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Beginner Level 1
Lesson 1
What is Programming?
Robots don't think like people, so how do we communicate with them? Let's find out by learning about programming!
Step 1: Watch this video to learn how engineers communicate with robots
Programming is giving a series of instructions to a robot or computer. Robots don't have brains so they don't know what to do unless you tell them!
Step 2: Let's think about how a robot moves
You must give the robot very specific instructions!
For example, to make this robot dance, I must give it exact instructions:
1) Walk forward
2) Jump up
3) Spin
Step 3: Let's code our own dance!
1. Make up a dance with exact instructions for how to complete it.
2. Give a friend the instructions and see if they do the dance correctly.
Giving your partner these instructions is how you must instruct a robot. In order for a robot to complete a task, you must tell it EXACTLY what to do.
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Step 4:
We can try
programming
using Scratch!
Scratch is a programming language just for kids. When we say language, we mean the way that we can talk to the robot!
Click on the Scratch Icon below and watch the “Getting Started” tutorial
Click on the different blue motion blocks to see how each one makes the cat sprite move.
Watch this video to learn about the blue motion blocks!
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