Code Monster
The code monster character provides example code snippets with dynamic output and students are prompted to experiment with parts of the code to see how it affects the output. Code monster guides students through coding concepts like variables, conditional statements, iteration and nesting, functions and arrays. Students can navigate to different sections of Code monster using lesson sections.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 7-8 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Tools for learning |
| Format | Interactive |
| Core and overarching concepts | Implementation (programming) |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI8P05
Design algorithms involving nested control structures and represent them using flowcharts and pseudocode
AC9TDI8P06
Trace algorithms to predict output for a given input and to identify errors
AC9TDI8P09
Implement, modify and debug programs involving control structures and functions in a general-purpose programming language |
| Technologies & Programming Languages | JavaScript JS |
| Keywords | Programming, Computational Thinking, Parameters, Algorithms, Iteration, Output, Javascript, Conditional statements, Variables, Functions |
| Organisation | Code Monster |
| Copyright | 2015 Geeky Ventures. Free-for-education material. |
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