Rubbish robots teacher guide
This teacher guide outlines the task for students to create a single algorithm to coordinate the movements of three robots, optimising their paths to collect the maximum amount of rubbish. Test your solution by running it and comparing the results with classmates to see whose algorithm is the most efficient.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 5-6 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Lesson ideas |
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Computational thinking |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI6P02
Design algorithms involving multiple alternatives (branching) and iteration |
| Keywords | problem solving |
| Integrated, cross-curriculum, special needs | Digital Literacy, Critical and creative thinking |
| Organisation | CSIRO. |
| Copyright | © Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, 2015-2020. May be subject to statutory licence fee. |
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