Collecting Pollen BEG
Years: 5-10
Progress Outcomes: CT Progress Outcome 1 | DDO Progress Outcome 1
Coding Context: Website Design | HTML Language
So, word on the street is, there is a local Bee Farmer who is trying to speed up how quickly his bees can get around his homes flowers and then back to the hive. Your job, is to see if you can help him find the quickest route to get to each of the flowers and back to the hive. Do you think you have what it takes?
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So, word on the street is, there is a local Bee Farmer who is trying to speed up how quickly his bees can get around his homes flowers and then back to the hive.
Your job, is to see if you can help him find the quickest route to get to each of the flowers and back to the hive.
Do you think you have what it takes?
This is a 4 part mini lesson to introduce simple algorithms, debugging, and testing efficiency.
It’s suitable for Years 1-3, but will also be beneficial for any year group that is just starting out with introducing Computational Thinking.
Begin by reading a scenario to your whole class, select a Bee Map and work together to direct the bee and complete each of the four tasks.
After this mini lesson, there are 3 other completed Bee Maps for you to use and help take the new learning to independence.
This pack can be completed as a whole class, in small groups, or independently. Or all of the above – the choice is yours.
This resource is designed to be printed as a booklet, although you are able to print it as individual tasks. It is designed so that students discover what the code is, view it in its written form, practice writing it on their own, and then code it on a computer. By the end of the resource, students will have an understanding of how to create, code, and view a website. They will not have made a specific website about a topic, instead they will be challenged at the end to use their new found knowledge to create a website. This cold be about an animal, or publishing a piece of writing.
Progress Outcomes Covered
We’ve designed this project to cover a large portion of the Digital Curriculum. Specifically looking at Progress Outcome 1 of Computational Thinking. Students will be given opportunities to look at what an algorithm is, and how to use it to find the most efficient way of doing something. They will be able to test their algorithm and correct where they have gone wrong. This brings in the concept of debugging.
This project is the perfect way to introduce coding before exposing children to a programmable environment.
Assessing Your Students
Year 5
- Set 5.1: I can create a written algorithm using symbols and words.
- Set 5.3: I can put my algorithm in a programming environment.
- Set 5.4: I can test my algorithm in a programming environment.
- Set 5.6: I can add to the algorithm in my programming environment.
- Set 5.7: I understand that computers need clear and precise instructions.
- Set 5.10: I understand that applications are made for a purpose.
- Set 5.11: I understand that there are different types of files and they each have a purpose.
- Set 5.12: I can import files into an editing program.
Year 6
- Set 6.2: I can communicate my algorithm correctly when testing it.
- Set 6.3: I can debug a variety of bugs in a programming environment.
- Set 6.5: I understand that when I follow an algorithm I get an output.
- Set 6.9: I can use applications to create.
- Set 6.10: I can use applications to manipulate
- Set 6.12: I can use applications to share.
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