# \#csd-unit-3-lesson-7 **URL:** https://forum.code.org/tag/csd-unit-3-lesson-7/380.md [Latest](https://forum.code.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.code.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.code.org/tags.md) --- ## [Extension and/ or Challenge Activity: Making it Snow with the Draw Loop](https://forum.code.org/t/extension-and-or-challenge-activity-making-it-snow-with-the-draw-loop/31692)
**Author:** [@byrnesc](https://forum.code.org/u/byrnesc)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/extension-and-or-challenge-activity-making-it-snow-with-the-draw-loop/31692 "2020-10-06T14:27:11Z")
From my experience implementing CS Discoveries with 7th grade students, I have come to realize that my students need a lot of additional practice in order to thoroughly understand the content being taught in each lesson.… --- ## [Unit 3 Shared Resources](https://forum.code.org/t/unit-3-shared-resources/15027)
**Author:** [@eglaser](https://forum.code.org/u/eglaser)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2019, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/unit-3-shared-resources/15027 "2019-11-12T16:59:27Z")
Hi there! Our school is new to teaching Code Discoveries and I've been making up my own resources for each lesson. Does anyone have any "challenge" projects made up for lessons 7 on and be willing to share?! I really … --- ## [Unit 3 Lesson 7 bubble 11](https://forum.code.org/t/unit-3-lesson-7-bubble-11/31536)
**Author:** [@kathy.mcdaniel](https://forum.code.org/u/kathy.mcdaniel)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2019, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/unit-3-lesson-7-bubble-11/31536 "2019-10-26T18:14:32Z")
I cannot get the pinkAlien to move to the correct location. I can move the greenAlien to that location by changing the numbers in the var. I have checked the solution and tried those numbers but I still cannot get it to … --- ## [Game Lab colored stripe](https://forum.code.org/t/game-lab-colored-stripe/31332)
**Author:** [@glen.strickland](https://forum.code.org/u/glen.strickland)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2019, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/game-lab-colored-stripe/31332 "2019-10-14T21:05:52Z")
I don’t know why the bee and plane are not moving without leaving a strange coloured strip behind them - like their shape is cutting a hole in the background color. I copied the code from lesson 9.4 which plays ok a… --- ## [Question about an Animated Screen Unit 3 Lesson 7](https://forum.code.org/t/question-about-an-animated-screen-unit-3-lesson-7/25827)
**Author:** [@dave.burkhart](https://forum.code.org/u/dave.burkhart)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/question-about-an-animated-screen-unit-3-lesson-7/25827 "2019-04-12T19:05:51Z")
I have a student who has project she created for U3L7. She wants her animals (bees, snail, & mouse) and her text to be seen in front of the tree and cloud. I feel it is an order issue, but when I change the order within … --- ## [Unit 3 Lesson 7](https://forum.code.org/t/unit-3-lesson-7/25415)
**Author:** [@lacey.lloyd](https://forum.code.org/u/lacey.lloyd)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2019, 2:19am UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/unit-3-lesson-7/25415 "2019-03-10T02:19:45Z")
More than half of my students were having trouble with Unit 3 Lesson 7 Bubble 12 yesterday. Most of them could not get the draw loop to work. I even put my exact working code from my example into their bubble and it stil… --- ## [Bubble 5 Puzzle for green and orange circles](https://forum.code.org/t/bubble-5-puzzle-for-green-and-orange-circles/24198)
**Author:** [@rob.reyes22](https://forum.code.org/u/rob.reyes22)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2019, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/bubble-5-puzzle-for-green-and-orange-circles/24198 "2019-01-21T15:07:51Z")
Anyone have the code for this particular puzzle? Thanks in advance. --- ## [Text After Draw Loop](https://forum.code.org/t/text-after-draw-loop/20729)
**Author:** [@klewis](https://forum.code.org/u/klewis)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2018, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/text-after-draw-loop/20729 "2018-12-14T00:56:23Z")
I have a student who put in multiple draw loops and sprites into his “animation scene”. At the end, he put in a text box to display text. It doesn’t matter where we put the text, it will not work. Any suggestions? --- ## [Code in draw loop doesn't run](https://forum.code.org/t/code-in-draw-loop-doesnt-run/21394)
**Author:** [@urner](https://forum.code.org/u/urner)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2018, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/code-in-draw-loop-doesnt-run/21394 "2018-11-05T16:52:34Z")
Sometimes code in the draw loop is not executed. I’ve seen this on projects that are as simple as: function draw() { background("red"); rect(200, 200); } Whenever this happens it can be fixed by either starting ove… --- ## [Reading and Writing Sprite Properties](https://forum.code.org/t/reading-and-writing-sprite-properties/14839)
**Author:** [@koliner](https://forum.code.org/u/koliner)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/reading-and-writing-sprite-properties/14839 "2018-03-05T20:46:51Z")
I'm not understand Reading and Writing Sprite Properties section of the Map level in Lesson 7. I'm going back through Chapter 1 looking for resources to help students who are still struggling and this information makes … --- ## [3.7 Level 12, How to upload .piskel file?](https://forum.code.org/t/3-7-level-12-how-to-upload-piskel-file/14760)
**Author:** [@warzonc](https://forum.code.org/u/warzonc)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2018, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/3-7-level-12-how-to-upload-piskel-file/14760 "2018-02-28T18:42:42Z")
I have a student trying some advanced things in Unit 3 Lesson 7. He wants to use a sprite using frames in level 12 but we haven't been able to figure out how to do that. He can't draw it in that level because Frames ar… --- ## [How do rotate one sprite numerous times](https://forum.code.org/t/how-do-rotate-one-sprite-numerous-times/12358)
**Author:** [@tonya.heath](https://forum.code.org/u/tonya.heath)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2017, 10:22pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/how-do-rotate-one-sprite-numerous-times/12358 "2017-11-29T22:22:58Z")
If a student has one sprite, but wants it placed in 3 different locations AND all 3 rotating slightly...how can he accomplish that? It only wants to move the last sprite. --- ## [Is there a "Stop" command in javascript?](https://forum.code.org/t/is-there-a-stop-command-in-javascript/10475)
**Author:** [@stevequnell](https://forum.code.org/u/stevequnell)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2017, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/is-there-a-stop-command-in-javascript/10475 "2017-11-06T21:06:09Z")
I'm not a well-seasoned Java guy, so I don't know if there's a stop command to end a program or an event. It seems like this unit might be the place to introduce it because the next several lessons have students writing … --- ## [Function not called...very confused](https://forum.code.org/t/function-not-called-very-confused/11728)
**Author:** [@asalas](https://forum.code.org/u/asalas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2017, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/function-not-called-very-confused/11728 "2017-11-06T17:58:00Z")
Hi Everyone, I teach both CS Discoveries and AP CSP (caveat: I'm a new CS teacher entirely. This is my first year teaching Discoveries, and 2nd year teaching CSP. My background is math and statistics). As I was pre… --- ## [How to create randomly generated, but static background elements within a draw loop](https://forum.code.org/t/how-to-create-randomly-generated-but-static-background-elements-within-a-draw-loop/11214)
**Author:** [@mwood](https://forum.code.org/u/mwood)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2017, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/how-to-create-randomly-generated-but-static-background-elements-within-a-draw-loop/11214 "2017-10-20T19:48:41Z")
I wanted to draw a night scene with several 100 randomly drawn stars (points). I can create the loop that draws the stars, but when I animated a drawing (a car), the process of everything in the draw loop repeating itse… --- ## [Missing block in Puzzle 11?](https://forum.code.org/t/missing-block-in-puzzle-11/10377)
**Author:** [@stevequnell](https://forum.code.org/u/stevequnell)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2017, 11:18pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/missing-block-in-puzzle-11/10377 "2017-09-20T23:18:33Z")
I just reported a bug, but I'm wondering if I missed something somewhere. In Unit 3, Lesson 7, Puzzle 11, students are asked to make the 2nd alien shake like the first. The problem is that the variable block that makes t… --- ## [Pilot - U3L07 - The Draw Loop](https://forum.code.org/t/pilot-u3l07-the-draw-loop/7253)
**Author:** [@dani](https://forum.code.org/u/dani)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2017, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/pilot-u3l07-the-draw-loop/7253 "2017-05-23T14:14:09Z")
Please leave any feedback, thoughts, or resources for the lesson here. As a reminder, good feedback has the following elements: description of your school and classroom context details on what went well when teaching …