Week 07 · If, Then
Monday
Check first, then act
// Check first, then act
⏱ about 15 min
A new power: if!
Nova runs lines exactly.
Sometimes that means... bonk!
Today Nova learns to check first.
WARM-UP: PATTERN EYES
- Remember pattern week.
- Tap the answer.
the bead string
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the bead program
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The bonk problem
The old program never looks.
A wall pops up... bonk!
The lines need a check.
The if-line checks first
if wall, then turn right.
The if asks. The then acts.
Check first, then act!
What do you notice?
Wall there? The then runs.
No wall? Nova skips it.
One rule, two endings!
Nova checks the wall
Nova still runs lines exactly.
Now one line says: look!
No more surprise bonks.
move right if wall, then turn right move right stop
WALL OR NO WALL?
- Think about the check.
- Tap what Nova does.
a wall
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an open road
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the if-then pair
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You can read an if!
Now build one yourself.
Five lines, one check.
BUILD THE CHECK
- Two moves come first.
- Then the check, then the turn.
1line 1
2line 2
3line 3
4line 4
5line 5
TRICKY ONE!
- Read the program carefully.
- Tap the answer.
the no-check program
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a wall
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Word Spot: may, of
Here are new sight words.
Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.
May: M-A-Y.
Of: O-F.
FIND THE WORD
- Listen to the word.
- Tap it.
Listen and find
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Listen and find
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Listen and find
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Listen and find
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FILL THE GAP
- Listen to the sentence.
- Tap the missing word.
Which word fits?
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Which word fits?
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You checked first!
The if asks a question.
The then does the action.
Check first, then act!