Introducing Loops: Repeating Actions
Students will learn about loops as a way to repeat actions efficiently in programming, using simple block-based examples.
Key Questions
- Explain why using a loop is more efficient than repeating code multiple times.
- Design a simple program that uses a loop to draw a repeating shape.
- Predict the outcome of a program with a given loop structure.
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