MS 2: Coding Without a Computer

In preparation for coding on the computer we've started coding without one. We used a specific set of instructions to move cups around into different configurations.

We've had one good day of working on this project, and the kids are making great progress. Some of the kids who have coding experience are creating their own language.

Above, we have an arrow symbol that somewhat resembles the rest of our vocab-
ulary, but we’ve also included a way to “pass” information about how many times
we want to apply the forward and backward arrows. In the computer science

world, that extra passed information is called a parameter. Parameters can further
customize an already helpful function.