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Allow students to find examples of Alice worlds that they want to build in order to motivate learning new concepts.

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  • Students who are working ahead on their own projects will be motivated to continue learning new concepts so they can build these worlds.
  • Note from CS Teaching Tips Team: An Alice world is a virtual space that encompasses every object, method, and event in the program.
    • For sample Alice worlds, check out Duke’s Alice Example Worlds From 2008-2014.

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