Activity

Code a Spirograph – Introducing Loops

Overview
Grades 5-8
60 min
Topics
Computer ScienceSTEM
Status

In computer science, loops are a way to repeat a block of code. During this activity, you will become a coding artist when you code a loop. Then, you get to take it to the next level by coding a spirograph, an infinite loop within a loop!

For this activity, please use a desktop or laptop computer. Mobile devices are not supported.


  1. Click the Launch button below.
  2. Watch the videos and code along in Scratch!
  3. When you’re done, come back here and scroll down to the Mark Complete button. Click it to get your pins & points!

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No endorsement by 4-H is implied or intended. 4-H is the youth development program for our nation’s cooperative extension system. Sam Hostman, CLOVER Scratch Specialist, is not affiliated with the University of Georgia or Google in any capacity. Any reference to these entities should not be interpreted as an association.