Gathering the Troops

In this lesson, you'll gather and sort data about your favorite cartoon characters, and create a simple table to display the information.

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1 Choose Your Characters
2 Gather Data
3 Create a Table
4 Fill in the Table
5 Sort by Color
6 Sort by Show
7 Sort by Superpower
8 Share Your Work
Quiz

1 - Choose Your Characters

Select 5 of your favorite cartoon characters. Write their names down on a piece of paper.

👇 Mark your steps as done as you complete them.

+5 XP

2 - Gather Data

For each character, write down the following information: their color, the show they are from, and their superpower (if they have one). If they don't have a superpower, write 'None'.

👇 Mark your steps as done as you complete them.

+10 XP

3 - Create a Table

On a new piece of paper, create a table with 4 columns. Label the columns 'Character', 'Color', 'Show', and 'Superpower'.

+10 XP

4 - Fill in the Table

Fill in the table with the information you gathered about your characters. Put each character's name, color, show, and superpower in the appropriate columns.

+15 XP

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