Dash and Dot Vocabulary Level A

a sequence of instructions that can be used to solve a problem or set of problems

• Algorithm

• Sequence

• Event Handler

• Loop

problem-solving related to computers, programming, or computer science using skills such as decomposing problems, pattern recognition, abstraction, and automation

• Growth Mindset

• Event

• Computational Thinking

• Robotic Thinking

identifying and preventing unintended behavior of a computer or program

• Event

• Function

• Conditional

• Debugging

instructions that depend on whether something is true or false

• Conditional

• Variable

• Aircondition

• Sequence

a program with specific instructions for whenever an event happens

• Event

• Sequence

• Event Handler

• Sequence Handler

an interaction or change that can be sensed by a computer or robot

• Program

• Variable

• Loop

• Event

a sequence of instructions, usually given a name, that can be reused throughout a program or in other programs

• Function Call

• Directions

• Function

• Program

an instruction that executes the sequence of instructions in a function

• Function Call

• Function

• Loop Call

• Variable

a name or symbol that represents a number (or some other value) that can be referred to in a program and changed over time

• Sequence

• Program

• Conditional

• Variable

an arrangement of steps in a specific order to describe a procedure

• Program

• Event Handler

• Event

• Sequence