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Coding Fundamentals

4 Labs

Practice early coding skills! Create a project using sequenced commands while learning to troubleshoot any problems.

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Five Coder Cards, a Coder and a 123 Robot.

Lab 1

Robot Brain

Total Time: 40 minutes

Learn about symbols and programming language while thinking about the way robots process information to perform actions.

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A 123 Robot in the bottom left corner of a 123 Tile. There is a red arrow extending from the front of the robot. A close up of four Coder Cards highlights the project the 123 Robot is running.

Lab 2

Robot Speak

Total Time: 40 minutes

Create a project using commands to communicate with your 123 Robot.

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A 123 Field with a map on it, several Coder Cards, a Coder, and a 123 Robot.

Lab 3

Robot Move

Total Time: 40 minutes

Use commands to create complex behaviors as you program your 123 Robot to move from one place to another.

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A Coder with a project in it. The Coder Card in step 2 has a green highlight to the left, and a red x on it to show it is a bug in the project. A new Coder Card is ready to replace it, to correct the error.

Lab 4

Robot Help

Total Time: 40 minutes

Help the 123 Robot by correctly sequencing commands.

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