Grade 5 · Technology · Lesson 26

Conditions, Loops & Events

Once you can list steps in order, programs need three more building blocks: conditions, loops, and events. Conditions ask a yes/no question. Loops repeat steps. Events listen for something to happen. Mix them together and your program can think, repeat, and react.

What this lesson teaches

1Identify conditions that let a program make decisions
2Recognize loops that repeat instructions
3Spot events that trigger code to run
4Combine conditions, loops, and events into a simple plan

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