Dash and Dot in Canada
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Dash & Dot by Wonder Workshop are exciting, hands-on learning tools for students in grades K-5! Targeted at teaching creative problem solving and computational thinking, Dash & Dot help students learn fundamental processes relevant for all 21st century skills. Students send commands to the robots to move them, light them up, and have them detect the world around them using 4 free coding applications available on iPad and Android tablets.
Dash & Dot are characters that ignite curiosity and confidence while providing fun and engaging ways of learning essential skills including: collaboration, communication, and digital literacy. Teachers use Dash & Dot to teach a variety of subject areas including the following:
Computational thinking. Analyze problems and design algorithms to program robot actions and reactions using Blockly, a visual drag-and-drop coding tool.
Engineering. Develop design thinking skills by building extensions on the robots with LEGO® bricks.
Math. Explore concepts like the number line, geometry, angles, distance, time, and variables.
Science. Learn about the scientific method, or program Dash to mimic behavior in the natural world.
Creative writing and the arts. Explore storytelling, drawing, and even music.
Wonder Workshop team is developing classroom-tested curricula aligned to common core standards with help from our incredible community of teachers.