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Creative Computing (MS)

Introduction to Programming with Karel the Dog

Students learn about JavaScript syntax, functions, control structures, and proper programming formatting by giving commands to Karel the dog. Students can use either text or blocks to code.

Lessons

2.1 Introduction to Programming With Karel

  • Introduction to Programming With Karel
  • Quiz: Karel Commands
  • Our First Karel Program
  • Your First Karel Program
  • Short Stack

2.2 More Basic Karel

  • More Basic Karel
  • More Basic Karel Quiz
  • Tennis Ball Square
  • Make a Tower
  • Pyramid of Karel

2.3 Karel Can't Turn Right

  • Karel Can't Turn Right
  • Karel Can't Turn Right Quiz
  • Tower and Turn Right
  • Fireman Karel
  • Slide Karel
  • +1 more

2.4 Functions in Karel

  • Functions in Karel
  • Functions in Karel Quiz
  • Turn Around
  • Pancakes
  • Mario Karel

2.5 The Start Function

  • The Start Function
  • The Start Function Quiz
  • Tower with Start Function
  • Pancakes with Start

2.6 Top Down Design and Decomposition in Karel

  • Top Down Design and Decomposition in Karel
  • Top Down Design and Decomposition Quiz
  • Hurdle Karel
  • The Two Towers

2.7 Commenting Your Code

  • Commenting Your Code
  • Commenting Your Code Quiz
  • Hurdle Karel
  • The Two Towers + Comments

2.8 Super Karel

  • Super Karel
  • Super Karel Quiz
  • Hurdle Karel (with SuperKarel)
  • The Two Towers + SuperKarel
  • Super Karel Badge

2.9 For Loops

  • For Loops
  • For Loops Quiz
  • Repeated Move
  • Put Down Tennis Balls
  • Take 'em All
  • +3 more

2.10 If Statements

  • If Statements
  • If Statements Quiz
  • If Statements
  • Safe Take Ball
  • Is There a Ball?
  • +2 more

2.11 If/Else Statements

  • If/Else Statements
  • If/Else Statements Quiz
  • If/Else Statements
  • One Ball in Each Spot
  • Right Side Up
  • +2 more

2.12 While Loops in Karel

  • While Loops in Karel
  • While Loops in Karel Quiz
  • Move to Wall
  • Follow The Yellow Ball Road
  • Lay Row of Tennis Balls
  • +1 more

2.13 Control Structures Example

  • Control Structures Example
  • Control Structures Example Quiz
  • Cleanup Karel
  • Random Hurdles

2.14 More Karel Examples and Testing

  • More Karel Examples and Testing
  • Quiz: Which Control Structure?
  • Move Tennis Ball Stack
  • Climbing Karel

2.15 How to Indent Your Code

  • How to Indent Your Code
  • How to Indent Your Code Quiz
  • Dance and Clean Karel
  • Diagonal
  • Staircase
  • +1 more

2.16 Karel Challenges

  • Fetch
  • Racing Karel
  • Go Through the Fence
  • Escape Karel
  • Karel Challenges Badge

2.17 Intro to Programming with Karel the Dog Quiz

  • Intro to Programming with Karel the Dog Quiz

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