TTS Pro-Bot Teachers Manual page 5

Key Focus
Create a simple program using basic commands
National Curriculum for Computing
KEY STAGE 1
• understand what algorithms are; how they are implemented as programs
on digital devices; and that programs execute by following precise and
unambiguous instructions
• 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. Using only those buttons allows Pro-Bot to be operated in
an identical manner to Bee-Bot/Blue-Bot. This means learning progression can be made in
easy to understand steps. As with Bee-Bot, mats and grids are available for Pro-Bot. This can
support children's understanding of basic movement. Children should be allowed to spend
some time using these basic commands to make Pro-Bot move. This activity may effectively
be a re-cap of Bee-Bot/Blue-Bot or a first introduction to Pro-Bot.
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