Platform

• Sphero Edu

Digital Technologies Progress Outcomes

• CT = PO2

• DDDO = PO1

Cross-Curricular Links

• Maths & Stats

Year Levels

• Y3-4 (Guided)

• Y5-6+

Duration

• 1+ lessons

Resources

• Activity Guide

Differentiation

To add complexity to the challenge, set conditions on what materials to use, what height to start from and more.

Extension

Guide your learners to try another activity in the Sphero Drive Series:

• Paddle Prototype (Hydrodynamics)

• Sphero Voyagers (Sphero Waka Hourua)

About Activity

This play-based activity is designed to help learners gain skills and experience with prototyping and programming through an iterative process to direct Sphero bots up a ramp and into a pool of water.

Learners will design and build a ramp to form a track for Sphero to move from ground level into a pool of water. They will then do their best to guide their bot up the ramp by coding a program that controls direction, speed and timing. Learners will have fun while working to refine and improve their construction and program after each attempt, or iteration.

Activity Guide

Swim Series – Digital Play with Sphero . . . in Water!

This activity is one of a series digital play-based resources that put Sphero in water, designed to guide your learners to practise skills and explore concepts in digital technologies through creativity, ingenuity and kinaesthetic fun! Check out these other activities in the collection: