{
 "source": "https://peabody.kids/flashcards/tech-block-coding-and-robotics",
 "id": "tech-block-coding-and-robotics",
 "title": "Block Coding and Robotics for Kids",
 "category": "technology",
 "subject": "Programming",
 "levels": [
  "k-2",
  "3-5",
  "6-8"
 ],
 "description": "Beginner coding ideas from Scratch-style blocks and simple robots.",
 "tags": [
  "Scratch",
  "block coding",
  "robots",
  "beginner"
 ],
 "frontLabel": "Word",
 "backLabel": "Meaning",
 "cards": [
  [
   "Scratch",
   "A free block-based coding language made at MIT, launched in 2007"
  ],
  [
   "Block coding",
   "Snapping blocks together instead of typing code"
  ],
  [
   "Sprite",
   "A character or object in a Scratch project"
  ],
  [
   "Stage",
   "The background area where sprites act"
  ],
  [
   "Costume",
   "A picture a sprite can wear to change its look"
  ],
  [
   "Script",
   "A stack of blocks that runs in order"
  ],
  [
   "Event block",
   "A block that starts code, like 'when green flag clicked'"
  ],
  [
   "Motion block",
   "A block that moves a sprite"
  ],
  [
   "Looks block",
   "A block that changes how a sprite appears or speaks"
  ],
  [
   "Sound block",
   "A block that plays sound"
  ],
  [
   "Control block",
   "A block for loops and decisions"
  ],
  [
   "Sensing block",
   "A block that checks for touching, keys or mouse"
  ],
  [
   "Operator block",
   "A block for math and comparing"
  ],
  [
   "Variable",
   "A named box that holds a number or text"
  ],
  [
   "Loop",
   "Repeating blocks"
  ],
  [
   "Forever loop",
   "Repeats without stopping"
  ],
  [
   "Repeat 10 loop",
   "Repeats 10 times"
  ],
  [
   "If block",
   "Does something only when a condition is true"
  ],
  [
   "If-else block",
   "Does one thing if true and another if false"
  ],
  [
   "Broadcast",
   "Sends a message to other scripts or sprites"
  ],
  [
   "Clone",
   "A copy of a sprite made while the project runs"
  ],
  [
   "Coordinates",
   "The x and y numbers that tell where a sprite is"
  ],
  [
   "x position",
   "How far left or right a sprite is"
  ],
  [
   "y position",
   "How far up or down a sprite is"
  ],
  [
   "Direction",
   "The angle a sprite is facing"
  ],
  [
   "Remix",
   "Making a copy of someone's project to change"
  ],
  [
   "Debugging",
   "Finding and fixing mistakes in code"
  ],
  [
   "Bug",
   "A mistake in code"
  ],
  [
   "Sequence",
   "Steps in the right order"
  ],
  [
   "Algorithm",
   "Step-by-step instructions"
  ],
  [
   "Unplugged coding",
   "Learning coding ideas without a computer"
  ],
  [
   "Pseudocode",
   "Code ideas written in plain words"
  ],
  [
   "Event",
   "Something that happens, like a click"
  ],
  [
   "Input",
   "What you give to a program"
  ],
  [
   "Output",
   "What a program shows or does"
  ],
  [
   "Function",
   "A named group of blocks you can reuse"
  ],
  [
   "Custom block",
   "Your own block made from other blocks"
  ],
  [
   "Hour of Code",
   "A worldwide event that introduces coding in one hour"
  ],
  [
   "Code.org",
   "A nonprofit that offers free coding lessons"
  ],
  [
   "Robot",
   "A machine that can sense and act"
  ],
  [
   "Sensor",
   "A part that detects things like light, touch or distance"
  ],
  [
   "Motor",
   "A part that makes things move"
  ],
  [
   "Actuator",
   "A part that makes a robot do something"
  ],
  [
   "Microcontroller",
   "A tiny computer that controls a device"
  ],
  [
   "micro:bit",
   "A small programmable board with lights, buttons and sensors"
  ],
  [
   "Arduino",
   "A microcontroller board used in projects"
  ],
  [
   "Raspberry Pi",
   "A small low-cost computer"
  ],
  [
   "LED",
   "A small light that glows when electricity flows through it"
  ],
  [
   "Servo",
   "A motor that turns to a set angle"
  ],
  [
   "Ultrasonic sensor",
   "Measures distance using sound"
  ],
  [
   "Line-following robot",
   "A robot that follows a line using sensors"
  ],
  [
   "Obstacle avoidance",
   "A robot turns to avoid hitting things"
  ],
  [
   "Autonomous",
   "Working by itself without being controlled"
  ],
  [
   "Remote control",
   "Controlling a device from a distance"
  ],
  [
   "Circuit",
   "A closed path electricity flows through"
  ],
  [
   "Battery",
   "Stores energy to power a circuit"
  ],
  [
   "Switch",
   "A part that opens or closes a circuit"
  ],
  [
   "Conductor",
   "A material that lets electricity flow, like copper"
  ],
  [
   "Insulator",
   "A material that stops electricity, like rubber"
  ],
  [
   "Prototype",
   "A first working model"
  ],
  [
   "Design process",
   "Ask, imagine, plan, create, test, improve"
  ],
  [
   "Engineer",
   "A person who designs and builds solutions"
  ],
  [
   "Computational thinking",
   "Solving problems with steps, patterns and breaking things down"
  ],
  [
   "Decompose",
   "Break a big problem into smaller parts"
  ],
  [
   "Pattern",
   "Something that repeats"
  ],
  [
   "Abstraction",
   "Ignoring details to focus on what matters"
  ],
  [
   "Maze challenge",
   "A common puzzle for practicing sequences and loops"
  ]
 ]
}