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Learning Progression
Ages 4+
Unplugged:
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UNPLUGGED LESSONS
Ages 5+
Marty Controller:
An opportunity for early-readers to expand their understanding of sequences and add precision to the number of actions they want Marty to complete. Learners are 亚洲一区+国产精品d to create sequences with symbolic commands, visualise Marty’s path and plan the steps before running commands with our ‘sequencer’.
MARTY CONTROLLER LESSONS
Ages 6+
Blocks Jr:
A step-in to block-based programming with text-free symbols and a horizontal layout, suitable for emerging readers. This environment is based on ScratchJr so should be very familiar to pupils who have used this program. In this environment, learners will see their code come to life both through their physical Marty and via an in-app sprite. Learners can even personalise the sprite and the virtual backgrounds.
BLOCKS JR LESSONS
Ages 8+
Blocks:
Suitable for confident readers, Blocks is an extension to Blocks Jr and introduces more functionality through a vertical layout. This environment is based on Scratch and allows for progression beyond elementary school with more advanced work. As code is organized vertically, learners can develop longer blocks of sequences (more similar to how code is written in text).
BLOCKS LESSONS
Ages 12+
Python:
As students gain more confidence they can move into controlling Marty with Python. They gain more precise control over Marty’s sensors, motors, and behaviour, while learning techniques used in professional robotics.
PYTHON LESSONS
LEARNING PROGRESSION WITH MARTY THE ROBOT
SPECIAL CURRICULUM
What’s more, Marty is also compatible with both Raspberry Pi and Micro-bit and we have a number of lessons dedicated to teaching concepts of autonomy, parameters, arguments, procedures, conditionals, events, functions, hardware / software and parallel programming.
SPECIAL CURRICULUM LESSONS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Where should I start?
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Where should I start?
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