Looks Blocks
Looks Blocks is a unit of teaching within Blocks, usually two to four weeks of lessons with one assessment point.
Entity profile
Every node stores the same attribute set, which is why the hierarchy can grow without new templates.
Unit
Depth 3 in the graph
programming/scratch/blocks/looks-blocks
2,235
12 topics · 360 concepts · 1,800 micro-concepts
Chapters
Every chapter below is a full entity with its own skills, objectives, misconceptions and resource set.
Introducing Looks Blocks
Introducing Looks Blocks is a chapter within Looks Blocks: a coherent run of lessons that can be taught in one go.
Working with Looks Blocks
Working with Looks Blocks is a chapter within Looks Blocks: a coherent run of lessons that can be taught in one go.
Looks Blocks in Context
Looks Blocks in Context is a chapter within Looks Blocks: a coherent run of lessons that can be taught in one go.
Skills and learning objectives
Skills hang off the entity; objectives hang off the skill; activities and assessment hang off the objective.
Identify looks blocks
RememberIdentify looks blocks accurately in a familiar context.
Activities — Modelled example on the board · Paired talk task · Mini whiteboard check
Assessment — Exit ticket of four short items
Identify looks blocks independently in an unfamiliar context.
Activities — Independent worksheet · Card sort · Concept-check quiz
Assessment — Marked worksheet with a marking scheme
Explain looks blocks
UnderstandExplain looks blocks accurately in a familiar context.
Activities — Modelled example on the board · Paired talk task · Mini whiteboard check
Assessment — Exit ticket of four short items
Explain looks blocks independently in an unfamiliar context.
Activities — Independent worksheet · Card sort · Concept-check quiz
Assessment — Marked worksheet with a marking scheme
Explain the reasoning behind looks blocks using correct vocabulary.
Activities — Talk-through with a partner · Write a model answer · AI Tutor Socratic session
Assessment — Extended written response, levelled
Calculate looks blocks
ApplyCalculate looks blocks accurately in a familiar context.
Activities — Modelled example on the board · Paired talk task · Mini whiteboard check
Assessment — Exit ticket of four short items
Calculate looks blocks independently in an unfamiliar context.
Activities — Independent worksheet · Card sort · Concept-check quiz
Assessment — Marked worksheet with a marking scheme
Compare looks blocks
AnalyseCompare looks blocks accurately in a familiar context.
Activities — Modelled example on the board · Paired talk task · Mini whiteboard check
Assessment — Exit ticket of four short items
Compare looks blocks independently in an unfamiliar context.
Activities — Independent worksheet · Card sort · Concept-check quiz
Assessment — Marked worksheet with a marking scheme
Explain the reasoning behind looks blocks using correct vocabulary.
Activities — Talk-through with a partner · Write a model answer · AI Tutor Socratic session
Assessment — Extended written response, levelled
Semantic relationships
Prerequisite and related edges are what make this a graph rather than a menu.
- Motion BlocksUnit
- JavaScriptDomain
Misconceptions
Stored on the entity so worksheets, quizzes and lesson plans all target the same known errors.
Confident students rush looks blocks and skip the checking step.
Correction — Build in an estimate-before-solve routine so an unreasonable answer stands out.
Learners over-generalise a special case of looks blocks to every situation.
Correction — Present a deliberate non-example and ask why the rule fails.
Curriculum alignment
Curricula, boards and countries are data — adding one never changes the architecture.
IB-757.1
Mapped statement covering Looks Blocks.
EDE-678.2
Mapped statement covering Looks Blocks.
What comes next
Curriculum order is an edge in the graph, so every entity knows the step that follows it.
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Scratch Projects
Scratch Projects is a curriculum strand within Scratch — a thread that runs across grades and deepens each year.
Difficulty ladder
The same entity, six levels of demand — easy through to olympiad and exam level.
Scaffolded first attempt with worked support.
Standard curriculum demand, unscaffolded.
Multi-step questions and unfamiliar contexts.
Stretch tasks that need reasoning, not recall.
Competition-style problems built on the same idea.
Board-styled questions with mark schemes.
Learning intent
Not every visitor wants the same thing. Each intent routes to the resource that actually does that job.
Audience views
Looks Blocks in Grade 2, surfaced differently for each reader.
AI Tutor context chain
Open the tutor from here and it already knows where you are — this is the sequence it recommends.
- 01Prerequisite lessonmotion blocks
- 02Video explanationLooks Blocks modelled end to end
- 03Interactive practiceAnswer on screen with instant checking
- 04QuizTen graded items with hints
- 05FlashcardsRetrieval on a 14-day schedule
- 06Common mistakesThe misconceptions stored on this node
- 07Harder worksheetSame concept, exam-level demand
- 08Past paper questionsBoard questions on this concept
- 09Mock testTimed, marked, with feedback
- 10Book a tutorOne-to-one on exactly this gap
Free Looks Blocks resources
Every format below is a free, standalone page generated from this entity — 53 of them, all interlinked.
- Free Looks Blocks lessons
- Free Looks Blocks lesson plans
- Free Looks Blocks explanations
- Free Looks Blocks worked examples
- Free Looks Blocks real life examples
- Free Looks Blocks common mistakes
- Free Looks Blocks video lessons
- Free Looks Blocks worksheets
- Free Looks Blocks printable worksheets
- Free Looks Blocks interactive worksheets
- Free Looks Blocks homework worksheets
- Free Looks Blocks revision worksheets
- Free Looks Blocks word problems
- Free Looks Blocks practice tests
- Free Looks Blocks flashcards
- Free Looks Blocks study notes
- Free Looks Blocks revision notes
- Free Looks Blocks cheat sheets
- Free Looks Blocks formula sheets
- Free Looks Blocks mind maps
- Free Looks Blocks vocabulary lists
- Free Looks Blocks quizzes
- Free Looks Blocks timed quizzes
- Free Looks Blocks adaptive quizzes
- Free Looks Blocks mcqs
- Free Looks Blocks true or false questions
- Free Looks Blocks fill in the blanks
- Free Looks Blocks matching exercises
- Free Looks Blocks short questions
- Free Looks Blocks long questions
- Free Looks Blocks question banks
- Free Looks Blocks exam questions
- Free Looks Blocks past paper questions
- Free Looks Blocks solved past papers
- Free Looks Blocks mock exams
- Free Looks Blocks activities
- Free Looks Blocks stem activities
- Free Looks Blocks experiments
- Free Looks Blocks games
- Free Looks Blocks projects
- Free Looks Blocks case studies
- Free Looks Blocks homework
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- Free Looks Blocks reading comprehension
- Free Looks Blocks writing prompts
- Free Looks Blocks spelling practice
- Free Looks Blocks grammar practice
- Free Looks Blocks teacher guides
- Free Looks Blocks parent guides
- Free Looks Blocks ai tutor sessions
- Free Looks Blocks practice sessions
- Free Looks Blocks progress trackers
- Free Looks Blocks printables
Connected resources
30 resource types are generated for Looks Blocks automatically — the graph never produces an entity without them.
Concept Explanation
The idea itself, explained from first principles.
Lesson
A taught sequence with modelling and checks for understanding.
Real Life Examples
Where the idea shows up outside school.
Common Mistakes
The misconceptions and how to correct them.
AI Tutor
Socratic one-to-one practice on this exact idea.
Quiz
Graded retrieval with hints and explanations.
Question Bank
Every question filtered to this entity.
MCQs
Multiple choice items with distractor analysis.
True or False
Fast misconception checks.
Fill in the Blanks
Cloze items for vocabulary and method.
Matching
Pair terms, models and definitions.
Short Questions
One to three mark responses.
Long Questions
Extended responses with method marks.
Exam Questions
Board-styled questions and command words.
Past Papers
Authentic papers filtered to this entity.
Solved Papers
Full worked solutions and examiner notes.
Frequently asked
- What sits underneath Looks Blocks in the knowledge graph?
- 0 domains, 0 strands, 0 units, 3 chapters, 12 topics, 60 subtopics, 360 concepts and 1,800 micro-concepts — every one of them carrying its own worksheets, quizzes, flashcards, lesson plans and AI tutoring.
- What should a learner already know before Looks Blocks?
- The graph lists Motion Blocks, JavaScript as prerequisites. Each links to its own practice so a gap can be closed before moving on.
- Which grades is Looks Blocks taught in?
- Typically Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, though every resource can be regenerated for any grade in the platform.
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