TOPIC 1: COMPUTATIONAL THINKING

Introduction to programming

ACTIVITIES FOR Y10-01-CT1

Name ____________________________________________ Date __________________

Activity 1
Write a program to print out ‘Hello World’.

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Activity 2
Write a program that writes your name on the screen.

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Activity 3
Complete the table below. Predict what the code snippet will output, then write what happens
when you type the code into the interpreter.

Code Prediction Actual output

Activity 4
 Copy and run this code:

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TOPIC 1: COMPUTATIONAL THINKING

Introduction to programming

 Amend this code to:

o output the result of the calculation
o include a variable for the depth of the shape
o calculate the volume of the shape (area * depth)
Note: volume = height × width × depth.

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