Intro to Robotics and Coding

LEARNING OUTCOME

Using basic programming in Robotics and Coding to promote logical thinking. A robot is a machine that can be programmed to do certain tasks.

Screen free activities to introduce computational, logical thinking and basic programming concepts.

Meet Ozobot and begin colour coding.

Computers can only do what you tell them to do.
Computer language is a code. A code can be words, letters, colours and other things.
How to use Cubetto maps.

Follow the leader. Follow the directions of a student programmer.
Follow the cards using code sequences.
Investigate how to play a game using Cubetto maps.
Ozobot Robot activities working in pairs
Ozobot Robots Day at the beach… differentiating between dark and light paper to read colour codes.

POST WORKSHOP ACTIVITIES.

2 HR OPTION INCLUDES

EXTENSION & INVESTIGATION ACTIVITIES.

Yr F-2 Recognise and explore digital systems (hardware and software components) for a purpose (ACTDIK001)

Recognise and explore patterns in data and represent data as pictures, symbols and diagrams (ACTDIK002)

Follow, describe and represent a sequence of steps and decisions (algorithms) needed to solve simple problems (ACTDIP004)

Yr F-2

Identify and explore digital systems (hardware and software components) for a purpose. (VCDTDS013)

Recognise and explore patterns in data and represent data as pictures, symbols and diagrams. (VCDTDI014)

Follow, describe and represent a sequence of steps and decisions (algorithms) needed to solve simple problems. (VCDTCD017)