Fly cat, Fly!

In this lesson, we will introduce condition-controlled loops. We will predict, run, investigate, and modify code for a Scratch the cat flying game.

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.Which of these statements best describes decomposition

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Q2.Which of these sets of instructions is not a subroutine? (Image source: Scratchblocks)

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Q3.Where do you need to click in order to create your own subroutine in Scratch?

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Q4.Once you have created a subroutine, what block do you need to use to execute the subroutine?

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Quiz:

Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.Which of these statements best describes decomposition

1/4

Q2.Which of these sets of instructions is not a subroutine? (Image source: Scratchblocks)

2/4

Q3.Where do you need to click in order to create your own subroutine in Scratch?

3/4

Q4.Once you have created a subroutine, what block do you need to use to execute the subroutine?

4/4

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Fly cat, fly!

Don’t worry if you get a question wrong! Forgetting is an important step in learning. We will recap next lesson.

Q1.A learner has created the following piece of code to check if a password is correct or not. They want to improve it so that it will only give a maximum of three attempts before locking them out of the game for 60 seconds. What programming construct should they use for this? (Source: Scratchblocks)

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Q2.A learner has created the following block of code, when will the loop terminate? (Source: Scratchblocks)

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Q3.What will be the output of this program when it is executed? What will the sprite say? - (Source: Scratchblocks)

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This quiz includes images that don't have any alt text - please contact your teacher who should be able to help you with an audio description.

Unit quizzes are being retired in August 2023

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Quiz:

Fly cat, fly!

Don’t worry if you get a question wrong! Forgetting is an important step in learning. We will recap next lesson.

Q1.A learner has created the following piece of code to check if a password is correct or not. They want to improve it so that it will only give a maximum of three attempts before locking them out of the game for 60 seconds. What programming construct should they use for this? (Source: Scratchblocks)

1/3

Q2.A learner has created the following block of code, when will the loop terminate? (Source: Scratchblocks)

2/3

Q3.What will be the output of this program when it is executed? What will the sprite say? - (Source: Scratchblocks)

3/3

Lesson summary: Fly cat, Fly!

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Time to move!

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