Resource: Robozzle
Ages: 6+
Curriculum Links:
Digital Technologies – Processes and Production Skills
Design and Technology – Processes and Production Skills
Content Descriptors:
Collect and present different types of data for a specific purpose using software (ACTDIP009)
Use simple visual programming environments that include a sequence of steps (algorithm) involving decisions made by the user (branching) (ACTDIP011)
Define a sequence of steps to design a solution for a given task
Identify and choose the appropriate resources from a given set
Select, and safely use, appropriate components and equipment to make solutions
Use criteria to evaluate and justify simple design processes and solutions
Cross-Curricular Links:
Literacy
Numeracy
Information and Communicating Technology (ICT) Capability
Critical and Creative Thinking
Description:
This is a great resource for computational thinking. The app allows the user to program the games using simple commands. There are multiple puzzles that the user can manipulate and learn from.
Link to resource:
This resource can be downloaded on iTunes. More information can be found at http://www.robozzle.com/
