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Programming Languages

In this activity related to computer programming, learners give directions to a "robot" (either an adult or another learner) and find out which instructions the robot is able to follow, and how their instructions are taken literally. This activity will simulate how computers follow instructions very precisely, which can be frustrating at times. This activity also helps learners understand instruction set size (large complex vs. small efficient)....

Keywords:: Social Sciences, Information Technology, NSDL, Biological Science, Instructions, Computer Programming, Health/Medicine, secmath, Information and Communication, Information Systems, Heredity and Genetics, Computer & Information Sciences, Computer Engineering, Robot, Programming Languages, Life Science, Young Engineers, Programming, Anthropology, Simulation-Based Learning, Computers, Engineering, Computing and Information, Technology, Computer Science, Commands, Computer, Education, Language, Robots

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Material Type:: Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:: July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:: August 19, 2019
Authors:: Jason Clutterbuck, Brian Mason Scientific and Technical Trust
Richard Nelson, Computer Science Unplugged
Sebastian Hï¿½hna, Google Inc.
Sebastian Hï¿½_hna
Stefan Marks
Wilson Siringoringo
Submitter:: Barbra Bied Sperling

Primary Audience:: Grade School, Middle School, High School
Technical Format:: Website
Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Language:: English
Cost Involved:: No
Source Code Available:: No
Accessibility Information Available:: No
Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States