Saving Santa To use variables in programs |
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✔️ To understand that some variables can only be true of false (boolean)
✔️ To understand that programs can do different things if the value of a boolean variable is true or false (conditional statements)
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✔️ design, write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals; solve problems by decomposing them into smaller parts
✔️ use sequence, selection, and repetition in programs; work with variables
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✔️ The children program Santa to do something when the sprite is touching the sleigh sprite
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Scratch
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ResourceKS2.1
Optional Tutorial:
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Tablet User Guidance:
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- Lesson Plan
- Support Resources
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- code
- bug
- debug
- repetition
- repetition
- loop
- sequence
- if
- when
- true
- false