Simplifying programming – repeating instructions and blocks
Objectives
Demonstrate simplifying instructions; using repeat instructions/ loops to draw shapes#Visualize space, co-ordinates and shapes through movement and vice versa
Visualizing the construction of a shape through a set of repeating instructions
Taking inputs and executing instructions; assigning value to a variable, etc
Demonstrate the logic of different repeating programming structures.
Hands-on Activity
Activity #1 (Part A)
1.What was the answer to the previous question?
2.The turtle moved 8 times; how did we make the turtle do the action 8 times? (By clicking the start button)
3.Is there a way to give this instruction in a simpler way (encourage the class to think of a process being repeated multiple times)
4.Demonstrate the repeat command
5.We have repeated the command 8 times.
6.What are the other ways in which you would like to have the repeat command work? (When a condition is satisfied, for given input values)