Code.org Animation Vocabulary

An extra piece of information passed to a function to customize it for a specific need

• Bug

• Algorithm

• Parameter

• Program

A graphic character on the screen with properties that describe its location, movement, and look.

• Debugging

• Bug

• Variable

• Sprite

Part of a program that does not work correctly.

• Variable

• Bug

• Parameter

• Sprite

An algorithm that has been coded into something that can be run by a machine.

• Program

• Parameter

• Code

• Bug

A placeholder for a piece of information that can change.

• Debugging

• Sprite

• Variable

• Parameter

Attributes that describe an object's characteristics

• Property

• Sprite

• Variable

• Algorithm

Finding and fixing problems in an algorithm or program.

• Unbugging

• Sprite

• Property

• Debugging

This block will....

• Create a variable

• Move a sprite across the screen

• Place a sprite on the screen

• Draw a background

This block will...

• Move the Sprite

• Create a variable for a sprite you want to use

• Draw the Sprite

• Draw a shape

A Function will...

• make and name a variable

• Let you write code that can be stored and used a number of times.

• allow you to move the sprite any way it would like

• write your code for you