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Coding · Grade 5

Lists and Structured Data

Fifth graders store values in lists, get items by position (counting from 1 in PlayOwl pseudocode) and find the length, loop through lists with FOR EACH to total, count and find the biggest, change and search lists, and answer questions from structured records in a table.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 90 minutes
  • Lists and data check: 8 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, trace code, highlight a text, match pairs and type a number
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What learners will discover

  • Create a list, get items by position and find its length.
  • Loop through a list with FOR EACH to total, count or find the biggest value.
  • Change a list (add and replace items) and search it for a value.
  • Use structured records (rows and fields) to answer questions, as a program would.

Lessons

  1. Lists and positions 4 steps2 practiceabout 16 min
  2. Looping through a list 5 steps3 practiceabout 17 min
  3. Changing and searching lists 4 steps2 practiceabout 16 min
  4. Structured data: records 5 steps3 practiceabout 17 min
  5. Lists and data check 8 questions at the end

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Games to practice with

  • Robot RoutesSnap together arrow, repeat and dance blocks to guide Bolt the robot home.
  • Bug DetectiveA robot program almost works. Run it, spot the buggy block, and fix it.
  • Sorting FactoryTurn a work order into if/else rules and watch the conveyor sort every item.

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