Make sure you’ve loaded WeScheme, clicked “Run”, and are working in the Interactions Area on the right. Hit Enter/return to evaluate expressions you test out.

Strings

String values are always in quotes.

  • Try typing your name (in quotes!).

  • Try typing a sentence like "I’m excited to learn to code!" (in quotes!).

  • Try typing your name with the opening quote, but without the closing quote. Read the error message!

  • Now try typing your name without any quotes. Read the error message!

1 Explain what you understand about how strings work in this programming language.

Numbers

2 Try typing 42 into the Interactions Area and hitting “Enter”. Is 42 the same as "42" ? Why or why not?

3 What is the largest number the editor can handle?

4 Try typing 0.5. Then try typing .5. Then try clicking on the answer. Experiment with other decimals.
Explain what you understand about how decimals work in this programming language.

5 What happens if you try a fraction like 1/3?

6 Try writing negative integers, fractions and decimals. What do you learn?

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