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Getting started with |
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| Scheme of work - 4 lessons introduction to general use of the Robosapien | |
| Lesson 1 | general familiarisation with the IR remote control and range of commands |
| Lesson 2 | bowling exercise - colour recognition and pre-programmed exercise |
| Lesson 3 | tidying exercise - colour recognition and pre-programmed exercise |
| Lesson 4 | robo-pen - students work in groups and have competition to who can operate the robosapien more accurately |
In subsequent lessons students can develop their use of the programming language GRIDscript and then control Robosapien using IR senders |
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| National Curriculum references | |
| level 3 | use sequences of instructions to control devices and achieve specific outcomes |
| level 4 | use ICT systems to control events in a predetermined manner |
| level 5 | create sequences of instructions to control events, and understand the need to be precise when framing and sequencing instructions |
| level 6 | develop, try out and refine sequences of instructions to monitor, measure and control events, and show efficiency in framing these instructions |