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Steps for a Computer: teacher key

How Coding Works, grade K edition, written for Pre-K and kindergarten. A computer can not think, so we give it a list of steps. Find out about steps and bugs.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

  1. Who tells a computer the steps?
    • A pet
    • We do (answer)
    • The sun
  2. Where do the steps go?
    • In a list (answer)
    • In a hat
    • In a sock
  3. What is a bug in a program?
    • A bee
    • A game
    • A mistake (answer)
  4. Why do we give a computer a list?
    • It can not think (answer)
    • It is sad
    • It is big

Words

  • computer: a machine
  • steps: things to do
  • bug: a mistake