Blockly Games is a Google project to encourage tomorrow's programmers. The games are designed to be self-paced and self-teaching. An excellent way to link maths/ geography concepts to the world of computer science. Games involved are: Block - Connect the descriptions together. Maze - creating loops through directions (Learn how to give directions), Bird - teaching students angles with directing the bird to its food, Turtle - programming by moving with spaces and directions, Movie - learn about co-ordinates, Pond Tutor and Pond - most difficult game challenging all concepts learnt in one.
Strand: Mapping & Geog Skills
Suggestions for use: Teach students how to give directions through coding by using the game MAZE. Allow students to play individually, in pairs or in teams.
Strand: Shape & Space
Strand unit: Lines & Angles
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
Suggestions for use: Use the games Bird, Turtle and Movie to introduce the importance of knowing angles. How birds need to know angles for survival but how computer games use angles in their coding and programming.
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