Learning objective
- To create clear instructions to give directions.
Success criteria
- I can explain that robots can only do
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National curriculum
Computing
Pupils should be taught to:
- Understand
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Cross-curricular links
Mathematics
Geometry – position
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall:
Before starting this unit, check that the children can recall: Computers follow instructions to complete tasks. Those instructions need to be clear and concise. Computers will complete instructions even if they are incorrect. Humans need to create the instructions for computers to follow.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing support
Should start the activity as the ‘robot’ so they can see how the task works before writing their own instructions; should use the Resource: Pre-planned robot commands (support) to give them examples to copy or adapt when it’s their turn to be the programmer.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should write a longer sequence of commands to solve a challenge, such as guiding their partner around obstacles or to a specific point in the room; could explain how changing or reordering a command would affect what the robot does.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: explaining that robots only follow exact
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Vocabulary definitions
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command
One instruction that tells a computer or robot what to do.
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instructions
A set of commands that make a computer or robot do a job.
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