Summary
A short concept video covering three kinds of "if" decisions a program (or a person) can make, using plain, everyday examples instead of code -- a friendly way to introduce conditional/decision-making thinking before students hit the term in upper grades.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
This video explains conditionals -- decisions that only happen "if" something is true.
- What are the three kinds of conditionals shown in the video?
- Give your own "if/then" example from everyday life (like "if it's raining, then I bring an umbrella").
- Why might a computer program need to make a decision like this?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: conditional, if/then, decision.
Try it: Write two "if/then" sentences about choices you make during a normal school day.