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Run it in your head
Read with an adult. You can say, point, draw or write your answer.
1 · Learn
Before running a program, predict what each instruction will do. Keep track of where the robot is and which way it faces.
In our model, forward moves one square in the facing direction. A right turn changes the facing direction by a quarter turn but does not move the robot to another square.
2 · Worked example
Starting facing right, the first forward moves right one square. A right turn faces down. The next forward moves down one square.
3 · Your turn
Start facing the top of the page. Turn right, then move forward one square. Which way do you move?
Check your answer
To the right of the page. The turn changed the facing direction before the move.
4 · Apply your learning
Draw the route on a small paper grid, then follow it with a counter to check your prediction.
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