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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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 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
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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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