Day 8 - Loops!

Housekeeping

• Late start challenge for a 9am start tomorrow - Submit either:
  • a solution to one of these for loop exercises, OR;
  • an Achievement for Round 2.
• Achievements Round 1 marks returned after lunch

1. Phrase Generator Setup

Today we’ll build a form that generates a multi-word phrase similar to Tony’s Random Band Generator.

• Starter code
• Random Array Items

2. for Loop

Materials

• MDN: for statement

Demo: Output 1-100 as a bulleted list

• Starter Code: Print 1-to-100 with a for Loop

Activity: Loop exercises

Practice loops with the exercises listed in this article:

• 10 Simple Javascript For-Loop Exercises

3. Demo: Phrase Generator

Let’s finish off our Phrase Generator using our knowledge of for loops.

4. Lab Time

• Late start challenge
• Assignment 2
• Achievements Round 2

Prep

Reading list

• MDN: for statement
  • Note: there are a lot of ways to loop; we’ll stick with for for now;
• Gist: Print 1-to-100 with a for Loop

Watch list

• Video: for Loop by Mosh Hamedani

Search list

• “beginner js for loop exercises”