digIT Robotics workbook
This brief lesson provides an introduction to coding MakerBots (mBots) using a block language. It provides introductory information about the robot's sensors, motors and microcontroller so students can control the mBot.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 5-6 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Student challenges, Lesson ideas |
| Format | Document |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI6K01
Investigate the main internal components of common digital systems and their function
AC9TDI6P01
Define problems with given or co developed design criteria and by creating user stories
AC9TDI6P02
Design algorithms involving multiple alternatives (branching) and iteration
AC9TDI6P05
Implement algorithms as visual programs involving control structures, variables and input |
| Technologies & Programming Languages | Robotics and drones |
| Keywords | Robotics, Programming, mBot |
| Organisation | Australian Maths Trust. |
| Copyright | May be subject to Copyright Statutory Licence Act. |
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