Scratch is a visual programming language developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab. It allows users to create interactive stories, games, and animations. It's especially designed for kids, but it's used by people of all ages to learn about programming.

Scratch has several features that make it an excellent tool for teaching programming. It uses a block-based coding system, which means you can create programs by dragging and dropping code blocks instead of writing text-based code. This makes it more accessible for beginners.

It also has a vibrant online community where users can share their projects, get feedback, and learn from each other.

Scratch is a great tool for teaching programming because it's easy to get started with, but it also has a lot of depth, allowing users to create complex projects as they gain more experience.

It encourages creativity and problem-solving and provides an engaging way to introduce the fundamental concepts of programming.

Here's a quick 1 minute look at Scratch, we'll dive into a deeper tutorial in the next lesson.

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