Computational Thinking PO2/PO3

This activity is a CT PO2/3 activity. This activity is a good example of integrating computational thinking into other technological areas.  The students have to design and make a straw maze with a start, dead ends and the end. Using Scratch or Tynker the students assign sounds to the deadends and to the finish.  The protogype can be created with drinking straws and cardboard, but could be extended to be a hard materials project.  Please note that when we have trialled this in classes, the students have difficulties with the contacts that the metal ball bearing makes with the copper contacts.  We have found that the larger the diameter of the ballbearing the easier the students find it to make the contacts work.

As an extension to this activity, students could add lives to the game and a time element to complete the maze.

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