B5: Events - Waiting for Events

Description

Level B, Lesson 5: Students will review what they have already accomplished with Repeat blocks and explore using Wait For blocks. They will use Blockly preset programs and Challenge Cards to practice their new skills.

Objectives

  • Define how events are used to create code.
  • Define the Wait For block and how it might be used.
  • Locate the Wait For block.
  • Design a program that uses Wait For and Repeat blocks.
  • Use the Wait For and Repeat blocks to revise code and complete coding challenges in an iterative process.

Curriculum Connections Summary

  • Ontario - Mathematics - Algebra (Coding)
  • British Columbia - ADST
  • Alberta - ICT
  • Nova Scotia - ICT


 

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Other Supplies

  • 1 tablet per group
  • projector or interactive display with mirroring capability
  • pencils
  • (optional) Challenge Cards: B 3.1, B 3.2, B 3.3
  • (optional) 1 dry erase marker per group
  • (optional) access to Twitter and Instagra

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