Week 01 · Nova Reads Lines
Wednesday
Read it, then build it
// Nova only does what is written
⏱ about 15 min
A bigger program!
Rocket wrote a four line program.
First you read all four lines.
Then you build it yourself.
WARM-UP: READ THE CARD
- Read the word card.
- Tap the matching picture.
move up
?
stop
?
First, read the program
move up move right move right stop
Read each line out loud.
Point to line one.
Now line two, three, four.
What do you notice?
Two lines say the same thing.
Move right is there twice.
Nova glides right two times.
Now Nova runs it
Nova zooms up one space.
Then right. Then right again.
Then Nova stops. Done!
BUILD THE FOUR LINE PROGRAM
- Read each card.
- Build the program in order.
1line 1
2line 2
3line 3
4line 4
Twin lines are still two lines.
Nova runs each one.
One line, one job.
Round two, builder!
The twins are back.
This time twins go first.
BUILD IT: TWINS FIRST
- Read each card.
- Build: up, up, left, stop.
1line 1
2line 2
3line 3
4line 4
TRICKY ONES!
- Listen to the program.
- Tap what comes next.
move right
move right
?
move up
move up
?
Four lines, no problem!
You read four lines.
You built four lines.
Nova ran your program.
Great work, Crew!