Nothin' But Net
From The Magic School Bus Rides Again · 2018
24 min2nd3rd4th5thScienceTechnology
Summary
A basketball-playing robot won't cooperate, so the class learns to code. They discover how computers follow exact, step-by-step instructions.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
A basketball-playing robot won't cooperate, so the class learns to code.
- How does a robot know what to do?
- What happens if the steps are in the wrong order?
- Why must code be exact?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: code, program, sequence.
Try it: Write steps to guide a partner across the room, then test and fix them.