What age are bee bots for?

The Bee-Bot is cheerful, round and very good fun, but it does much more than simply make people smile – it allows children from the age of 4 to get to grips with the rudiments of robotics and with the characteristics of a robot.

How do you introduce a Bee-Bot?

Body: Come back as a group and create a padlet of all the things the children have noticed about the Bee-Bot. Give the children a selection of commands cards (see resources) and ask them to work in pairs, if you have enough Bee-Bots, and their task is to see what they can make the Bee-Bot do.

Is Bee-Bot coded?

Bee-Bot® is a perfect starting point for teaching control, directional language and programming. With a wide range of cross curricular mats and activity tins to program with, and fun accessories to personalise, Bee-Bot® is the must have programming resource for any KS1 classroom.

What is the difference between Bee-Bot and blue Bot?

The Blue-Bot is a clear robot, allowing students to view the hardware within. It is the same size as the Bee-Bot and has the same command buttons, but the difference is the addition of its Bluetooth capability, which allows it to connect to the Blue-Bot app.

How far does a bee Bot travel?

Bee-Bot can accurately move in steps of 15cm, turn in 90° turns, and remembers up to 40 steps!

What is blue bot?

Blue-Bot is a simple robot that can operate on its own or via Bluetooth controlled by an Android, iOS, Mac, or Windows device. Blue-Bot is transparent so that students can see all of the parts that make it work. The “X” button will allow students to clear out their commands and start again.

How far does a bee BOT move?

15cm
Bee-Bot can accurately move in steps of 15cm, turn in 90° turns, and remembers up to 40 steps!

What can I do with a bee bot?

5 Mathematics Bee-Bot Lesson Ideas For The Classroom

  1. Connect 4 – Addition and Subtraction.
  2. Climb the Ladder – Odd and Evens.
  3. Mapping.
  4. Creating Mazes.
  5. Identifying colours and shapes.

How do you clear a bee bot?

When the memory in your Bee-Bot is full, no more commands can be entered. Pressing the clear key will clear the sequence memory.

What is blue-Bot?

What is Bee bots?

Bee-Bot is an exciting robot designed specifically for use by young children. This colorful, easy-to-operate, and friendly little robot is a perfect tool for teaching sequencing, estimation, problem-solving, and just having fun!

How does a Blue-Bot work?

Blue-Bot is a simple robot that can operate on its own or via Bluetooth controlled by an Android, iOS, Mac, or Windows device. Blue-Bot is transparent so that students can see all of the parts that make it work. Once students have entered in all of their commands, they hit “GO” and observe what happens.