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Year 9: Numbers Program

by Texas Instruments

Updated on February 18, 2025

Objectives

The aim of this activity is to practice skills learnt in the 10 Minutes of coding lessons - Unit 1. The code produces a simple game using some built in mathematics functions and the 'disp' command from the programming menu. Really simple. Loads of fun. 

Vocabulary

  • Disp (Display / Print )
  • RandSamp (Random Sample)

About the Lesson

Learn to code with this really easy and addictive game: Numbers. Based on the TV show "Letters and Numbers" (AUS) and "Countdown" (UK), students write some simple code to replicate the TV game. Get lots of practice combining the four operations to generate the targent number. What better way to start the year with a game and some number skills!