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Lower Elementary

Computer Science

Loops

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Objectives

  1. Students will be able to explain how loops are used to repeat code.
  2. Students will be able to create a program with loops.

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Computational Thinking: Pattern recognition is finding how things are similar.

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Vocabulary

Loop: A piece of code that repeats commands

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Introduction

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This is an easier way to draw our loop!

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How many times will the whale move back and forth?

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Guided Practice

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Add a Background.

Add a fish character.

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Add a Start on Green Flag event block.

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Add a loop.

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Add move blocks.

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Independent Practice

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Add more fish to your aquarium!

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Extensions

  • Add more loops to your characters.

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  • Create a different type of scene and program the characters using loops!

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Showcase!

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Reflection

How did using loops help us today?

Computational Thinking: What similarities did you find in this lesson?