Conditional Statements in PictoBlox
Lesson Details
How do the various conditional statements in PictoBlox – if, if-else, repeat, forever – function?
Activities:
- Creating different scripts to understand the flow of execution of a program when using conditional statements.
Curriculum:
Introduction to Programming for Kids
Classroom Bundle Used: STEM Classroom Bundle, STEM Mini Classroom Bundle
Prerequisites:
Arithmatic Operators
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Lesson Overview
Students will learn the following things:
- What are relational operators in PictoBlox?
- What is a conditional statement and how it works in PictoBlox using various activities?
Material Required
1 set of the following material per group of 3-5 students:
| Component | Image | Quantity | Available in Bundle |
|---|---|---|---|
| PictoBlox |  |
Installed in Computer |
Lesson Outline
Relational Operators - 10 minutes
- What are relational operators in PictoBlox?
- Relational operator blocks:
- Greater Than >
- Less Than <
- Equals to =
Conditional Statements - 10 minutes
- What are the conditional statements?
- How do they work in PictoBlox?
Repeat Block - 15 minutes
- What is the repeat block?
- Making a program to make Tobi recite the table of a number input by the user.
Forever Block - 5 minutes
If then Block - 10 minutes
- How if-then block works?
- Make a program in which whenever we press the space key, Tobi will glide to a random position on the stage.
If () then else block - 10 minutes
- How if then else block works?
- Make a program in which whenever the mouse is clicked, Tobi moves toward the mouse and when not click it goes to its default position at center.
