Blue Bot Mats

Start on the red circle. Face the green square. Program the Blue-bot using these buttons:

Press Go. Which shape does Blue-Bot stop on?

Make up a challenge for your partner to program Blue-Bot to go to either 1, 2 or 3 shapes.

Alphabet Mat

Program Blue-Bot to visit the first letter of your first name.

Program Blue-Bot to visit the first letters of your first and last names.

Program Blue-Bot to visit all the letters in your name.

Make up a challenge for your partner to program Blue-Bot to go to either 1, 2 or 3 letters.

Start on 1p. What is the shortest route to visit all 8 coins in order of value?

Program a route to make 37p using the smallest number of coins.

Program a route to make 169p using the smallest number of coins.

Make up a challenge for your partner to program Blue-Bot to go to either 1, 2 or 3 coins.

Zoo Mat

Start at the entrance. Visit the penguins, have an ice cream and then the pandas.

Visit all the attractions in alphabetical order.

Make up a challenge for your partner to program Blue-Bot to go to either 1, 2 or 3 attractions.

Start and end at the ship.

Program Blue-Bot to search for treasur in the:

- waterfall - volcano - cave You must use the ladders and the bridges.

What is the shortest route? How many of these three places can you program Blue-Bot to visit using one set of instructions?

What is the shortest route?

Marketplace Mat

Start and end at the fountain.

Program Blue-Bot to buy:

- bread - pies - flowers

What is the shortest route?

How many of these three places can you program Blue-Bot to visit using one set of instructions? Make up a challenge for your partner to program Blue-Bot to go to either 1, 2 or 3 market stalls.

Start and end at the petrol house. Travel on the roads.

Program Blue-Bot to visit:

- scarecrow - sheep - woods

What is the shortest route?

How many of these three places can you program Blue-Bot to visit using one set of instructions?

Make up a challenge for your partner to program Blue-Bot to go to either 1, 2 or 3 places.

Seaside Mat

Start and end at the hotel. Travel on the roads.

Program Blue-Bot to visit:

- the lighthouse - the campsite - the funfair

What is the shortest route?

How many of these three places can you program Blue-Bot to visit using one set of instructions?

Make up a challenge for your partner to program Blue-Bot to go to either 1, 2 or 3 places.