Finally! A remote Crumble course! You have been asking for a while now for me to run some Physical Computing courses remotely, for those of you who have Crumble kits already in your school. I'm pleased to let you know that on Thursday 9th December I will be doing just that! I'm going to run... Continue Reading →
Physical Computing KS2: Crumble Training – January 2022
Two opportunities to attend the TeachComputing Crumble course for KS2 (aimed at Y5 and Y6 teachers): Tuesday 18th January, Queen Anne's School in Reading - 1pm - 3pm Tuesday 18th January, Queen Anne's School in Reading - 4pm - 6pm About the course: The course aims to introduce teachers to the Crumble micro controller; a... Continue Reading →
Primary Physical Computing Training – Crumble in KS2
I had the honour of authoring the KS2 Physical Computing course for the NCCE over the Spring and got to deliver the course for the first time this summer term! Getting to grips with the Crumble Build, wire, code, watch! The course aims to introduce teachers to the Crumble micro controller; a lovely piece of... Continue Reading →
Year 5 Crumble Creations – 2021
My fabulous Year 5 pupils have been busy applying their skills and knowledge to design their own robotic systems! Following the 4 levels of abstraction (see below for links on my approach to physical computing), they have gone from design algorithm... To coding... To building and wiring... To finally running the code and evaluating!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6wfa_VPS9I... Continue Reading →
DIY Crumble Cart!
Teaching Physical Computing is mandatory in UK Primary Schools (See my previous post on Physical Computing: Where do I start? for more information) One of the best products out there to deliver this fun and exciting part of the curriculum, is Redfern's Crumble micro controller. Here are instructions and resources for you to build your... Continue Reading →
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