Programming 2: Programming Bee-Bots

Exploring simple programming by experimenting with a Bee-Bot or Blue-Bot and investigating how hardware responds to commands.

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Lesson 1: Understanding arrows

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Lesson 2: Introducing the Bee-Bot

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Lesson 3: Simple Bee-Bot programming

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Lesson 4: Understanding algorithms

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Lesson 5: Programming a Bee-Bot

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Key skills

  • Learning how to explore
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Supporting a child-led project using technology

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Computing through continuous provision

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