Learning objective
- To create instructions to solve problems.
Success criteria
- I can create a maze for a Bee-Bot
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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
Explain that the children will work with a partner to remember what they learnt in the previous lesson. Arrange the children in pairs. Display the Presentation: High five! and read it aloud. Allow time for paired discussion.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing support
Should build the finished course from the Presentation: Bee-Bot maze maker; could complete the maze in smaller sections, deleting their commands before attempting the next section.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should create a course that has multiple possible solutions.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: creating a maze that is suitable
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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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error
A mistake that stops instructions from working correctly.
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