This unit of work introduces students within KS3 to the concepts of computational thinking by helping Rob-bot the robot make a jam sandwich. Through the activity, students will learn about decomposition, pattern recognition, abstraction and algorithm design (through both basic flowcharts and pseudo code). They will also lean about the importance of debugging their algorithms.
The duration of this work usually takes between 2-3 hours to complete, so is perfect as an introductory unit to computational thinking and programming.
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Brilliant resource,full of engaging and relevant material, thank you
Has a few errors in it, things mislabelled etc. Not really as detailed as would have liked. I thought this was suitable for an entire unit but only enough for one or two lessons at the most (if the teacher pads it out). Wastes time by asking pupils to "draw a jam sandwich" which has no educational value. Very disappointed. Should not be advertised as suitable for a whole unit. Cute graphic of a robot but this overlaps text at times. In my opinion it is not worth wasting your money on!
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