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Lesson 3: Programming Bee-Bots

Programming Bee-Bots to follow a planned route through a maze.
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Lesson plan

1. 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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In this unit

Assessment – Computing Y1: *New* Bee-BotsLesson 1: Classroom robotsLesson 2: Exploring Bee-Bots
Lesson 3: Programming Bee-Bots
Lesson 4: Bee-Bot mazesLesson 5: Bee-Bot mystery
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 15 April 2026

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