The Challenge!
1) Drive Indi in a straight line!
2) Drive Indi in a square around a friend.
3) Drive Indi along a crooked pathway.
1) Plan your ideas and use the color tiles to drive Indi.
2) The moment your plan doesn't work can be a failure point. Noticing where things go wrong is a good thing! How can you make an adjustment and give it another try?
Students will:
Plan ahead to meet a challenge goal.
Find and utilize failure points positively.
Develop the foundations of coding through Indi.
Use the challenge to develop the Pillar Skills in focus.
What patterns can you make to drive Indi in a line?
If Indi is moving in the right direction, problem solve! How can you change your plan to try again!
How does planning ahead make for better results?
How do failure points help people to solve problems?
8.1.2.CS.1: Select and operate computing devices that perform a variety of tasks accurately and quickly based on user needs and preferences.
8.1.2.AP.3: Create programs with sequences and simple loops to accomplish tasks.
8.1.2.AP.4: Break down a task into a sequence of steps.
8.1.2.AP.5: Describe a program’s sequence of events, goals, and expected outcomes