DLCS18.6.8

Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 6

DLCS18.6.8
Create a program that initializes a variable.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:

that updating a variable during a program changes the initial value set, so variables need to be initialized (set to the original value) at the start or end of a task or program.

Skills

Students are able to:

set variables back to their original values upon start
up or completion of a task or program.

Understanding

Students understand that:

variables need to be initialized for programs to work properly more than once.

Vocabulary

initialize

COS Examples

Example: Create a flowchart in which the variable or object returns to a starting position upon completion of a task.

Aligned Learning Resources

Computer Science Discoveries Unit 3 Chapter 1 Lesson 7: The Draw Loop (18-19)

Computer Science Discoveries Unit 3 Chapter 1 Lesson 8: The Counter Pattern Unplugged (18-19)

Computer Science Discoveries Unit 3 Chapter 1 Lesson 9: Sprite Movement (18-19)

Computer Science Discoveries Unit 3 Chapter 1 Lesson 13: Other Forms of Input (18-19)

Computer Science Discoveries Unit 3 Chapter 1 Lesson 14: Project - Interactive Card (18-19)

Computer Science Discoveries Unit 6 Chapter 1 Lesson 2: Designing Screens with Code (18-19)

Computer Science Discoveries Unit 6 Chapter 1 Lesson 9: Make a Game (18-19)

Computer Science Discoveries Unit 6 Chapter 2 Lesson 16: Prototype an Innovation (18-19)

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