SGCA Year 6 — Mission Cards

🗺️ EXPLORE

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Welcome to Debugging Dunes

⭐ 80 XP | Beginner

Zone 1: Error Canyon | Pages 5-8

🎯 Objectives

Explore all 5 zones of Debugging Dunes

Review error types from previous years

Set Year 6 debugging goals

Nova: "In Debugging Dunes, every bug is a lesson and every fix makes you stronger!"

💡 CONCEPT

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The Three Error Types

⭐ 110 XP | Beginner

Zone 1: Error Canyon | Pages 9-15

💡 Key Concepts

Syntax: Won't run (grammar)
Logic: Wrong answer (hardest!)
Runtime: Crashes during execution

Chip: "Syntax = won't run. Logic = wrong answer. Runtime = crashes. Remember!"

💡 CONCEPT

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The Debug Process

⭐ 120 XP | Beginner

Zone 1: Error Canyon | Pages 16-20

💡 5-Step Process

1. READ the error message
2. LOCATE the error
3. UNDERSTAND why
4. FIX it
5. TEST it

Nova: "Follow the 5 steps EVERY time. Never skip a step!"

🐛 DEBUG

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Syntax Error Hunt

⭐ 140 XP | Intermediate

Zone 2: Bug Valley | Pages 21-28

💡 Common Syntax Errors

• Missing colon after if/for/def
• = instead of == in conditions
• Unclosed quotes or brackets
• Wrong indentation

Chip: "Python tells you the LINE NUMBER! Read the error message first!"

🐛 DEBUG

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Logic Error Detective

⭐ 150 XP | Intermediate

Zone 2: Bug Valley | Pages 29-35

💡 Finding Logic Errors

Code runs but gives WRONG answer!
• Wrong operator (> instead of >=)
• Wrong accumulator start
• Case sensitivity
• Wrong condition order

Nova: "Trace through manually. What SHOULD happen vs what DOES happen?"

💻 CODING

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Runtime Error Handler

⭐ 150 XP | Intermediate

Zone 3: Test Lab | Pages 36-42

💡 Key Concept

try: result = 100 / 0 except ZeroDivisionError: print("Can't divide by zero!")

Chip: "try: attempt it. except ErrorType: handle it. Simple and powerful!"

🔮 LOGIC

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Writing Tests

⭐ 140 XP | Intermediate

Zone 3: Test Lab | Pages 43-50

💡 Key Concept

def add(a, b): return a + b print(add(2, 3) == 5) # True ✅ print(add(0, 0) == 0) # True ✅ print(add(-1, 1) == 0) # True ✅

Nova: "Test normal cases, edge cases, AND error cases!"

🔮 LOGIC

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Edge Cases and Boundary Testing

⭐ 140 XP | Intermediate

Zone 3: Test Lab | Pages 51-58

💡 Key Concepts

Edge case: Unusual input (empty list, zero, negative)
Boundary: Test exact values at condition edges

Chip: "If >= 90 is A, test EXACTLY 90 AND 89!"

💻 CODING

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Complete Debug Session

⭐ 160 XP | Advanced

Zone 4: Debug Workshop | Pages 59-65

🎯 Objectives

Find 5 bugs (mix of all types)

Fix one at a time, test after each

Write tests to verify all fixes

Nova: "Fix ONE thing, then test. Otherwise you don't know what worked!"

M10

🏆 FINAL QUEST

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FINAL QUEST — Debug the Dunes!

⭐ 500 XP | Advanced

Academy Core | Pages 70-78

🏆 5-Part Challenge

Part 1: Fix 5 syntax errors (100 XP)

Part 2: Fix 5 logic errors (100 XP)

Part 3: Handle 3 runtime errors (100 XP)

Part 4: Write complete test suite (100 XP)

Part 5: Debug master program — 15 bugs! (100 XP)

Nova: "DEBUGGING DUNES needs you! Use ALL your debugging skills!"