LightBot Unplugged and Plugged

Today we tried out the LightBot app. Some students had been tinkering with the app during learning centres. Today we pulled small groups of 3 students each. They were given the task of creating the track with snap cubes first. They then needed to code on a piece of paper. How can they get their foam block to move from one end of the snap cube track to the other end? They wrote down the code on their paper and tested it out. It was very interesting to watch the students figure out how to code. Some students drew their code in the shape of the track, others put the arrows randomly around their pages. After they did that they were able to use the iPad and do the same level they just coded on paper. Check out the website and some pictures from our activity:

 LightBot Website