Coding

Grade 6Computer Science45 min

Learning Objective

I can write a simple program using a block-based coding language.

Lesson Flow

Watch Video

5 min

Introducing Kids to Coding

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Practice

14 min

7 questions • Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

Imagine a robot is on a 3x3 grid, starting at the bottom left corner facing right. Write a program (list of steps) to move the robot to the top right corner. Use "Forward X" (where X is the number of steps) and "Turn Right" or "Turn Left" commands. A robot is on a 4x4 grid, starting at the top left corner facing down. Write a program to move the robot to the bottom left corner. Use "Forward X" and "Turn Right" or "Turn Left" commands.

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