Hour of Code™
with iRobot™ Education
The Hour of Code takes place every year on Computer Science Education Week, during which we celebrate the accomplishments of two of the world's first computer programmers: Admiral Grace Hopper and Lady Ada Lovelace.
To honor these coding heroes, we have selected a few of our favorite lessons for you to try. Check them out below, or explore our Learning Library for more!
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Robot Pizza Party
Looking to make coding a collaborative, social and super fun experience at your school? In this FREE out-of-the-box event kit, we provide all the tools you'll need to host the perfect family code challenge. At the iRobot Pizza Party, families come together to share a meal and code virtual robots to complete challenges, designed for both beginners and advanced coders.
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Robotics for K-2: Robot Parts
Designed for students in grades K-2, this offline, printable workbook explores all the various kinds of parts that make up a robot.
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Robotics for K-2: Robot Shapes
Designed for students in grades K-2, this offline, printable workbook explores all kinds of shapes using robots. Robots come in many shapes - what shapes do you see?
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Robotics for K-2: Robot Tools
Designed for students in grades K-2, this offline, printable workbook explores all the different kinds of tools used when building a robot!
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Mini Golf
Code the course with Root in this mini-golf game! Try and find the shortest solution to complete each challenge. Can you code a hole in one?
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Level 1 Coding Basics
Solve these coding challenges to learn the basics of Level 1 code blocks!
In-Person
Clear the Board
In this coding challenge, students will work together (from a safe distance) with an army of whiteboard robots to clear a magnetic whiteboard of all dry-erase marks.
In-Person
Coding Communication Challenge
In this coding challenge, students will practice collaboration and communication skills in order to conquer a robot obstacle course while maintaining a safe distance.
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Robot Writing Challenge
In this coding challenge, students will alternate between coding with the iRobot Coding simulator and a physical Root Robot to write the first letter of their name.
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Telephone Drawing
In this coding challenge, students will work together remotely to create a code that draws a picture. This is an activity that students will complete and pass along in the background of a video call, so plan on filling its downtime with another lesson or game. Alternatively, it could be completed over the course of a week or full-day.
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Virtual Bouquets
In this coding challenge, students will work in the classroom or remotely to send their teacher a bouquet of code flowers.
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Simulator CodeBreak
Solve the puzzles in this activity packet to unlock Root’s secret message!
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Guess the Code
This game challenges students to interpret code and compete to guess the pictures drawn and songs sung by the virtual Root Robot.
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2019 CodeBreak Packets
Each Hour of Code packet includes activities that require decomposition, pattern recognition, abstraction, and algorithms. Use your programming and math skills to crack the codes, collect answers, and decode the mystery!
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What Educators are Saying
I teach students with learning disabilities and one of the challenges I face with [other software] is that there is a lot of reading involved. The visual nature of level one with the iRobot Coding app means I can make lessons accessible for everyone at that level, and then differentiate for students who are ready to progress, which isn’t always possible. Jen Gilbert
The teachers were surprised at how quickly the kids were able to pick it up. Teachers can be really nervous about it [coding] and shy away from it, but putting it [Root®] in front of the kids they’re going to figure it out. You don’t need to know how to do it, you need to know how to teach them the content you want them to use. It doesn’t have to be something that’s going to be a huge learning curve for you, as the teacher, to be able to take on. Rachel Smith
The kids were immediately engaged [with Root®] and the teachers are really learning along with the students, they’re very excited. We had the kids do a sidewalk activity, where they had to make Root® navigate a path along the factors of, let’s say 4. It was a fun activity and it connected to the curriculum and what they were learning. Amy Benford