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Gear Collectors

Gear Collectors
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Description

This engaging game will help students develop their programming skills. Choose a game board and write down the algorithms needed for the robot to reach each gear. Be careful not to get zapped!

For an extra challenge, add some more classroom objects onto your gameboard such as counters.
 

Suitable for
  • Relief Teachers
Lesson Structure
  • Rotations / Group Work
  • Class Activity
Curriculum Codes

AC9M1SP02 9

Give and follow directions to move people and objects to different locations within a space

ACMMG023 8.4

Give and follow directions to familiar locations

MA1-1WM old

Describes mathematical situations and methods using everyday and some mathematical language, actions, materials, diagrams and symbols

MA1-16MG old

Represents and describes the positions of objects in everyday situations and on maps

MA1-GM-01 new

Represents and describes the positions of objects in familiar locations

VCMMG099

Give and follow directions to familiar locations

Differentiation

Modifications

Use a physical coding robot such as a Bee-Bot to play a life sized version of this game. 
 

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