WAL: to use technology to follow and record directions using words, signs and angles.
I can:
- suggest & record instructions for a programmable toy (Bee-bot)
- suggest & record instructions for a Sprite (2D image)
Last week we had lot of fun using technology to enhance our learning in Maths.
Bee- bots – we played with the Bee-bots to learn how they worked and then we recorded directions. We got our Bee-bots to make squares and rectangles.
We used the ‘Turtle Program’ on https://www.j2e.com/jit5#turtle. We recorded directions for our Sprite (2D image of a rocket) to get it to travel in a clockwise direction around all the planets. The extension activities were to program the rocket to go anti-clockwise, to add an extra Sprite and to use the advanced program.
What we thought – Dylan ” I enjoyed adding a second sprite and programming it. It felt like I had a magic power because I could make them both move.”
Olivia “i enjoyed getting the Bee-bot to make the shapes.”
Connor L ” I enjoyed recording the directions for my rocket and seeing it move on it’s own”
Emily “I enjoyed adding another sprite because it felt like a challenge.”
The class are keen to use both the technologies in the future especially the website https://www.j2e.com/jit5 as it has lots of other exciting activities to explore.
