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Main Activity (Safari Adventure): One facilitator shared her screen with a large interactive grid and four jungle animals placed on different spots. Students were tasked to use the actions on the C2LC coding environment on their iPad to reach different animals on this grid. The facilitator would move the mini car according to the movements each student was adding to their sequence. Moving forward and turning were each associated with a specific sound effect. Although the most direct path to each animal was highlighted green on the screen, students were allowed to build a different path to get to an animal. Once an animal was reached, the animal sound effect and its real-life image were played.
Goals
- Reinforce the concept of robots using a new example
- Review and familiarize understanding of directions (Move forward, Turn right and left)
- Gauge the value of using bigger grids in backgrounds, adding sound effects to each movement, and leaving a trace behind a moving car
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