Sphero Vocabulary #1

Any programming language that lets users create programs by manipulating "blocks" or graphical programming elements, rather than writing code using text. Sometimes called visual coding, drag and drop programming, or graphical programming blocks.

• C++ Programming

• Java Programming

• Block-Based Programming

• Low-Level Programming

The language that programmers create and use to tell a computer what to do.

• Code

• English

• Visual Basic

• Go

The area where you drag and drop the coding blocks to create a program to make Sphero carry out specific actions.

• Code

• Room

• Paper

• Canvas

___________ is used to set the direction the Sphero will travel; do this before driving the Sphero or starting your program

• align

• target

• point

• aim

______________________ helps to orient Sphero; points towards you to make Sphero move away from you.

• Red Tail Light

• Yellow Tail Light

• Green Tail Light

• Blue Tail Light

______________ is an error in a program that prevents the program from running as expected.

• bird

• bug

• bear

• bubble

To ______________ a program, you are identifing and removing errors from the program.

• aim

• bug

• debug

• refactor

• the distance

• the heading

• the speed

• the time

Using the roll block given, what does 30 represent?

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• the distance

• the heading

• the speed

• the time

Using the roll block given, what does 1s represent?

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• the distance

• the direction

• the speed

• th duration