Tag: Selection

How eco-friendly are you?

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It would not be hot news for you to hear that throughout your everyday life, whatever you do, you are having an impact on the environment. Words like pollution, global warming, carbon dioxide, recycling, energy saving, waste reduction are no…

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My Library

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For this challenge you will work for the librarian who needs a computer program to help pupils find out where books can be found in the library. The library contains nine bookshleves labelled from A to I. Each bookshelf specialises…

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Murder Mystery

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Doctor Black has just been found dead in his bedroom. He has been knocked down by a heavy metallic object, most likely the candlestick that was found on the floor next to Doctor Black. When falling down, Doctor Black broke…

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My Weather Forecast

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Learning Objectives In this challenge we are going to use selection blocks to display a weather forecast report. Selection blocks uses if, elif and else statements to decide which block of code to run. if statements use comparison operators to…

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Meet E.V.E.

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Meet E.V.E., a computer algorithm with artificial intelligence. E.V.E. can communicate with human beings. Well it’s only a start and we need you to complete the code provided below for E.V.E to be able to communicate more effectively with teenagers.…

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Python Basics

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Python Cheat Sheet

Check the following Python instructions. These are all you need to know to start creating your first Python scripts! You can also check our more advanced Python Helpsheet:

Blackjack Challenge

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In this challenge you are going to create a blackjack game for one player. The computer will be the dealer. Rules of the game Source: wikipedia. “Blackjack, also known as twenty-one, is the most widely played casino banking game in…

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Mastermind Challenge

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Have you ever played the board game “Mastermind”? If you are not too sure about the rules of this game, you should first check this page. For this challenge we are going to create this game of mastermind where the…

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Magic 8 Ball – Using Python Blocks!

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The purpose of this post is to demonstrate how Python trinkets can be used to code with blocks. Trinket blocks use the same approach as Scratch: A collection of blocks that the programmer can select to build their code in…

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Traffic Lights Challenge

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Did you know? An embedded system is a computer system with a dedicated function within a larger mechanical or electrical system, often with real-time computing constraints. A burglar alarm, an in-car cruise control system, a speedometer on a bike, a…

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