Floor Robot to a Target

In this lesson you will learn to plan steps to guide a floor robot to a target on a mat. You will try sending the robot, spot any mistakes, and fix them to reach the goal.

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1 Getting Started
2 Moves in Order
3 Watch the Robot Go
4 Plan the Steps Together
5 Send Your Robot to the Target
6 Wrong Steps We Fixed
7 Tidy and Finish

Your turn

Your teacher is running this lesson on the board. Here is the part you can try yourself.

Demonstration

Algorithm sequencer

1 - Getting Started ~3 mins

The actual robot and the star target the class will drive it to Look at our little floor robot. Can we send it all the way to the star?

What do you think we need to tell it first?

👇 Mark your steps as done as you complete them.

+5 XP

2 - Moves in Order ~2 mins

Moves happen one after another in a fixed order We put moves in order to send the robot to the star.

How will we know if our robot got it right?

👇 Mark your steps as done as you complete them.

+10 XP

3 - Watch the Robot Go ~6 mins

Watch carefully. I will put some moves in order and send the robot toward the star.

Where do you think it will stop?

+15 XP

4 - Plan the Steps Together ~5 mins

Let's plan the steps to the star on the board before we touch the real robot.

Which moves will get our robot to the star? Call out forward, turn left or turn right.

Send the robot to the star

+15 XP

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