Improving a game

In this lesson, we will experiment with changing variables by different amounts and in different places. We will also learn how to display a variable in a different way.

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Q1.How many values can a variable hold at one time?

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Q2.What do all variables have?

2/3

Q3.When running a program, which part or parts of a variable can be updated?

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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.How many values can a variable hold at one time?

1/3

Q2.What do all variables have?

2/3

Q3.When running a program, which part or parts of a variable can be updated?

3/3

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Improving a game

Materials from the Teach Computing Curriculum created by the National Centre for Computing Education

Q1.What does setting a variable do?

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Q2.What would the value of the 'score' variable be after this code is run?

2/3

Q3.What will the sprite say at the end of this program?

3/3

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Improving a game

Materials from the Teach Computing Curriculum created by the National Centre for Computing Education

Q1.What does setting a variable do?

1/3

Q2.What would the value of the 'score' variable be after this code is run?

2/3

Q3.What will the sprite say at the end of this program?

3/3

Lesson summary: Improving a game

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