Scottie GO! Edu Coding Game (STEM Edu)

Teaching programming in primary school with educational Scottie Go! games

Each program starts with the BEGIN block and finishes with the END block. In between them, learners insert blocks displaying specific commands, some of which require adding parameters, e.g. number of steps that Scottie must take. The command blocks enable Scottie to interact with other characters and with his environment.

Scottie Go! Edu allows your pupils to learn fundamental programming concepts such as:

• simple and complex commands;
• parameters; loops;
• conditional statements;
• variables;
• functions.

The license number included in the Scottie Go! Edu box allows users to install the app on three separate devices, and to undertake all the 91 specially designed quests on each of them. The same amount of scenarios can also be downloaded.

The Scottie Go! Edu app allows learners to find out details about the quest to solve, to scan lines of code created with cardboard blocks, and to review if the scanned lines of code achieve the quest objectives.

After installing the Scottie Go! Edu app on a mobile device, players can select a quest and use the programming blocks to build programs on the background board supplied. They can then scan their lines of code by using the photo or video feature of their mobile device camera. If the program was written correctly and Scottie completes his task, players are awarded with up to three stars. If the lines can be shortened and optimized, only one or two stars will be awarded. If Scottie fails to complete his quest, players can try to rewrite the lines of program to find a working solution.

Magnetic blocks are an excellent tool to teach kids collaboration, to present and discuss either correct solutions or indeed solutions containing a ‘bug’ (teaching how to ‘de-bug’). Magnetic tiles can be used with Scottie Go! Edu as an easy-to-use and helpful teaching aid. *Magnetic blocks are not included in the Scottie Go! Edu set.

Programming classes with Scottie Go!

Programming classes can be conducted by dividing students into groups. Each group should have their box with the game and a block scanning device.

The hero of the game and its plot provide both interesting learning and great fun not only at school but also in workshops, extracurricular activities, courses, and programming schools. Scottie Go! Edu allows teachers to deliver lessons in various situations, anywhere, and on a variety of devices. After installing the game, the app no longer requires internet access, so it can be used in almost any place, on the school desk, on the carpet, or even outdoors.

We are producers of game-based, interactive learning resources’ and are well known both in Poland and around the world. Our products are based on the knowledge and experience of teachers who deliver programming classes for children and teenagers. We garnered insights and knowledge with the help of teachers and educational experts through workshops, courses and programming schools and translated our insights into educational games.