Small basic lesson 2

• Computing
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Student Voice

Student Voice Questions Explained

Link

Click the link to complete the survey:

Student Survey Link

Do now - What is wrong
with the following code?

Extension

https://www.keybr.com/

Do now activity should take 3 mins for students to answer after accessing lessonup. 

Extension task allows students to develop their typing skills which will be useful when we move to text based languages. 

Do Now answer

Lesson objectives 

Conquer: Understand the concept of variables

 

Aspire Higher: To apply variable knowledge to create a chat bot

 

 

Aspire: Create a set of loops to make a program more efficient.

Small basic

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Write this code into small basic and run it.
TextWindow.WriteLine("What is your Name?")
What does it do?

Any information that the game keeps track of and updates as part of the game,

Timer goes down

Goals go up and are compared at the end

Names and player positions change.

What 2 things do we have to give a variable?

What name should we give to a variable?

Type this code, instead of my name use your name instead!

name = "Mr Peake"

TextWindow.WriteLine(name)

• We have created a variable and stored our name! This is then printed onto the screen!
  

What happens when you use this code?

Inputs

The variable Age stores whatever the user (you) enters!

This is then written onto the screen.

Practice the new code (ISL)

Use this code to create several questions and responses!

• Ask your age!
  
• Ask your Fav food
  
• Ask your Fav Show/film
  
• Ask your Fav subject at school
  

What is the purpose of this line of code?

Textwindow.writeline

1. Writes text to screen
2. Saves information
3. Changes the colour of the pen
4. Prints of information

What is the purpose of this line of code?

textwindow.read

1. Writes text to screen
2. Saves information
3. Allows the user to enter information
4. Makes the background see through.

What is the best variable name to store a users favorite drink.

1. Drink = Coke
2. Food = Coke
3. Variable = Coke`
4. Data = Coke

What is a sprite?

1. A set of pixels controlled by the user.
2. A non player character
3. An image.
4. The code to move a character.

What is the purpose of this line of code?

GraphicsWindow.BackgroundColor = "red"

1. Makes the turtle draw.
2. Changes the colour of the pen.
3. Changes the colour of background
4. Changes the width of the pen.