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← 2.4 Visual Programming

Scratch, MakeCode and Sprite Box

Pre-Technical Studies · Grade 8 · about 40 minutes

Three named visual programming applications: Scratch for sprites on a stage, MakeCode for micro:bit and arcade, Sprite Box for game-like worlds.

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Other lessons in this sub-strand

  1. Meaning of visual programming
  2. Types of visual programming applications
  3. Scratch, MakeCode and Sprite Box
  4. Feature: input
  5. Feature: processing
  6. Feature: output
  7. Effects: sound, animation and background
  8. Syntax, coding and coding blocks
  9. Variables and variable declarations
  10. Input and output statements
  11. Sequence statements
  12. Repeat and selection statements
  13. Sequential instructions and why they matter