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Curriculum Resource Base>  Developing Control Technology at Key Stages 1 and 2

 

Unit 2D - Routes controlling a floor turtle

 

This focuses on use of the Roamer to develop skills of controlling a robot, giving sequences of instructions and using a repeat command. Pupils need to spend time on developing and recording instructions and predicting the outcome of a set of instructions.

 

Click here for the QCA Unit (2D)
Levelling information from the National Curriculum in Action Web site
  • Give instructions to move the Roamer around a course.
 This is a photo of a group of students using the Roamer.
Roamer

 
  • Move the Roamer along a number line in answer to mathematical questions.
  • Record instructions to move the Roamer to a specific place on the floor which could be marked by a number, shape, colour or picture. This could be linked to a story or other topic work.
  • Record instructions to move the Roamer to a specific place on the floor which could be marked by a number, shape, colour or picture. This could be linked to a story or other topic work.
 This is a screen grab from the Turtle programme.
Turtle   
  • Teachers can create background screens using Turtle which pupils can use, for example, give instructions to Santa to visit all the rooms in the house, give instructions to visit all the houses on a simple map.
  • Use the A - B activity in the program Superlogo.

Further ideas can be found at the websites below:

 
The Northumberland Grid for Learning has a range of activities in which pupils need to give instructions to navigate a boat to a particular point.  The site also provides recording sheets for pupils to use.  Follow the links Resources / ICT / Simple Control or click below to go directly to the activity:

Sail the little Red ship to the Lighthouse

 

 This is a screen grab from the Northumberland Grid for Learning website.  
The Kent Grid for Learning also has support materials for this unit. An example of linking this to literacy is provided as a case study.  Follow the links Primary / ICT or click below to go directly there:

  Kent Grid - Resources for ICT

This is a screen grab from the Kend Grid for Learning website.

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