Bee-Bots on Treasure Island
Bee-Bot has arrived in the Himalaya
Mountains at the Primary Study Centre in Pokhara, Nepal. Bee-Bot has
proven to be a very popular learning tool among students there. Students
in Class One, who are from 5 to 7 years old, cheered when Bee-Bot
arrived and quickly started using the little robot. They practiced their
directions and plotted routes for Bee-Bot to travel by planning which
buttons to press and then sending Bee-Bot on its way.
Using Bee-Bot with the Treasure Island
Mat was an exciting activity for the students. Students sent Bee-Bot
exploring around Treasure Island, determining paths that led to features
they wanted to see and those, such as sharks and alligators, they wanted
to avoid.
Using Bee-Bot on the Treasure Island Mat was paired with a student field trip to an island in nearby Fewa Lake. Students boarded a boat for a visit to the island where they put in practice the skills they learned using Bee-Bot. They worked together to plan a path for making their way around the island and exploring its features themselves as they had done in the classroom with Bee-Bot. Their field trip included a real “treasure” hunt.
Bee-Bot was a tool that made the field trip both more fun and educational. According to principal Sue Kemp, using Bee-Bot “really helped students with their planning skills and boosted their understanding of coordinates.”
Contact Information
| Name | Sue Kemp |
| Position | Principal |
| School | Pokhara Primary Study Centre |
| Location | Pokhara, Nepal |
| Address | Post Box 28, Pokhara, Nepal |
| psc.pokhara@world.inf.org | |
| Website | http://www.inf.org/inf-nepal/ |
| Tags | Bee-Bot, Asia |
| Age | 5–7 years |