CS Unplugged: Harold the Robot
Use the Harold The Robot offline activity to consider the type of instructions a robot could interpret and follow.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 1-2, 3-4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Algorithms |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI2P01
Investigate simple problems for known users that can be solved with digital systems
AC9TDI2P02
Follow and describe algorithms involving a sequence of steps, branching (decisions) and iteration (repetition)
AC9TDI4P02
Follow and describe algorithms involving sequencing, comparison operators (branching) and iteration |
| Keywords | Data representation, Text compression, Recollection, File size, Data retrieval, Data storage |
| Organisation | University of Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Copyright | Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
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