to make something move or change its appearance

a precise sequence of steps that can be followed to do a task

to copy something exactly, such as part of a coding project

to look at something carefully and decide how well it works or how it could be improved

Animating text

Computing

In this unit, pupils will explore the concept of repetition in programming in the Scratch environment. Pupils will look at the difference between count-controlled and infinite loops. They will use their knowledge to modify, design and create games and animations that involve repetition.

Using repetition in programming to create a game

Adds a pause so that you can see the costume change

Starts the animation when the flag is clicked

Changes the sprite to the next costume in its costume list

Makes the commands run forever, until the program is stopped

In this code for the letter J, what is the purpose of the orange wait 0.5 seconds block?

Which block can start multiple processes at the same time?

Change a sprite’s costume to animate it

What does repetition help you do in an animation project?

Use a different event block for each letter

Wait for one letter to finish before starting the next

Start each letter’s code with the same event block

How can you make all the letters in your animation project start moving at the same time?

Starts code for all sprites at the same time

Match each statement to the correct term:

Which type of loop repeats a set of instructions a specific number of times?

What do you call the part of a program that starts code running when something specific happens?

Put these steps in order to run a count-controlled loop:

What information does a count-controlled loop need before it starts?

What is the name for the visual appearance or outfit that a character can wear in a coding project?

Introduction

What will you need for this lesson?

Are you ready to learn?

Equipment

Worksheet