and phloem 1.2 Transport of water 1.3 Translocation of sucrose and amino acids 2 Transport in animals 2.1 Circulatory systems 2.2 The heart 2.3 Blood vessels 2.4 Blood 3 Diseases and immunity 3.1 Transmission of pathogens 3.2 The immune respones 4 Respiration and gas exchange 4.1 Respiration …

Topics Subtopics 1 Characteristic and classification of living organisms 1.1 Characteristics of organisms 1.2 The biological classification system 1.3 Keys 1.4 Kingdoms 1.5 Groups within the animal and plant kingdoms 1.6 Viruses 2 Cells 2.1 Animal and plant cells 2.2 Bacterial cells 2.3 Specialised cells 2.4 Sizes of specimens 3 Movement into and out of …

Topics Subtopics 1 Photosynthesis and the carbon cycle 1.1 Photosynthesis 1.2 More about photosynthesis 1.3 The carbon cycle 1.4 Climate change 2 Maintaining life 2.1 Plants and water 2.2 Transpiration 2.3 Excretion in humans 2.4 Keeping a fetus healthy 3 Genes and inheritance 3.1 Chromosomes, genes and DNA 3.2 Gametes and inheritance 3.3 Variation 3.4 …

Topics Subtopics 1 Respiration 1.1 The human respiratory system 1.2 Gas exchange 1.3 Breathing 1.4 Respiration 1.5 Blood 2 Ecosystems 2.1 The Sonoran Desert 2.2 Different ecosystems 2.3 Intruders in an ecosystem 2.4 Bioaccumulation 3 Diet and growth 3.1 Nutrients 3.2 A balanced diet 3.3 Growth, development and health 3.4 Moving the body

Topics Subtopics 1 Cells 1.1 Plant cells 1.2 Animal cells 1.3 Specialised cells 1.4 Cells, tissues and organs 2 Grouping and identifying organisms 2.1 Characteristics of living organisms 2.2 Viruses 2.3 What is a species? 2.4 Using keys 2.5 Constructing keys 3 Changes to materials 3.1 Microorganisms 3.2 Food chains and webs 3.3 Microorganisms and …

Topics Subtopics 1 Ideal gases 1.1 The mole 1.2 Equation of state 1.3 Kinetic theory of gases 2 Temperature 2.1 Thermal equilibrium 2.2 Temperature scales 2.3 Specific heat capacity and specific latent heat 3 Thermodynamics 3.1 Internal energy 3.2 The first law of thermodynamics 4 Motion in a circle 4.1 Kinematics of uniform circular motion …