Alice Chapter 3 Lab 2

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Exercises from Chapter 3

For each of the following exercises, create a storyboard on a separate sheet of paper and then translate the storyboard to a program. Include at least one comment in your program.

1. Complete Exercise 5: SpiderRobot's Walk
   
   
   
2. Complete Exercise 6: Blimp and Dragon
   
   
   

Concept Questions (Short Answers)

3. What action(s) does a function perform that a method does not? (Page # _____ )
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. List four different control structures used in creating a program in Alice.
   
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5. What type of function value is used to check a condition in an If/Else statement? (Page # _____ )
   
   
   
   
   
6. Describe what happens in an If/Else statement when the instruction in the Else part is Do Nothing? (Page # _____ )
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. The following relational operation is available in the World's functions list:
   
   (a) Give an example of what "a" and "b" can represent. (Page # _____ )
   
   
   
   
   (b) What type of value is obtained when this operation is evaluated? (Page # _____ )
   
   
   
8. What is the purpose of a Loop statement? (Page # _____ )