That’s two weeks done already. Time’s flying!

We have turned our attention this term to making decisions in code – called conditions – where the code executes a different path within a program depending on whether information provided is true or false. The conditionals are: if, else and elif. 

(Elif is a portmanteau of ‘else’ and ‘if’, which has sparked some interesting conversations about these types of words, like brunch and glamping.)

So far, we have coded a Heads/Tails and Die (Dice) simulation, an Odd-Even Number Test, and a Guess the Number Game.

Our young coders have picked up the concept quickly. There a few more challenges using conditions, so it’ll be interesting to see how they go.

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Code Champions August 2025