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CODY’S CITY GUIDE

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Page 2: ...4 Need more information info qubs toys CREDITS Made with love by QUBS Designed in Europe printed in China Illustrations by Jo o Fazenda QUBS AG All rights reserved www qubs toys...

Page 3: ...the basics of coding no words or screen needed Simply place the City Blocks around Cody to guide his direction and movements It s hands on programming 16 City Blocks Cody s commands Cody A little woo...

Page 4: ...home through his neighbourhood Cody is made of two components When you connect them together Cody starts driving He will stop only when he reaches his little red house All that s missing are your inst...

Page 5: ...r source and plug it into the bottom of Cody When the LED light is ON Cody is charging and getting ready for his next adventure When the LED light turns OFF the battery is charged and Cody is full of...

Page 6: ...a different instruction When Cody reaches a Block he will magically follow its direction Can you guide him home These are the Blocks you will find in the box THE CITY BLOCKS PINK 4 TURN LEFT 90 When f...

Page 7: ...time If you place another Play Block in your sequence Cody will repeat the same function again WHITE 2 FUNCTION RECORD When facing the first Function Record Block Cody will start recording the distanc...

Page 8: ...ncepts to inquisitive minds But what will they learn And how We chose to create a tangible programming language that kids can actually touch with their hands following the Montessori proposition that...

Page 9: ...om his home Debugging is the process of identifying an error known as a bug in code and then correcting it The City Blocks are tangible and placed on physical surfaces for the little ones to see makin...

Page 10: ...lock in front of Cody You can place it as near or as far as you want your playground is the only limit Just make sure Cody will face the front of the Block once it arrives near to it Once you ve writt...

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Page 12: ...e the Blocks you want to insert in the function after the Function Record Block just as you would write a normal program Remember to close the function by placing another Function Record Block at the...

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Page 14: ...12 ARE YOU READY TO PLAY LET S GET STARTED...

Page 15: ...E CITY Cody is moving to the city and is excited to explore his new neighbourhood Everything seems so big and scary at first but Cody learns that as he gets to know the city all the buildings become l...

Page 16: ...rd many stories of big cities from his nana s tales but has never visited one before Are there animals in the city And is it quiet or loud Will he make new friends Cody takes a big gulp of air as he a...

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Page 18: ...TOP BLOCK 1 1 FIRST STEPS Exercise 1 Place Cody s house the little red Block in front of Cody and face him towards his new home Snap Cody s head and wheels together Watch what happens Does Cody make i...

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Page 20: ...lost in the clouds Just as Cody goes to take a closer look A ginormous grey rat scurries out from behind a nearby dustbin There are animals in the city But this one looks nothing like the little count...

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Page 22: ...the Turn Right Block in front of Cody and Cody s house to its right Face Cody towards the yellow Block and snap his head and wheels together What does Cody do when he reaches the yellow Block Try swap...

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Page 24: ...l the best spots and hideaways there Here everything is unknown Refusing to give up Cody summons the courage to step outside once more He winds through peaceful parks and striking pink skyscrapers bef...

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Page 26: ...elter Set up the yellow Block and Cody s house as before Place the pink skyscraper the Turn Left Block in front of the yellow Block and Cody to its left Face Cody towards the pink Block and snap his h...

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Page 28: ...ain seems like a different world to Cody A shimmering rainbow beams over it Giant puddles reflect the skyline The buildings suddenly aren t so tall and scary when Cody looks at them from this new pers...

Page 29: ...27 Cody vroooooms through some muddy puddles and chases after the glowing rainbow lights This is fun He hopes there s a pot of gold at the end...

Page 30: ...and Cody s house as before Now place the green Block the Turn 180 Block to the left of the pink Block where Cody was parked before Place Cody between the pink and green Blocks facing the green one Sn...

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Page 32: ...d now And after all this exploring his engine lets out a little grumble There s a market by the green building Perhaps he can fuel up there with a special treat Cody dashes over and buys a special cho...

Page 33: ...31 But when it s time to leave Cody can t find his way out of the parking lot He goes ROUND and ROUND searching for the exit...

Page 34: ...32 INTRODUCING THE 2 180 BLOCKS LOOP 5 PARKING LOOP Exercise 5 Place Cody between two green Blocks Snap his head and wheels together You ve just created an infinite loop 1 2...

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Page 36: ...s his eyes as hard as he can but he doesn t recognise any of the buildings around him Is that the yellow tower No wait the pink one How will he find his way back Cody sobs Tears fill and fill his eyes...

Page 37: ...35 A warm feathery blob swooshes past Cody s bonnet A homing pigeon Cody races after it with a last glimmer of hope O O O...

Page 38: ...s house as on exercise 4 Now swap out the green Block for a pink Block and the other pink Block for an orange Block it s a mystery Face Cody towards the pink Block and snap his head and wheels togeth...

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Page 40: ...ghetti looped roads and tall houses And they don t seem to get lost either Maybe if Cody keeps on trying he ll get used to the city after all Armed with courage and the company of his new winged frien...

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Page 42: ...cks one before the pink Block and one in place of Cody s house Cody will now remember this path Take the Blocks away and replace the last placed white Block with Cody s house and the first placed whit...

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Page 44: ...LL the best spots and hideaways That s the yellow tower next to my house And after that there s the shimmering pink skyscraper I know that s the way to get to the market His eyes sparkle with exciteme...

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Page 46: ...ew city Now you know all the moves have a play and try placing two grey Blocks in a sequence Remember when Cody finds a grey Block he will follow exactly the same route you previously taught him Try t...

Page 47: ...hat interference will not occur in particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and o...

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