# Course F

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## [About the Course F category](https://forum.code.org/t/about-the-course-f-category/7682)

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**Author:** [@dani](https://forum.code.org/u/dani)\
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## [Course F -- bugs](https://forum.code.org/t/course-f-bugs/7411)

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**Author:** [@michelle\_eckstein](https://forum.code.org/u/michelle_eckstein)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/course-f-bugs/7411 "2026-09-30T15:53:59Z")

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I am exploring Course F today and noticed a couple of things that appear to be errors. 1. In Lesson 2 at least one of the puzzles require nested loops before the video on nested loops. 2. In lesson 6 puzzle 13 the dire…

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## [Programs are timing out too quickly](https://forum.code.org/t/programs-are-timing-out-too-quickly/36227)

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**Author:** [@rodney.carver](https://forum.code.org/u/rodney.carver)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/programs-are-timing-out-too-quickly/36227 "2025-01-16T17:50:07Z")

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Students are working specifically on Lesson 8, which requires user interaction, but some of their programs are ending too soon due to the timer. How can we kill the timer or pause it indefinitely? Specifically: At one p…

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## [Sprite Lab Mini Project Rubric](https://forum.code.org/t/sprite-lab-mini-project-rubric/38157)

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**Author:** [@sciannrs](https://forum.code.org/u/sciannrs)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2023, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/sprite-lab-mini-project-rubric/38157 "2023-06-08T17:49:21Z")

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Has anyone created a rubric for the Virtual Pet Mini Project?

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## [2022 Stage3 Sprite disappears when Run is pressed](https://forum.code.org/t/2022-stage3-sprite-disappears-when-run-is-pressed/37721)

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**Author:** [@ict-kids](https://forum.code.org/u/ict-kids)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 1:35am UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/2022-stage3-sprite-disappears-when-run-is-pressed/37721 "2023-04-25T01:35:20Z")

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Hello. In my environment, when I press Run, the sprite disappears without being made. How about you?

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## [Instead of the pin, can you manually type in the (x,y) coordinates you want for location?](https://forum.code.org/t/instead-of-the-pin-can-you-manually-type-in-the-x-y-coordinates-you-want-for-location/37476)

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**Author:** [@smiele](https://forum.code.org/u/smiele)\
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**Last updated:** [January 13, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/instead-of-the-pin-can-you-manually-type-in-the-x-y-coordinates-you-want-for-location/37476 "2023-01-13T17:57:30Z")

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Question - instead of clicking on the pin and location where you want your sprite to appear, can you type in the two numbers (x, y) to pick an exact location instead of clicking the pin and then the map? Currently, aft…

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## [2022 f 13.6 & 13.7](https://forum.code.org/t/2022-f-13-6-13-7/37378)

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**Author:** [@grobinson1](https://forum.code.org/u/grobinson1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/2022-f-13-6-13-7/37378 "2022-12-14T19:17:43Z")

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I have a student needing help on these two lessons but there is no example solution to help her debug. Can anyone send me a pic of those 2 lessons completed please?

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## [Sprite lab crashing](https://forum.code.org/t/sprite-lab-crashing/36158)

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**Author:** [@sarai.kosterstetson](https://forum.code.org/u/sarai.kosterstetson)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/sprite-lab-crashing/36158 "2022-04-12T19:08:59Z")

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A student mistakenly created 100000 new sprites then hit run and we can not get the page to load. We can’t click on anything to fix the issue. Suggestions???

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## [Using Sprite Lab for Final Project](https://forum.code.org/t/using-sprite-lab-for-final-project/23469)

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**Author:** [@mle](https://forum.code.org/u/mle)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2018, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/using-sprite-lab-for-final-project/23469 "2018-12-13T21:44:41Z")

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My students are working on their final projects. Most of them are using sprite lab. There are a ton of blocks that they haven’t been introduced to and I can’t seem to find any documentation on the blocks. For example, wh…

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## [Teaching variables](https://forum.code.org/t/teaching-variables/21938)

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**Author:** [@ellen.lafferty](https://forum.code.org/u/ellen.lafferty)\
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**Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/teaching-variables/21938 "2018-11-08T18:35:42Z")

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I am having difficulty understanding and teaching variables. Can someone suggest away to break it down? Ellen

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## [Course F Stage 4 bugs?](https://forum.code.org/t/course-f-stage-4-bugs/6887)

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**Author:** [@srothrock](https://forum.code.org/u/srothrock)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2017, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/course-f-stage-4-bugs/6887 "2017-03-08T17:31:26Z")

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I have a third grader who completed courses 1-4 so he's piloting Course F and seems to be completing Stage 4 correctly but doesn't get the Congratulations! and circles stay white instead of colored green. Is this a bug i…
