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.

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Year band(s)	3-4, 5-6, 7-8
Content type	Professional learning
Format	Video
Core and overarching concepts	Implementation (programming), Algorithms
Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s)	AC9TDI4P04 Implement simple algorithms as visual programs involving control structures and input AC9TDI6P02 Design algorithms involving multiple alternatives (branching) and iteration AC9TDI6P03 Design a user interface for a digital system AC9TDI6P05 Implement algorithms as visual programs involving control structures, variables and input AC9TDI6P07 Select and use appropriate digital tools effectively to create, locate and communicate content, applying common conventions AC9TDI6P08 Select and use appropriate digital tools effectively to share content online, plan tasks and collaborate on projects, demonstrating agreed behaviours AC9TDI8P05 Design algorithms involving nested control structures and represent them using flowcharts and pseudocode AC9TDI8P06 Trace algorithms to predict output for a given input and to identify errors AC9TDI8P07 Design the user experience of a digital system AC9TDI8P08 Generate, modify, communicate and evaluate alternative designs AC9TDI8P09 Implement, modify and debug programs involving control structures and functions in a general-purpose programming language
Technologies & Programming Languages	Robotics and drones
Keywords	Programming, Robotics, Coding
Organisation	Sphero
Copyright	Sphero. May be subject to Copyright Act statutory licence.