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Check Learning - Unplugged Sequences

What you will do:

Show what you know about instructions.

What you need to show:

What the first step, the second step and other steps are for instructions.

Vocabulary:

Instruction steps you need to do in the right order to finish some work.

Remember this:

Instructions have to be done in the correct order. If you do something in the wrong order, you might not get the correct result.

Task 1:

Here is an obstacle course. We need Marty to slide to the right at the first obstacle and slide left at the second obstacle and then go to the finish. Watch the videos and click the box under the one you think is correct.

Is this the one?

This video shows Marty going right at the first obstacle, going left at the second obstacle and then going to the finish. Well done, you got it right!.

Is this the one?

This video shows Marty going right at the first obstacle, going right at the second obstacle and keep going right. It is very close but not quite correct. Try again.

Is this the one?

This video shows Marty going left at the first obstacle and keep going left. Have another look.

Task 2:

Click to watch a video of Marty walking from a start to a finish.

Here are some pictures showing where we could put Marty's colored cards. Click on the correct picture to match the video of Marty walking.

Is this the one?

These instructions will tell Marty to go left and keep going left. This isn't quite right. .

Is this the one?

These instructions will tell Marty to go left, then forward, then right, then back, and finally dance! This is the right answer!.

Is this the one?

'These instructions will tell Marty to go left and keep going left. This isn't quite right. '.

Task 3:

We want Marty to take some steps forward, take some steps left, take some steps back and then stop and dance. Which cards will tell Marty to do this in the correct order?

Choose the picture that shows the color cards in the correct order.

Is this the one?

These instructions will tell Marty to go forward, then back, then left and stop and dance. This isn't quite right.

Is this the one?

These instructions will tell Marty to go back, then forward, then stop and dance and finally, left. That doesn't sound like it would work.

Is this the one?

These instructions will tell Marty to go forward, then left, then back and finally stop and dance. These instructions are correct! Well done..

Feedback (Here are some questions to think about):

Did you remember that green is forward, yellow is back, purple is right, blue is left and red is stop and dance?

Did you remember that the order of the instructions are important?