What does a future as a computer scientist look like? Pupils learn about loops in computer coding by writing a story about the future. They include the repeat until and wait blocks in the Scratch program to incorporate these loops.

Concepts

computer code, friendship, imagination

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Have the class keep a running list of blocks within the Scratch program
  

Classroom Considerations

• Third of eight parts in the Google CS First Friends unit; learners should be familiar with the Scratch program from previous sessions
• Scholars must have knowledge of conditionals
  

Pros

• Lists some common problems and ways to handle them
  
• Provides suggestions for how to handle student questions
  

Cons

• None