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Episode 4 ・ Cat Galaxy

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Part 1

Last time on

Star Stuff!

We traveled to the Garden Galaxy station,
where we met Jazmin! 

LUZ

VALERIA

She's shy, but she really knows her stuff!
We learned all about sequencing thanks to her.

JAZMIN

Hehe...thanks to you two, I worked up the courage to talk to the rest of my station. They'd been arguing over our stars...

JAZMIN

After I talked to them, everyone agreed to make
all different kinds of garden stars!

With peace back in the station,
Jazmin joined us for the adventure...

LUZ

But as we approached the next galaxy,
a claw tried to hit our ship! Where did we end up now?

LUZ

E

E

E

E

K

!

!

!

Our story continues...

Whew...just managed to dodge that, whatever it was...

VALERIA

That was one of our adorable cat stars! Welcome to the Cat Galaxy station!

???

Hold up, aren't you Ed? We just met at Fruit Galaxy...why are you here now?

LUZ

Hm? No, we've never met before! You might have met my twin though!

ED?

But yes, my name is Ed-

ED?

AHEM!

???

Um..h-hello?? Oh gosh, more new people...

JAZMIN

Allow us to introduce ourselves! I'm Lem...

LEM

...and I'm Cordy!

CORDY

And we'll take over every galaxy!

LEM & CORDY

Uh...

LUZ

That's right, tremble in fear! We're Wolf's most trusted followers,
on special orders to stop you!

LEM

So you're his sidekicks? We're not scared of you.

VALERIA

You seem confident. But let's see how confident you are
once we drain all the stardust from this station.

CORDY

So you're here to steal from us, huh? That's just like Wolf...

ED

You...! Say one more bad thing about Wolf, I dare you!

LEM

Relax, Lem. Let's head to their stardust reserve and start our mission.
What could they possibly do to stop us?

CORDY

You're right, Cordy! We don't need to worry about these fools. Let's go!

LEM

W-what are we gonna do?!

JAZMIN

Hm...if we restore the galaxy's stars like we usually do,
that would fix the stardust problem. Right?

LUZ

It would help for a bit, but they could just steal that stardust as well.
We need a way to distract them, or slow them down.

ED

Um...could we just ask them to stop and give the stardust back?

JAZMIN

I don't think...actually, wait. That's a purr-fect idea!
While Cordy and Lem are busy draining our stardust...

ED

I'll secretly disable parts of their spaceship! That way, they'll need
to use the stardust they took to power the station's spaceship repair!

ED

I see...they won't be able to leave this galaxy otherwise.
Meanwhile, the three of us can solve puzzles to help restore the stardust.

LUZ

Got it — we'll leave the spaceship to you, Ed. Luz and Jazmin, are you ready?

VALERIA

Ready! Star Transformer, make me a star!

LUZ & JAZMIN

Okay, here's our first puzzle. I see the Starpad's in the top left. There's two bridges we need to turn on to reach it.

VALERIA

Yeah, we're kinda trapped up here...
not much we can do other than code the bots.

LUZ

Since we need to code two bots this time, figuring out the right sequence of steps is a little more complicated.

JAZMIN

So let's start with the basics:
which of the two bots should move first?

JAZMIN

The Walker?

LUZ

Or the Grabber?

VALERIA

Actually, could both bots start moving at the same time?

LUZ

I'm not sure yet. Let's try some things and see what happens.

JAZMIN

Explore!

Part 2

Think about
this question while you play...

Be ready to vote then discuss
how you know after time is up!

Which bot should move first?

  1. The Walker
     
  2. The Grabber
     
  3. Both should move at the same time

Play!

Vote before Discussing

Which bot should move first?

Polling...

Responses

2

The Grabber

The Walker

1

3

Both should move
at the same time

Let's Pair Share!

Which bot should move first? Why?

2

The Grabber

The Walker

1

3

Both should move
at the same time

Let's Pair Share!

Which bot should move first? Why?

2

The Grabber

The Walker

1

3

Both should move
at the same time

Learn!

Part 3

Let's use process of elimination to figure out which bot should move first! What can each bot actually do right now?

JAZMIN

The Walker can either go to button A or button B. That's it.

LUZ

A

B

The Grabber can reach cube tray C or cube tray D.
But we can't do anything with those without a cube.

VALERIA

C

D

There are two cubes here, but the bridges to both of them
are off. So the Grabber can't do anything right now.

VALERIA

E

F

In that case, we shouldn't move the Grabber first.
That also rules out moving both at the same time.

JAZMIN

So the Walker has to move first!
Let's figure out what its first line of code should be.

JAZMIN

The Walker can go to either A or B...both buttons turn on
a bridge. Maybe start with B, since it's closer?

VALERIA

B

A

Let's try it.

LUZ

B

Hm...it did turn on a bridge, but now the Walker can't move anywhere else. That doesn't seem good. 

LUZ

Ah! That's because the Walker crossed a drop bridge — a special kind of bridge that collapses after being crossed once.

JAZMIN

Sounds like we should avoid those bridges until the end,
if we can. Let's make the Walker go to button A first instead.

VALERIA

A

Agreed, I'll change it.

LUZ

Great, now the left bridge is on.
That gives the Grabber a path to a cube. 

LUZ

Okay! Now that the Grabber can do something,
let's switch to coding the Grabber!

JAZMIN

Hm? Why not just keep coding the Walker until it's done?

LUZ

Well, you could try it that way. But that might be a little tricky.

JAZMIN

Since the bots need to help each other move around
the puzzle, they'll need to take turns moving.

JAZMIN

I see. The Walker just had its turn to move, so now it's the Grabber's turn — that's what we need to code next.

VALERIA

Right. Since the left bridge is on now,
the Grabber can go pick up the cube at position E.

LUZ

E

I'll switch to the Grabber and add that code.
Then, let's test it out.

LUZ

go to 

A

The Grabber fell before the Walker made it to button A...

LUZ

go to 

A

A

Ah! Right. Since the bots need to take turns,
they also need to wait for each other.

JAZMIN

go to 

A

They can do that?

LUZ

go to 

A

Yep! Since bots can trigger events, like pressing a button, other bots can listen for those events using "wait for".

JAZMIN

go to 

A

wait for

Makes sense. So before the Grabber picks up the cube at E, we should have it wait for the Walker to step on button A.

VALERIA

A

go to 

A

I'll add that to the Grabber's code.
Then we can run it to make sure it works.

LUZ

go to 

A

That's better. Now we can tell the Grabber
to drop the cube in one of the cube trays.

LUZ

go to 

A

Between cube tray C or D...it should probably drop at D first.
If it went to C, it would cross the drop bridge and get stuck.

VALERIA

go to 

A

C

D

Sounds good. Let's run it again.

LUZ

go to 

A

go to 

A

Yay, now one of the bridges we need to cross is on!
Next, the Grabber should...

JAZMIN

Oh wait, it can’t do anything again. We need another cube
for cube tray C, but the bridge to the second cube is off.

JAZMIN

C

If the Grabber is out of options,
let's switch back to coding the Walker.

LUZ

What should the Walker's next line of code be? Let's think. 

VALERIA

What should the Walker's next line of code be?

Think independently before starting poll

Poll Preview

D

drop at

A

wait for

E

pick up at

D

C

B

wait for 

C

go to 

B

1

2

3

wait for 

D

Vote!

Polling...

Responses

What should the Walker's next line of code be?

D

drop at

A

wait for

E

pick up at

D

C

B

Vote!

Polling...

Responses

What should the Walker's next line of code be?

go to 

B

wait for 

C

1

2

3

wait for 

D

D

drop at

A

wait for

E

pick up at

D

C

B

Remember, the bots are taking turns. While the Grabber does its turn, we need the Walker to wait before continuing.

JAZMIN

Right, I'll add that as the next line of code.
But which object should the Walker wait for?

LUZ

Hmm...not button A or B, since only the Walker
can reach those. A bot can't wait on itself. 

VALERIA

But the Walker can wait for the Grabber. Since the Grabber ends its turn by using cube tray D, the Walker can       "wait for D"   .

VALERIA

wait for

D

Got it. Now that the Walker is waiting its turn,
what should it do next?

LUZ

It should go to button B, since that turns on the other bridge. 

VALERIA

B

Okay, I think that's it for the Walker. Let's run it and check.

LUZ

D

drop at

A

wait for

E

pick up at

Looks good! Now we just need the Grabber
to move the remaining cube!

JAZMIN

D

drop at

A

wait for

E

pick up at

F

I'll switch back to the Grabber.
First, let's make sure it waits before moving again.

LUZ

D

drop at

A

wait for

E

pick up at

Since the Walker ends its turn by going to button B,
the Grabber needs to   "wait for B"       .

LUZ

wait for

B

Once that bridge is on, the Grabber can go
pick up the cube at position F...

VALERIA

...Then drop it at cube tray C.

VALERIA

And that should turn on the second bridge we need to cross! Let's try it.

LUZ

go to 

A

D

wait for

A

wait for

go to 

B

It worked! Thanks to us, the bots learned great teamwork.

VALERIA

go to 

A

D

wait for

A

wait for

go to 

B

Yep, now they know how to "wait for" their turn!
Okay, onto the next-

JAZMIN

wait for

Well well well, looks like your little team
restored one star! Big deal!

LEM

Uh huh...shouldn't you be helping your friend or something?

VALERIA

Oh please! Cordy can handle it on her own.
I'm here for some entertainment!

LEM

Psst, Valeria...I don't know why he's doing this, but isn't it good for us if they're separated? They'll work more slowly that way.

LUZ

Oh! True...

VALERIA

Well Lem, we're headed to the next puzzle...not that
you could solve it. Better hurry up or we'll leave you behind!

VALERIA

Oh yeah?? Bet I could solve the next one in my sleep,
unlike you three!

LEM

He took the bait so easily...

LUZ (THINKING)

We just need to finish our part here, and Ed will do his.
We're counting on you, Ed!

LUZ (THINKING)

Keep Going!

Part 4

Keep this in mind as you play...

  • Use process of elimination to decide which bot needs to move, and write some code for it.
  • Use  wait for   to ensure only one bot is moving at a time. 
  • You'll be switching back and forth between coding both bots. Run your code often to check your progress!

wait for

In today's puzzles, the bots need to take turns helping each other.

Play!

Check In!

Part 5

Lem, I'm done draining all the stardust!
We're about to bring Wolf the biggest haul ever...!

CORDY

Haha, he's gonna be so proud of us! Quick, let's head back to our...

LEM

LEM

...Our spaceship...

CORDY & LEM

IT'S WRECKED?!

Teehee!

ED

YOU...! I should've known you were up to something!!

LEM

Wait...not only that, you three restored all of the galaxy's stars??

CORDY

Yep. We even made a new star!

VALERIA

It's a kitten star...isn't it sooooo cute?

LUZ

How...when did you do that?!

CORDY

Cordy, I sent you a message about it on our Talk-Its! Didn't you read it??

LEM

No, I didn't! I was a little busy because someone 
left me to do all the work by myself!

CORDY

Sorry to break this up — but if you two want to leave this galaxy,
you'll have to use your stolen stardust to power the spaceship repair!

ED

Ugh...! Fine! But we'll get you for this, just wait!!

LEM

Mission complete. Thanks again for your help, Ed.

VALERIA

Of course! Those two could learn something about
teamwork from us, don't you think?

ED

Totally. How'd they know where to find us, anyway?

LUZ

I think some people are taking notice of the recovering galaxies...
you might even have a small group of supporters!

ED

But because of that, Wolf is only going to keep a
closer eye on you from here on out. So be careful.

ED

You might not need to worry about those two for a while, though. Look.

ED

LEM

We can't go back to Wolf empty-handed!
C'mon, let's follow them to the next galaxy!

No way. We have a duty to update him on the situation.
Let's go back to his station.

CORDY

But...! Ugh, forget it. We might never leave this place
with how long the line for the repair is!

LEM

Seriously, why are so many of your spaceships broken?!

LEM

We work with cats...you know how it is.

STAR-MAKER

...Coming here was a mistake.

CORDY

Heh...I see. Well then, let's take this chance to head out.

VALERIA

Safe travels! Maybe I'll see you again sometime!

ED

...I have a feeling we will. See you.

LUZ

Oh, we're here! I've heard a lot about this galaxy!

JAZMIN

And I've heard a lot about you. Sorry, but your time is up.

???

Until

next

time...

Star Stuff LCR: Lesson 4

By sophiekansmith

Star Stuff LCR: Lesson 4

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