
Code the Robot. Save the Cat
By Debbie Gorrell,
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What’s It About?
CODE THE ROBOT. SAVE THE CAT is a logic and coding app that challenges kids to arrange arrows that will guide a robot along a path to reach a cat who may or may not want to be "saved." Each section of the path has turns, cat treats, and other features that add to the challenge. Kids begin on a Welcome level, which introduces them to the game. There are five main levels, each with several challenges to unlock. These main levels are Actions, Functions, Loops, Conditions, and Create. In Create, kids can make their own levels and share them with other devices.
Is It Any Good?
This logic and coding game is quite engaging from the start, but it could be even better with some built-in hints for younger players who might struggle to get the hang of it. Kids will enjoy the challenge of figuring out how to reach the cat as they use logic and spatial skills to complete levels. It’s great that kids can also use what they learned to create their own levels. Getting started might feel a bit slow for more experienced players, but they can look forward to unlocking the harder levels and finding out what happens to the cat.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about how kids used logic and coding skills in Code the Robot. Save the Cat. How might these skills be used to solve other kinds of problems?
Talk about how you might play a similar game using paper and pencil. In what ways would this be easier? How would it be more difficult? Would you change the theme or the rules?
Work together to create and share levels. Is it harder or easier to create levels than to solve them?
App Details
- Devices: iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android
- Skills: Thinking & Reasoning : logic, solving puzzles, spatial reasoning, Tech Skills : coding
- Pricing structure: Paid ($3.99)
- Release date: January 16, 2020
- Category: Education
- Topics: STEM , Cats, Dogs, and Mice , Robots
- Publisher: Learny Land S.L.
- Version: 1.0.3
- Minimum software requirements: iOS 9.0 or later; Android 4.1 and up
- Last updated: June 19, 2020
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