Events and Actions

In coding, what is an Event?

• A fun game

• A fun party

• Something that can happen in the code

• A word that starts with E

When talking about Events,

what do we mean by Actions?

• Exciting movie

• Doing sports

• What the code does when the Event happens

• Something that's hard to do

Is this code correct and complete?

• Yes, that's a Sticky Loop

• No, it is missing the Event

• Yes, you have enough blocks

• No, you need at least ten more blocks

Is this code correct and complete?

• No, because you can't click anything

• No, because it doesn't tell you what Actions to do when actor is clicked

• Yes, because you can click the actor (character)

• Yes, because one block is enough

What happens when you click on this character (actor)

• The character moves

• The character makes a 'beep' sound

• The character moves and makes a 'beep' sound

• Nothing

What happens when you press the 'space' key on your keyboard?

• The character moves

• The character makes a 'beep' sound

• The character moves and makes a 'beep' sound

• Nothing

You want to code something to happen when your game starts.

Which Event should you use?

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You want to code a character to say 'yummy' when they touch the apple in the game.

Which Event should you use?

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In coding, what is an Event?

• A fun game

• A fun party

• Something that can happen in the code

• A word that starts with E

When talking about Events,

what do we mean by Actions?

• Exciting movie

• Doing sports

• What the code does when the Event happens

• Something that's hard to do