Previous Experiences; Progression; National Curriculum - TTS InO-Bot Blockly Teachers Manual

Previous Experiences

Prior to using InO-Bot, children should have some experience of using Scratch and
ideally experience of other robots such as Bee-Bot and Blue-Bot.

Progression

The activities outlined below are in a suggested order of progression. There is no
specific amount of time to be spent on each as this will vary from one situation to
another. It may also be necessary to break some of the activities down further to suit
children's needs.

National Curriculum

The National Curriculum for Computing references listed below are indicative of some
aspects of the curriculum the activities cover. They are not an exhaustive list nor do they
indicate that one activity fully covers that curriculum area. The activities support
children in learning computing skills and applying computational thinking.
Attainment Targets
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