Week 01 · Nova Reads Lines
Thursday
Predict the ending
// Nova only does what is written
⏱ about 15 min
Can you predict the ending?
Predict means make a smart guess.
Read the lines. Think ahead.
What will Nova do last?
WARM-UP: FOUR LINES
- Read all four lines.
- Tap the answer.
move up
move right
move right
stop
?
move up
move right
move right
stop
?
Raven shows you how
Look at the whole program.
Find the very last line.
That line runs last.
Nova never guesses
The ending is not magic.
The ending is written down.
Read it and you know.
Try one together
Two lines: right, then up.
The last line says move up.
So Nova ends moving up!
Now you try five rounds.
The programs keep growing.
Two lines, up to five!
WHAT HAPPENS LAST?
- Read the whole program.
- Tap what Nova does last.
move right
move up
?
move up
move right
stop
?
move right
move right
move up
move left
?
move left
move up
move up
move right
?
move up
move right
move up
move right
stop
?
You predicted five endings!
The programs kept growing.
You kept reading. Champion!
Level up time!
The lines take turns.
Keep your eyes sharp!
PREDICT: EXPERT LEVEL
- Read every line.
- Tap what happens last.
move left
move right
move left
move right
?
move left
move up
move right
move up
?
move right
move right
move left
move left
stop
?
TRICKY ONES!
- Watch for twin traps.
- Tap what happens last.
move up
move right
move up
?
move left
move left
move right
?
You predicted the ending!
The last line runs last.
Reading beats guessing.
Tomorrow: your own show!