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 lesson

Resources

• Activity Guide

Differentiation

Guide learners to try tracing different geometric shapes, like the ones listed at the bottom of the activity guide resource.

Add point values to different shapes to create a fun scoring system.

Extension

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

• Bullseye Challenge

• Bowling Challenge

• Maze Challenge

• Mini Golf Challenge

About Activity

This play-based activity is designed to help learners gain skills and experience with digital technologies by practising basic programming through an iterative process to direct Sphero bots.

Learners will aim to accurately trace the outline of geometric shapes with their Sphero by coding a program that controls direction, speed and timing. They will take into account the number of sides and corresponding angles for a shape and have fun while working to refine and improve their programs over multiple attempts, or iterations.

Activity Guide

Challenge Series – Digital Play with Sphero

This activity is one of a series digital play-based resources using the block code-based Programs function with Sphero, designed to guide your learners to practise skills and explore concepts in digital technologies through creativity, achievement motivation and fun! Check out these other activities in the collection: