3. If the condition of the if portion of the code in an if / else loop is met, will the else portion
run?
No. Else will only run if the if portion of the code is not met.
4. Describe a while loop.
A while loop will run the code only while a certain condition is being met.
Minecraft: Education Edition offers many opportunities for teachers and learners to extend and
enrich the learning experience beyond this lesson.
• Learners could extend the conditionals by utilizing the else portion to include another
action. For example, if the corn is planted, a horse is spawn, ELSE, a zombie horse is
spawned.
• Students could work through the puzzles using conditionals at this link:
COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RI/3/3/
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.3: Describe the relationship between a series of historical events,
scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that
pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.8: Describe the logical connection between particular sentences
and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence)
COMPUTER SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (CSTA) COMPUTER SCIENCE
STANDARDS K-12 https://www.csteachers.org/Page/standards
1A-AP-08: Model daily processes by creating and following algorithms (sets of step-by-step
instructions) to complete tasks.
1A-AP-09: Model the way programs store and manipulate data by using numbers or other
symbols to represent information.
1A-AP-10: Develop programs with sequences and simple loops, to express ideas or address a
problem.
1A-AP-11: Decompose (break down) the steps needed to solve a problem into a precise
sequence of instructions.
1A-AP-14: Debug, (identify and fix) errors in an algorithm or program that includes sequences
and simple loops.
1B-AP-10: Create programs that include sequences, events, loops, and conditionals.
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION (ISTE) STANDARDS
FOR STUDENTS (https://www.iste.org/standards/for-students)