TTS Pro-Bot Teachers Manual page 10

Key Focus
Creating a simple program one step at a time.
National Curriculum for Computing
KEY STAGE 2
• design, write and debug programs
that accomplish specific goals, including
controlling or simulating physical systems;
solve problems by decomposing them
into smaller parts
• use sequence, selection, and repetition
in programs; work with variables and
various forms of input and output
• use logical reasoning to explain how
some simple algorithms work and to
detect and correct errors in algorithms
and programs
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.
Activity
The curriculum for Computing 2014: "Work
with variables and various forms of input and
output."
Developing a child's understanding of inputs
and outputs can be supported with the use of
Pro-Bot. In the activities described so far, pupils
have programmed outputs from Pro-Bot i.e.
wheels moving and lights switching on and
off. Pro-Bot can also produce different sounds.
These are all forms of output.
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