These days we have been playing while learning a bit about computational thinking.
Computers? We did not touch any computer but we solved problems just like computers do: analyzing the problem, breaking it in small parts and sequencing instructions.
To be more precise, we focused on sequencing by giving instructions. First, we pretended to be robots and we moved when we heard the precise instructions. It seemed an easy task but it implied a lot of positional knowledge! We also learned the words GO FORWARD, GO BACK, TURN RIGHT and TURN LEFT.
Once we had this clear, it was the moment to give the instructions to our colleagues. We built a maze in the class with little squares and we had to give instructions to one of the alicies to get to the destination. Experimenting all this instructions giving and receiving was vital not only to memorize the vocabulary but also learn about position and perspective. My right is not always your right!
To finish the lesson we had a special treat… 3D mazes! This material consists of a board in which we have different mazes. In the mazes, we have to move a cat to help him eliminate the aphids.
The difficult part was that, like a robot, we had to program the cat with wooden pieces that follow the block programming system SCRATCH Jr. Not as easy as it seems! What is the correct solution to this maze?
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