Using the Tinkercad environment when studying the theme "Control" in an informatics course at the level of basic general education

Abstract

The article discusses the author's methodology for teaching the theme "Control" of an informatics course of basic general education based on the Tinkercad environment. The place of this theme in the Work Program of Basic General Education in the subject "Informatics" is highlighted. The main advantages of using the Tinkercad environment are described. Two options for covering this theme are considered, depending on the availability of robotic equipment at the school. For each option, thematic planning is provided, and the main features of conducting lessons are highlighted. The types of activities of the teacher and students at each stage of the theme's lessons are considered. For all classes, projects are proposed, each of which covers the stages of prototyping and programming. The proposed projects have varying complexity, but at the same time they are interconnected, which makes it possible to build a holistic methodology for studying the topic. All projects are aimed at developing students' subject and meta-subject results for each subsection of the "Control" theme. Sources are provided in which project code is available for downloading to students' personal accounts on the Tinkercad platform.