This task will enable you to use the Modelling strand of ICT while supporting and enhancing mathematics.

LOGO can be applied effectively to support a theme or topic in, eg. mathematics, which involves work on shape and angles or Geography through the exploration of a scene or place.

Advanced Task:

Decide on the focus for the activity and the desired learning outcomes.

Demonstrate to pupils how to:

• create and combine sub-procedures to build more complex procedures
• edit procedures, sub-procedures and repeats
• create a scene in a graphic package to use within a LOGO application
• save, retrieve, amend and print work

Prepare differentiated, focused tasks/activities that involve pupils inputting direct commands to create shapes on screen. For example, use sub-procedures to create more complex effects, such as creating overlapping patterns from a variety of shapes.

Combine sub-procedures to build more complex procedures, e.g. using the screen turtle to draw a robot which consists of simple procedures for head, body, limbs etc. Use the Repeat command to draw another robot and draw bigger or smaller robots by modifying the sub-procedures.

Provide opportunities for pupils to investigate and change the sizes of shapes already created by editing procedures, sub-procedures and repeats, to answer questions of the type: "What would happen if...?"

Enable pupils to create their own scenes in a graphics package to use within a LOGO application. Pupils will need to plan and discuss how to create the scene within a modelling context, linked to the current theme/topic.

Resources

• LOGO software
• computer
• printer

Teaching Strategies: Advanced