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78 lines
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# looper blocks lesson
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Learn to control blinking LEDs. #LED #screen #for #docs
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### @video td/videos/looper-0
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## Topic
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For Loop
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## Quick links
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* [activity](/microbit/lessons/looper/activity)
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* [challenges](/microbit/lessons/looper/challenges)
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## Class
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Year 7
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## Prior learning/place of lesson in scheme of work
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Learn how to control a blinking LED. We will be learning how to create a blinking app using the for loop as well as simple commands, such as plot and pause.
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## Documentation
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* **for**: [read more...](/microbit/reference/loops/for)
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* **show number**: [read more...](/microbit/reference/basic/show-number)
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* **pause**: [read more...](/microbit/reference/basic/pause)
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* **arithmetic operators**: [read more...](/microbit/reference/types/number)
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## Objectives
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* learn how to repeat code a fixed number of times
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* learn how to show a number on the LED screen, one digit at a time (scrolling from left to right)
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* learn how to pause program execution for the specified number of milliseconds
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* learn how to arithmetic operators operate on numbers and return a number
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## Progression Pathways / Computational Thinking Framework
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#### Algorithms
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* Uses logical reasoning to predict outputs, showing an awareness of inputs. (AL)
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* Understands that iteration is the repetition of a process such as a loop. (AL)
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* Represents solutions using a structured notation. (AL) (AB)
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#### Programming & Development
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* Creates programs that implement algorithms to achieve given goals. (AL)
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* Uses a variable and relational operators within a loop to govern termination. (AL) (GE)
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* Uses a range of operators and expressions e.g. Boolean, and applies them in the context of program control. (AL)
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#### Data & Data Representation
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* Understands the difference between data and information. (AB)
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* Defines data types: real numbers and Boolean. (AB)
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#### Information Technology
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* Collects, organises and presents data and information in digital content. (AB)
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* Makes appropriate improvements to solutions based on feedback received, and can comment on the success of the solution. (EV)
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Computational Thinking Concept: AB = Abstraction; DE = Decomposition; AL = Algorithmic Thinking; EV = Evaluation; GE = Generalisation
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## Activity
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* time: 10 min.
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* [activity](/microbit/lessons/looper/activity)
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## Extended Activity
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* time: 20 min.
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* [challenges](/microbit/lessons/looper/challenges)
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## Homework
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* Extended Activity: [challenges](/microbit/lessons/looper/challenges)
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