Coding · 4th grade · Variables & Data
What's a variable?
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What's a variable? is a 4th grade coding skill in the Variables & Data region of the TernQuest map — boxes that hold values; data you can read. It is aligned to CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards standard 1B-AP-09. Children work through 20 grade-tagged questions at the recall level (quick recall), and Pip the tern offers a hint — never the answer — when they get stuck.
How does it unlock?
Skills on the map unlock in order: finishing the skill before this one with a mastery score of 60 or more opens what's a variable?. A grown-up can also assign it directly from the dashboard, and teachers can assign it to a whole class with a join code.