For Loop Lesson plan

The For The For Loop  by Emily Austin Austin Programming gI Course: Java Programmin Unit: Control St Structures II II Topic: The for loop: loop: single and nested nutes Class Duration : 50 minut th Grade Level : 10  1!th Objective The students "ill be able to edit# save# com$ile and run a com$uter co m$uter $rogram "ritten in the  $rogramming language Java to code a solution using the %or loo$ construct& The students "ill also be able to do the same thing using nested %or loo$s& They "ill achieve these ob'ectives ob'ectives using (lueJ& Materials )esson Plan *hite board +ry erase mar,ers Com$uters "ith (lueJ *or,sheet *or,sheet -1 .Java code that $rints out %ive ro"s o% asteris,s# asteris,s# ten "ide& The number o% the ro" is the %irst thing to be $rinted in the ro"# %ollo"ed by the asteris,s&/ Conversion Table Table Assignment Background This lesson assumes the level at "hich a student can read is at least euivalent to that o% a ty$ical 5th grade student& In order to be success%ul in this lesson# a student must have the %ollo"ing $rior ,no"ledge: use o% (lueJ# understanding o% e$ressions and statements# Strings# (oolean o$erators# and i%2else 3structure4& Procedures 1& Preassessment A& Short revie" o% e$ressions and statements (& Short revie" o% (oolean o$erators C& Pose the uestion: 3o" might you $rint out %ive ro"s o% asteris,s# ten "ide64

!& )ecture A& (asic for loop synta  for # $air o% $arentheses "ith se$arating semicolons# body o% loo$ surrounded by curly  brac,ets initiali7ation o% loo$ control variable test condition that controls loo$ entry di%%erent "ays to to init8test i90 vs& i91 and i5 vs& i95 • e$ression that .ho$e%ully/ alters the loo$ control variable (& (asic for (asic for loop logic loop logic 

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Initiali7ation "ill al"ays eecute "hen a for loop is encountered& It only eecutes once& I% the test condition is true# then the body o% the loo$ is entered& I% the test condition is false# then 3go to4 the line o% code that immediately %ollo"s the  for loop body& A%ter the body o% the for loop is eecuted# the loo$ control variable is u$dated& )oo$ bac, to the test condition continuously until it is false& C& S$ecial cases .or $it%alls/ Etra semicolon in a statement  %or .int i90; i5; i< ?? h@1; <& Buided Practice A& Students "ill ty$e the code# on the "or,sheet handed out# that $rints out %ive ro"s o% asteris,s# ten "ide& The number o% the ro" is the %irst thing to be $rinted in the ro"# %ollo"ed by the asteris,s& They "ill save# com$ile this short $rogram and run it using (lueJ& (& Etra -1: sing a for loop# $rint out the %irst 10 even integers in a ro"& C& Etra -!: sing a for loop# $rint out the %irst 10 odd integers in a ro"& D& )ecture  etra A& Cover the basic logic o% nested %or loo$s or each iteration o% the outer loo$# the inner loo$ is iterated %rom beginning to end& 5& Buided Practice  etra A& ave the students "rite a nested loo$ structure that consists o% 5 ro"s and > columns& or each iteration o% the inner loo$# $rint out the ro" and column $air& A%ter the inner loo$ is iterated %rom  beginning to end# have a $rintln statement eecute to end the ro"& F& Programming Assignment A& Celsius to ahrenheit conversion $rogram& (& etra  Gested loo$ $rogram i% time allo"s& HPrint out a right triangle o% numbers& The %irst ro" has a one# the second ro" has a one and a t"o# the third ro" has a one# t"o# and three# etc&&& All o% the ro"s are le%t 'usti%ied& & Evaluation A& Student com$letes the $rogramming assignment during the remainder o% the class $eriod& (& Kui7 at the end o% the "ee, covering synta and for loop conce$ts& L& Closing A& (rie% syno$sis o% "hat "as covered& (& Mery brie% $revie" o% net dayNs content&   

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