Block coding basics

If I say the word "Algorithm" I am talking about what?

• When we all go to a store called Rithim.

• Algae that can DANCE!!!

• A new dance move.

• A list of steps you follow to finish a task.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

These orange EVENT block codes are...

• Actions that cause something to happen.

• Sounds played in your game

• IF/Then loops

• Timed activities in your game

Problems or mistakes in the code for an algorithm or program are known as:

• Bugs

• Slugs

• Tugs

• Rugs

Code is...

• When it's not warm and your nose is stuffed up

• The troll in Tynker

• The language used in Columbia

• Specific instructions in a computer program.

A computer program is

• a show on TV.

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

• a professional tiger

• a course you can take in college

What is the name of this code?

• Deja Vu

• Loop

• Repeat

• Never stop

A field of science in which people write the language of code to solve big problems.

• NASA

• computer science

• Biology

• program Science

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

Finding and fixing errors in a program.

• debugging

• decompose

• digital footprint

• variables

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

Statements that can only run under certain conditions or situations such as: if the seat is taken, then move to the next available seat.

• conditionals (if/then statements)

• variable

• abstractions

• binary

What is coding?

• Something used to develop computer programs. 
• A form of "language" use to communicate computer actions. 
• An essential part to everything we do online. 
• All of these options are correct.