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Coding · Ages 5+ · Set A
Same steps, same tower
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Remember: The same steps make the same thing every time. New steps can make something new.

Ravi's towers

A grown-up reads each question aloud. Listen to the little story first.

The towersRavi asked Bo to build a tower: blue, yellow, green. Bo did it again with the same steps, and the towers were twins. Then Ravi said green first, and up went a different tower.
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Blue, yellow, green. Which block is at the bottom?
🟦Blue🟨Yellow🟩Green
2
Bo does the same steps twice. Do the towers look the same?
YesNo
3
Ravi says green, blue, yellow. Which is at the bottom?
🟦Blue🟨Yellow🟩Green
4
Is green first, then blue, then yellow, the same tower?
YesNo
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Number the steps for Ravi's first tower.
  • Blue block
  • Green block
  • Yellow block

Same walk

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Circle the two step strips that are the same. (circle every one)
⬆️⬆️↰Strip A⬆️⬆️↱Strip B⬆️↰⬆️Strip C⬆️⬆️↰Strip D
7
Same steps, same start. Does Bo reach the star again?
YesNo
8
Ravi changes one turn. Does Bo end in the same place?
YesNo
9
What makes the same walk every time?
🤷A guess🔀Different steps📋The same steps
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Join each to what comes out.
  1. 1🔁 The same steps twice
  2. 2🔀 Steps in a new order
  3. 3📍 The same steps, same start
  • Athe same walk
  • Bthe same tower
  • Ca new tower
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Draw the tower of blue, yellow and green.
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Draw a new tower. Change one step.
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Answer key · Set A
Same steps, same tower
1Blue The first towers had a blue block at the bottom.
2Yes Yes. The same steps make the same tower, every time.
3Green Green comes first now, so green is at the bottom.
4No New steps can make a new tower.
51, 3, 2 Ravi said blue, then yellow, then green.
6Strip A, Strip D Strips A and D have the same steps in the same order.
7Yes The same steps from the same start make the same walk.
8No A different turn sends Bo somewhere else.
9The same steps Bo is like a machine for steps. The same steps from the same place give the same walk.
101-B, 2-C, 3-A Same steps make the same thing. A new order can make something new.
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