Programming 2: Bee-Bots

Exploring commands, instructions and errors through programming a Bee-Bot and learning how sequences control movement.

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Bee-Bot is a registered trademark of TTS Group and can be purchased from their website: www.tts-group.co.uk.

Unit outcomes

Pupils who are secure will be able to:

  • Write instructions for a person to follow.
  • Carry out instructions written for a person to follow.
  • Explain what each Bee-Bot button does.
  • Create and test a short set of instructions.
  • Check instructions and spot errors.
  • Test instructions to check for further errors.
  • Program a Bee-Bot using logical instructions.
  • Identify and correct mistakes in a sequence when the Bee-Bot does not behave as expected

Suggested prior learning

Programming 1: Algorithms unplugged

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Teacher coding skills videos

A comprehensive set of coding skills videos that explain and demonstrate key programming concepts. Designed to guide and support teachers who find the programming element of the Computing curriculum challenging, while also serving as a refresher for those with more confidence in their subject knowledge.
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Lessons

Lesson 1: Classroom robots

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Lesson 2: Exploring Bee-Bots

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Lesson 3: Programming Bee-Bots

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Lesson 4: Bee-Bot mazes

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Lesson 5: Bee-Bot mystery

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Key skills

  • Recognising that robots are
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Key knowledge

To know:

  • Humans need to
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Key vocabulary

command

error

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Equipment list

Equipment needed across all lessons in this unit.

This list does not include equipment which is usually readily available in the classroom (e.g pencils, A4 paper etc)

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  • Equipment to build a Bee-Bot maze, such as building blocks, connecting cubes, scrunched up scrap paper or classroom objects ×1
  • Bee-Bot / Blue-Bot ×8
  • Large space ×1
  • Timer ×8
  • Books or rectangular-shapes objects ×8
  • Colouring pencils ×30
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Knowledge organiser – Computing Y1: *New* Programming 2: Bee-Bots

Aimed at pupils, a single page providing key facts, diagrams and definitions from the unit '*New* Programming 2: Bee-Bots'.

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Vocabulary display – Computing Y1: *New* Programming 2: Bee-Bots

A display version of the vocabulary from the unit 'Bee-Bots'.

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Cross-curricular opportunities

British values: Mutual respect.

English: Spoken language.

Mathematics: Geometry – position and direction.

Suggested next steps

Programming 1: Algorithms and debugging

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