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J1 Birthday Present |
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J1 Birthday Present |
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Introduction activity: programming Roamer to make a simple journey, copying the program to the computer and sending the screen Roamer on the same trip. Fictional context. |
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J2 Paul Revere's Ride |
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J2 Paul Revere's Ride |
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Programming Roamer to make a simple journey. Copying the program to the computer and using RoamerWorld's pen down command to trace the journey. Historical context: also see "Paul Revere's Ride", a poem by Longfellow. |
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J3 Storks |
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J3 Storks |
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Programming Roamer to go on a complex journey across Europe . Copying the program to the computer, using it and RoamerWorld's pen down and stamping features to create a map. Based on a Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale, the context deals with animal migration. |
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J4 Drovers |
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J4 Drovers |
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Programming Roamer to go on a complex journey: travelling the ancient drove roads from Scotland and Wales to England . Using the program in RoamerWorld with the pen down, stamping and labelling features to make a map. Historical context. |
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J5 Space Mail |
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J5 Space Mail |
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Programming screen Roamer to make a journey. Downloading the program to Roamer and sending the robot on the trip. Fictional context. |
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J6 The Mysterious Knight |
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J6 The Mysterious Knight |
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Interpretation of information in a fictional story to send Roamer on a journey. Using the program to make a map. |
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J7 Story with a Journey |
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J7 Story with a Journey |
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Using information from a story book to send Roamer on a journey. Using the program to make a map. The activity includes designing your own map symbols and backgrounds. |
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J10 Your Own Journey |
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Involves students recording information about a real journey: "My journey to school". They use Roamer to model the journey, copy the program to the computer and make a map. Entails students creating backgrounds and map symbols. |
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J8 Steadfast Tin Soldier |
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J8 Steadfast Tin Soldier |
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Making a map from a fictional story based on a Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale. The journey starts and finishes at the same point. |
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J9 Write a Story |
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Suggested themes for stories for children to write which include maps for them to make. Involves students creating backgrounds, designing map symbols and Roamer characters. |
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J9 Write a Story |
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J10 Your Own Journey |
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