{"id":407,"date":"2021-03-31T14:23:52","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T13:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/computingscience\/?p=407"},"modified":"2021-05-14T17:44:52","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T16:44:52","slug":"teaching-cs-in-a-road-safety-context","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/computingscience\/2021\/03\/31\/teaching-cs-in-a-road-safety-context\/","title":{"rendered":"TEACHING COMPUTING IN A ROAD SAFETY CONTEXT"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"builder-section-text_11\" class=\"builder-section-first builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-last builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_11-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This short clip captures how\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Computing Science does not sit insolation<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0this is one example of how it can be embedded\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">through the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0curriculum and in<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0context\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0children&#8217;s interests<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0through play.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The context for learning in the video is\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">health and wellbeing,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">road safety. The programmable devices are all playing an important role in telling the story of how to cross a road safely. Early level learners create algorithms to programme the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">BeeBot<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to travel as cars along the road. Older learners use a more abstract form of programming with the other devices in the clip<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-2\" id=\"builder-section-text_11-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NGcFDvUHiOo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-3\" id=\"builder-section-text_11-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I know and can demonstrate how to travel\u00a0safely\u202f HWB\u00a00-18a\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In movement, games, and using technology I can use simple directions and describe positions\u202fMTH 0-17a<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I can develop a sequence of instructions and run them using programmable devices or equivalent. TCH 0-15a<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you paid close attention, you may have noticed a missed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0debugging opportunity<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">? The programmable device \u2018crossing the road\u2019 did not<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0look left and right again before crossing the second road<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This short clip captures how\u00a0Computing Science does not sit insolation\u00a0and\u00a0this is one example of how it can be embedded\u00a0through the\u00a0curriculum and in\u00a0the\u00a0context\u00a0of\u00a0children&#8217;s interests\u00a0through play.\u00a0The context for learning in the video is\u00a0health and wellbeing,\u00a0road safety. The programmable devices are all playing an important role in telling the story of how to cross a road safely. 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