“Shapes”

Main Idea

Students get acquainted with the concept of shapes, study their varieties, study the
elements of figures (angle, length, width). Create a motion program robot on the trajectory of shapes.

Creator	Sokol Iryna, Miksike OU
Subject	Mathematics, Computer Science
Length	60 minutes
Pedagogical Approach	Haptic, Technology assisted
Competences	Creative skills, Logical thinking, Computational thinking
Grades	3rd-4th grade
Technologies	Makeblock

Description

Αctivity 1: “Shapes”: the teacher introduces students to the shapes – circle, square,
triangle, survey and compare them, find signs of similarities and differences.
The teacher explains where the students meet the shapes in their lives. The students
give examples of the use of shapes.
Αctivity 2:
A) motion of the – The teacher explains that every year more and more robots who independently perform various missions in accordance with their purpose and algorithm.
Their movements are often reminiscent of various shapes.
B)The teacher invites students to program the work as instructed
Video: https://youtu.be/Z2-7mQHE4Wo
C) The teacher invites the students to independently create a program for moving
the robot – a rectangle, a triangle, a pentagon, an octagon.
Αctivity 3 «Discussion»: The teacher discusses the result with the students.

Αctivity 1