Draw a Butterfly

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 19:01:16 +0000

Draw a Butterfly

Details

Age group	Year 2 to Year 4 (ages 8 to 10)
Method	Individual activity
Participant to facilitator ratio	6:1
Duration	45 mins

Aim/Key Learning

Program the Pro-Bot to draw a butterfly on a piece of paper.

Preparation and Materials Required

Pro-Bot for each participant
A pen that fits the Pro-Bot pen holder
Paper taped to the table

Activity Steps

1. Introduction

Time: 10 mins
Introduce yourself, participants introduce themselves, cover any housekeeping. Explain the aim of the workshop (‘Today we are going program a Pro Bot to draw a butterfly’). Show participants how to program the Pro Bot using the movement and repeat commands. Conduct a brief demonstration of the Pro Bot drawing an object (such as a square). Show participants an pre-drawn example butterfly.

2. Experiment and Explore

Time: 30 mins
Participants attempt to program the Pro Bot to draw the butterfly. When the Pro Bot makes a wrong move, the facilitator should replace the piece of paper.

3. Evaluation and Closing

Time: 5 mins
At the end of the session, thank everyone for their participation and team work.

Solution

Each wing is 9 cms high and 3 cms wide
The body is 5 cms high and 4 cms wide
The neck is 1 cm long
Each side of the head is 2 cms

There are multiple ways this can be achieved with the Pro-Bot and the code below is only one way.

Starting at the top left corner of the left wing and facing right, the following code can be used:

// Left Wing
Fd 3
Rt
Fd 9
Rt
Fd 3
Rt
Fd 9

// Move to bottom of body
Rt
Fd 3
Rt
Fd 7
Lt

// Bottom of body
Fd 4
Rt

// Right Wing
Fd 2
Lt
Fd 3
Lt
Fd 9
Lt

// Right Wing Cont.
Fd 3
Lt
Fd 7

// Move to top of body
Bk 5
Rt

// Top of body
Fd 4
Bk 2
Rt

// Neck
Fd 1

// Head
Rt
Bk 1
Fd 2
Lt
Fd 2
Lt
Fd 2
Lt
Fd 2

Loanable Kits

State Library has kits of this item available for loan to libraries within the Regional Libraries Queensland and Indigenous Knowledge Centres network. Libraries can place a reservation through the Aurora catalogue (availability is subject to existing reservations, loans and associated return dates).

The kits are for use by patrons within the library only, as part of supervised library programming. They will not be listed in the public online catalogue for personal reservation.

Please contact Access Services, or phone 07 3842 9014 with any queries.

Loanable Kits

State Library does not have kits of this item available for loan to libraries.

Pro-Bot

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 18:45:57 +0000

Pro-Bot

Pro-Bot is the grown up version of the Bee-Bot and can be programmed using robotic controls on the car or through Logo programming. This race car designed bot allows students to enter commands via a set of arrow and number keys mounted on the back. Plan a route for the Pro-Bot and press the corresponding keypad controls then press GO. The Pro-Bot also allows repeat loops and has bumper and light sensors to take programming to the next level.

Recommended Ages	Year 3 to Year 6 (ages 9 to 12)
Product Cost	$250-$300 per unit
Where to Purchase	Bee-Bots and Blue-Bots can be purchased from Modern Teaching Aides

Product Requirements

Each Bot uses 3AA batteries

Loanable Kits

State Library does not have kits of this item available for loan to libraries.

Activities

Draw a Butterfly

SLQ Wiki digital_literacy:technology_resources:probot

Draw a Butterfly

Draw a Butterfly

Details

Aim/Key Learning

Preparation and Materials Required

Activity Steps

1. Introduction

2. Experiment and Explore

3. Evaluation and Closing

Solution

Loanable Kits

Loanable Kits

Pro-Bot

Pro-Bot

Product Requirements

Loanable Kits

Activities