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Coding

Setting up the Code Area​

  1. Select and drag the on start block to the left of the screen and drop it on the bin.

  2. Select and drag the forever block to the left of the screen and drop it on the bin.

  3. Select Input. Select and drag the on shake block to the code area and drop it.

Your code area should look like this: What the code look like so far

Creating a Variable​

WHAT IS A VARIABLE

Think of a variable as a box that stores information that can be used throughout our program. We give variables a descriptive name so we and others can understand what is going on within our program.

  1. Select Variables. Select make a variable...

  2. Type choice and select OK or press enter on your keyboard.

Set Choice To​

  1. Select Variables. Select and drag a set choice to 0 block to the code area and attach it within the on shake block.

  2. Select Math. Select and drag a pick random 0 to 10 block to the code area and attach it within the 0 of the set choice to block.

  3. Select 10 and type 2.

Your code should look like this:

The code so far

If Condition​

  1. Select Logic. Select and drag an if true then else block to the code area and attach it under set choice to pick random from 0 to 2 block.

  2. Select Logic. Select and drag a 0 = 0 block to the code area and attach it within the true of the if then block.

  3. Select Variables. Select and drag a choice block to the code area and attach it within the first 0 of the if 0 = 0 then block.

  4. Select Basic. Select and drag a show leds block to the code area and attach it within the if choice = 0 then block.

  5. Make the following pattern by selecting the squares to represent paper.

Representation of paper

Your code shoud look like this:

The code so far

Else Condition​

  1. Select Basic. Select and drag a show leds block to the code area and attach it within the else block.

  2. Make the following pattern by selecting the squares to represent rock.

Representation of rock

Your code should look like this:

Your code so far

If Else Condition​

  1. Select the + sign below else.

  2. Select Logic. Select and drag a 0 = 0 block to the code area and attach it within the blank of else if then block.

  3. Select Variables. Select and drag a choice block to the code area and attach it within the first 0 of the else if block.

  4. Select 0 and type 1.

  5. Select Basic. Select and drag a show leds block to the code area and attach it within the else if choice = 1 then block.

  6. Create the following pattern to represent scissors.

Representation of Scissors

Your code should look like this:

Completed code