For Numeracy this week we have been looking at compass directions. We have worked on reading maps using the 8 main directions - North, South, East, West, North-East, South-East, North-West and South-West and then we moved onto using Bee bots and our knowledge of compass directions to get a Bee bot through the grid to various locations. We had to programme the Beebot with our own algorithm, using forwards, backwards, turn right, turn left and N, S, E, W. It was important that we regularly tested our algorithm to check we didn’t need to de-bug (find a problem and fix it). I got a bug a few times but in the end I worked it out.
One of the algorithms I did was this. West 2 squares forward , turn left, south 2 squares forward , turn right, west 2 squares forward, turn left, south 2 squares. And you are at the house.
These are pictures that I got of my bee bot going across the grid.
If you have ever programmed a robot before please comment down below what it was?
Have you ever written an algorithm for something?
Have you ever had to use a compass for something?
HI sree that looks so fun and it was great when you showed us as bloggers where it went it made me laugh
ReplyDeleteOps i forgot to say maybe write a bit more so we get more info of what you were doing goodbye
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