Robot Turtles
This board game featuring a programmable turtle supports learning about the basic principles of programming. Players move their turtles according to simple directions on instructional cards in order to collect robot jewels.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | F-2 |
|---|---|
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Algorithms |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
ACTDIP004
Follow, describe and represent a sequence of steps and decisions (algorithms) needed to solve simple problems |
| Keywords | Computer programming, Coding, Algorithms, Directional language |
| Organisation | Thinkfun |
| Copyright | 2013-2014 Robot Turtles LLC. May be subject to Copyright Act statutory licence. |
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