Pro-bot teacher guide
Use these lessons as a guide to use pro-bot in your classroom teaching and learning program.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 3-4, 5-6 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Lesson ideas |
| Format | Document |
| Core and overarching concepts | Implementation (programming), Computational thinking, Algorithms |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI4P01
Define problems with given design criteria and by co-creating user stories
AC9TDI4P02
Follow and describe algorithms involving sequencing, comparison operators (branching) and iteration
AC9TDI6P01
Define problems with given or co developed design criteria and by creating user stories
AC9TDI6P02
Design algorithms involving multiple alternatives (branching) and iteration |
| Technologies & Programming Languages | Robotics and drones |
| Keywords | Programming, Algorithms, Pro-bot, Commands, Directions, Loops |
| Organisation | TTS |
| Copyright | TTS. May be subject to Copyright Act statutory licence. |
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