Coding
This is the order of steps we give to make a computer do something.
Sequence
A machine that can do tasks and sometimes move is called a what?
Robot
When we tell a robot to go forward, which direction word did we use?
Forward
Sphero is a small round robot that rolls. What shape is Sphero?
Sphere / ball
If I tell a robot to go toward the back of the classroom, which direction word did I use?
Backwards
Arrange these actions into the correct order to make a story: 1) finish, 2) start, 3) middle. Which comes second?
Middle
Robots can have sensors to help them. A sensor that can tell how close something is is called what?
Distance sensor
In coding, a picture that moves on the screen is often called a what?
Sprite
To make Sphero move, you can use an app to tell it speed and direction. Those instructions are called what?
Commands
Which command tells a robot to make a right-angle turn to its right?
Turn right
A tiny instruction like "move forward" or "turn left" is called a what?
Command
If we press a button to make a robot move, that button is an example of an input or an output?
Input
If your code doesn't do what you expected, you look for mistakes.What do we call fixing errors in code?
Debugging
Dash is a small robot that can move, make sounds, and light up. True or false: Dash is a robot.
True
If you want a robot to face the opposite way, which direction command would you use?
Turn around
The word means "do again."
Repeat
A robot follows commands you give. The list of commands you give it is like its what?
Program
Give one example of a pattern: red, blue, red, blue. What comes next?
Dash has wheels and motors. Which part helps Dash move?
Wheels/motors
You want a robot to go left, forward, then right. Write the order of direction words.
Left, forward, right
You want a sprite to move 3 steps, then turn. Which type of thinking are you using when you plan those steps?
Sequencing or planning
You want a robot to stop when it sees a wall. Which simple rule would you program?
If-then rule
You have five steps in a program but the robot only does the first two. What might you do next to solve it?
Debug the program
You want Dash to say "Hello" when it reaches a spot. Which type of block would you add to make Dash talk: an input block or an output block?
Output
The robot is facing north. You tell it to turn right, go forward, turn right, go forward. Which direction is the robot facing now? North, south, east, or west?
South