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Pro-Bot TEACHER GUIDE www.tts-shopping.com Using Pro-Bot in the classroom...
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PROGRAMMING C L E V E R C AT S J O U R N E Y Foundation focus EYFS • Recognise that a range of technology is used in places such as homes and schools. E A S I - C A R S •...
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Programming made easy! www.tts-shopping.com Previous Experiences Prior to using Pro-Bot children might have worked with Bee-Bot and Blue-Bot. Bee-Bot and Blue-Bot provide a good route into learning the basic concepts of programing. Progression The activities listed below are in a suggested order of progression. There isn’t a specific amount of time that should be spent on each activity.
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• create and debug simple programs Preparation: This activity could be done with or without a mat. Check that Pro-Bot powers up when switched on. Activity Some of Pro-Bot’s control buttons mirror those of Bee-Bot and Blue-Bot i.e.; Forward, Backward, Left, Right and Go.
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• use logical reasoning to explain how some simple algorithms work and to detect and correct errors in algorithms and programs Preparation: Check that Pro-Bot powers up when switched on. Identify a suitable surface to run Pro-Bot on. Smooth surfaces will allow Pro-Bot to move more accurately. Activity Once confident with the basic movement of Pro-Bot, children can start adding parameters to commands e.g.
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Preparation: Check that Pro-Bot powers up when switched on. Identify a suitable surface to run Pro-Bot on. Smooth surfaces will allow Pro-Bot to move more accurately. Have large sheets of paper and felt tips suitable for Pro-Bot ready.
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The commands fd 10 and rt 90 are repeated four times. To draw the same square that is shown as the example bottom right enter: This is an ideal point to use a pen in Pro-Bot’s pen holder and see the shape that’s drawn. What other regular polygons can the children...
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Preparation: Check that Pro-Bot powers up when switched on. Identify a suitable surface to run Pro-Bot on. Smooth surfaces will allow Pro-Bot to move more accurately. Have large sheets of paper and felt tips suitable for Pro-Bot ready.
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Preparation: Check Pro-Bot that powers up when switched on. Identify a suitable surface to run Pro-Bot on. Smooth surfaces will allow Pro-Bot to move more accurately. Have suitable objects to bump and resources to build a small tunnel for Pro-Bot to drive through.
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The software has different modes (levels) making it suitable for a wider range of pupils. You can even place objects on screen for Pro-Bot to work its way round. Instructions created in Probotix can be downloaded to Pro-bot via USB cable and also uploaded for Pro-bot to Probotix.
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