Scratch
imagine • program • share
About Scratch
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No headers| Scratch is a new programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art -- and share your creations on the web. Scratch is designed to help young people (ages 8 and up) develop 21st century learning skills. As they create and share Scratch projects, young people learn important mathematical and computational ideas, while also learning to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively. Scratch is available free of charge: go to Download. To access Scratch resources in languages from around the world, see Languages. To explore educational resources and strategies, visit our Educators page. To read research papers on Scratch, see Research. To find out who is working on Scratch, see the Credits. To read what people are saying about Scratch, see Quotes. To hear the latest Scratch news stories, visit News. To find books, T-shirts, and other Scratch-related products, visit the Scratch Store. To learn about Scratch events, visit the Scratch@MIT and Scratch Day sites. |
The MIT Scratch Team is pleased to provide Scratch free of charge. If
you enjoy using Scratch, please consider making a donation to support future development of
Scratch.
Scratch is developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab, with financial support from the National Science Foundation, Microsoft, Intel Foundation, Nokia, and MIT Media Lab research consortia.
The Scratch project is based upon research supported by the National Science Foundation under grant number 0325828. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed on this site are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
