Wonder Workshop
This site contains ‘Ideas’ of activities for early learners based on the Dot and Dash robot toys and related downloadable apps including Blockly and Xylo. Activities are chosen from visual tiles sorted by category and can be filtered by difficulty, robot, app and accessory. Each activity contains a list of requirements and simple steps, as well as educational information relevant to computing curriculum.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 1-2 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Student challenges |
| Format | Web page |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDIFK02
Represent data as objects, pictures and symbols
AC9TDI2K01
Identify and explore digital systems and their components for a purpose
AC9TDI2P01
Investigate simple problems for known users that can be solved with digital systems
AC9TDI2P02
Follow and describe algorithms involving a sequence of steps, branching (decisions) and iteration (repetition) |
| Technologies & Programming Languages | Robotics and drones |
| Keywords | Computer programming, Algorithms, Decision making, Design, Data representation, Educational toys |
| Organisation | Wonder Workshop |
| Copyright | Wonder Workshop, Inc. May be subject to Copyright Act statutory licence. |
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