Lesson 1 Small Basic is a Programming Language

Lesson 1

Small Basic is a Programming Language. How confident are you that you could write multiple computer programs in Small Basic? 5 Extremely Confident 1 Not Confident

By the end of the Lesson you will: LO 1: Be able to explain what programming is. LO 2: Use small basic to write a basic computer program to output text. LO 3: Apply correct syntax to small basic programs.

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Today we will learn to write programs in Small Basic is a programming language. A programming language lets us type in instructions called programming code. The computer then runs these instructions. These instructions are what we call a computer program.

What is small basic? Toolbar Editor Errors in Code

Small Basic Commands Text. Window- This tell small basic that what you input next is going to be an OUTPUT on the Text. Window Write. Line- Tells small basic your going to output text or numbers on the screen.

First Program Text. Window. Writeline (“Hello World”) Syntax In a computer program what we type must be in the correct order for the computer to understand or it will not work

Plenary 1) Re-order this program so that the program works: Write. Line (“I can use Small Basic”). Text. Window 2) How confident are you that you could write multiple computer programs in Small Basic? 5 Extremely Confident 1 Not Confident