Learning objective

  • To program a digital robot using instructions.

Success criteria

  • I can break down a task into steps.
  • I
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National curriculum

Computing

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Understand
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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 recall facts about Bee-Bots. Display the Presentation: Fact tennis and arrange the children in pairs. Explain that they will take turns sharing one fact at a time and continue until they hear, “Stop!” Allow the activity to run for about one minute.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing support

Should use the Knowledge organiser to remind them of what each Bee-Bot command does; could be directed to letters that are closer to the starting position or require simpler movements (e.g. c, d, e, h, i, k, l or m).

Pupils working at greater depth

Should create a set of instructions that programs the Bee-Bot to spell out a three-letter word, pausing on each letter; could explain how they planned their route and how they fixed any mistakes when testing their algorithm.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: breaking down each challenge into steps

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Vocabulary definitions

  • command

    One instruction that tells a computer or robot what to do.

  • error

    A mistake that stops instructions from working correctly.

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