Year 6
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will experiment with changing variables by different amounts and in different places. We will also learn how to display a variable in a different way.
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3 Questions
Q1.
How many values can a variable hold at one time?

2
Any number
Q2.
What do all variables have?

A name only
A value only
Q3.
When running a program, which part or parts of a variable can be updated?

Name and value
Name only
3 Questions
Q1.
What does setting a variable do?
Decreases the variable's value
Increases the variable's value
Q2.
What would the value of the 'score' variable be after this code is run?

0
2
8
Q3.
What will the sprite say at the end of this program?

0
2
Your score is 2