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Nebraska Introduction to Computer Science and Technology: Coding First

Coding with Karel

Students learn the basics of programming using Karel, a dog that only knows how to move, turn left, and place tennis balls in his world. Students give Karel these simple commands to solve problems, helping them understand foundational programming concepts and focus on developing problem-solving skills.

Lessons

1.1 Introduction to Programming With Karel

  • Introduction to Programming With Karel
  • Quiz: Karel Commands
  • Our First Karel Program
  • Your First Karel Program
  • Short Stack
  • +1 more

1.2 More Basic Karel

  • More Basic Karel
  • More Basic Karel Quiz
  • Tennis Ball Square
  • Make a Tower
  • Pyramid of Karel
  • +1 more

1.3 Karel Can't Turn Right

  • Karel Can't Turn Right
  • Karel Can't Turn Right Quiz
  • Tower and Turn Right
  • Fireman Karel
  • Slide Karel
  • +2 more

1.4 Functions in Karel

  • Functions in Karel
  • Functions in Karel Quiz
  • Turn Around
  • Pancakes
  • Backflip
  • +2 more

1.5 Top Down Design and Decomposition in Karel

  • Top Down Design and Decomposition in Karel
  • Top Down Design and Decomposition Quiz
  • Hurdle Karel
  • The Two Towers
  • Make a 'Z'
  • +1 more

1.6 Commenting Your Code

  • Commenting Your Code
  • Commenting Your Code Quiz
  • Hurdle Karel
  • The Two Towers + Comments
  • Reflection: Commenting

1.7 Abstraction

  • Abstraction
  • Abstraction Quiz
  • Abstracting Away build_tower
  • Abstracting Your Day
  • Reflection: Abstraction
  • +1 more

1.8 Super Karel

  • Super Karel
  • Super Karel Quiz
  • Hurdle Karel (with SuperKarel)
  • The Two Towers + SuperKarel
  • Super Karel Badge

1.9 For Loops

  • For Loops
  • For Loops Quiz
  • Repeated Move
  • Put Down Tennis Balls
  • Take 'em All
  • +3 more

1.10 If Statements

  • If Statements
  • If Statements Quiz
  • If Statements
  • Safe Take Ball
  • Is There a Ball?
  • +1 more

1.11 If/Else Statements

  • If/Else Statements
  • If/Else Statements Quiz
  • If/Else Statements
  • One Ball in Each Spot
  • Right Side Up
  • +1 more

1.12 While Loops in Karel

  • While Loops in Karel
  • While Loops in Karel Quiz
  • Move to Wall
  • Follow The Yellow Ball Road
  • Lay Row of Tennis Balls
  • +1 more

1.13 Control Structures Example

  • Control Structures Example
  • Control Structures Example Quiz
  • Cleanup Karel
  • Random Hurdles

1.14 Debugging Strategies

  • Debugging Basics
  • Debugging Basics
  • Debug: The Two Towers
  • Debug: Lots of Hurdles
  • Debugging From Error Messages
  • +3 more

1.15 Algorithms

  • Karel Algorithms
  • Quiz: Which Control Structure?
  • Algorithms Example: Move Stack
  • Move Tennis Ball Stack
  • Climbing Karel
  • +1 more

1.16 Ultra Karel

  • Ultra Karel
  • Ultra Karel Quiz
  • Red Frame
  • Slip 'n Slide
  • Invert Colors
  • +2 more

1.17 Karel Challenges

  • Fetch
  • Racing Karel
  • Tower Builder
  • Super Cleanup Karel
  • Double Tennis Balls
  • +1 more

1.18 Introduction to Programming Quiz

  • Introduction to Programming Quiz

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