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Video overview about coding.

Video overview covering the concepts of Defined Count and Sub-Programs.

Grade Seven: Defined Count and Sub-Programs

By the end of this unit, students will be able to:

• Write, read, alter, and execute efficient code, including code that involves events influenced by a defined count and/or sub-programs and other control structures
• Describe how changes to the code affect the outcomes and the efficiency of the code

Students identify and discuss examples of sub-programs in their daily lives.

Students identify and discuss examples of defined counts in their daily lives

Students create a presentation to demonstrate cross-curricular applications of sub-programs to their classmates

Students write out tasks for a pretend robot to carry out daily tasks using defined counts and sub-programs

Students think critically about applications of sub-programs and express their thinking in writing

Students apply their coding knowledge to animate a story on Scratch

Video for applying lessons learned on Scratch.