Lesson 12
Bee-Bot Challenges!
Students will engage in a final Bee-Bot challenge connected either to literacy instruction (CVC rhyming words) or math instruction (addition and subtraction), utilizing the 4 team roles to facilitate taking turns and sharing.
Agenda
- Ask: I found a bug in a program by _____.
- Review: Bee-Bot Team Roles
- Bee-Bot Challenges choose one:
- Reflection & Close-Out:
- What is one success you had while working on the Bee-Bot challenges today?
- What is something or someone you would like to celebrate today?
Materials
- Bee-Bots, 1 for each group of 4 students
- yellow Bee-Bot Command Cards (1 set per Bee-Bot being used) small / large
- Bee-Bot mats, 1 per robot used
- CVC Rhyming Words and/or Numbers mat cards
- Bee-Bot team roles lanyards (all 4 roles)
- Dice (optional, for addition/subtraction game)
Vocabulary
debug: find and fix errors (bugs) in programs
decomposition: breaking down a problem into smaller pieces
program: a set of instructions written in a language that a computer understands
sequence: a set of instructions that follow one another in order
Additional Resources
- The CVC Word Song version 1 / version 2
- Addition song
- Other Challenge options: 7 Black Pioneers in CS / Incredible Women in CS mat card activities
- Bee-Bot Algorithm Planning sheet created by Owen Peery, Alamo Elementary
- Blue-Bot Instructional Guide
- Bee-Bot Team Roles poster letter / tabloid
- Technology Brain Break: choose a video from this list!
Standards
CA CSS: K-2.AP.12 Create programs with sequences of commands and simple loops, to express ideas or address a problem.
CA CSS: K-2.AP.13 Decompose the steps needed to solve a problem into a sequence of instructions.
CA CSS: K-2.AP.14 Develop plans that describe a program's sequence of events, goals, and expected outcomes.
CA CSS: K-2.AP.16 Debug errors in an algorithm or program that includes sequences and simple loops.