SPRK Education Program

The possibilities resulting from using a SPRK Sphero robot for programming, robotics, and maths are outlined. The video is promotional in flavour but is useful in outlining possible pedagogical benefits. Suggest combining Sphero with the free app programming Tickle.

Additional details

Year band(s) F-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10
Content type Professional learning
Format Video
Core and overarching concepts Implementation (programming)
Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s)
ACTDIP011

Implement simple digital solutions as visual programs with algorithms involving branching (decisions) and user input

ACTDIP020

Implement digital solutions as simple visual programs involving branching, iteration (repetition), and user input

ACTDIP018

Design a user interface for a digital system

ACTDIP019

Design, modify and follow simple algorithms involving sequences of steps, branching, and iteration (repetition)

ACTDIP022

Plan, create and communicate ideas and information, including collaboratively online, applying agreed ethical, social and technical protocols

ACTDIP028

Design the user experience of a digital system, generating, evaluating and communicating alternative designs

ACTDIP029

Design algorithms represented diagrammatically and in English, and trace algorithms to predict output for a given input and to identify errors

ACTDIP030

Implement and modify programs with user interfaces involving branching, iteration and functions in a general-purpose programming language

Technologies & Programming Language​s Robotics and drones
Keywords Programming, Robotics, Coding
Organisation

Sphero

Copyright

Sphero. May be subject to Copyright Act statutory licence.