Roamer Ideas and Resources

Controlling your Roamer

Basic Roamer controls

Roamer Software

Using RoamerWorld - contains examples

Buying Roamers
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Roamer Help Sheets

Using Roamer

Roamer Control

How to create flashing lights with Roamer

Roamer Music instructions

Activites

Roamer numeracy games for Key Stage 1

Roamer Music and songs

Harry Potter meets the Roamer by Four Elms Primary School

The Tale of the Sheppey Pigs by Minster in Sheppey First School, Sheerness

Iron Man Roamer Project by Swanscombe Infant School

Comparing Roamer with screen turtles by Hildenborough School

Case Study

Roamer and RoamerWorld with a group of four Year 4 pupils by Rob Smith

Roamer Control

Roamer Control Box
Did you know that you can make a Roamer move, flash lights, turn a motor or play music - or do all of these things - when you clap your hands?

The Control box allows students to bring their creations alive with full control over robotic like actions. Schools can use their existing models, sensors, motors and switches. It is compatible with INVENTA, Tronix, Capsela, K'nex and some Lego packs.

New to Roamer Control?

Introduction to Roamer Control and the control box

Using Roamer Control for the first time

It's most important to get to know the simple steps in controlling the Roamer before you plan work for your class. The Sensing and Control sheets contain full details of how to use the control pack, with simple examples to try.

You will need to take pupils through the steps carefully at the outset. The activity sheets from Sheldwich Primary School are intended to support pupils working independently. 'Expert' pupils may be able to solve problems if you are busy.

Pauline Whitehouse's account of her Year 4 project gives many ideas for developing a project spanning several weeks. There are six progressively structured lessons, with illustrations of children's work.

Case Studies

The following pages show how teachers approached some of the organisational issues.

Introducing Roamer Control to Year 3 by Liz Roberts

Santa's Heli-sleigh by Pam Marsh.

Controlling Models

To see the type of model you can control using the Roamer, look at the Helicopter building sheet.

Our Robolab pages also have building sheets for standing models which can be adapted for the Roamer.

Other Websites

Valiant Technology
www.valiant-technology.com/uk/pages/roamer_home.php

Activity Sheets
jangray.members.beeb.net/ICT@KS1&2/activity_sheets.htm

jangray.members.beeb.net/ICT@KS1&2/roamer.htm

Getting the Roamers out of the cupboard
www.mape.org.uk/curriculum/earlyyears/roamers.htm

Teaching Idea
www.primaryresources.co.uk/ict/roamer.htm

Designing and creating hats for the Roamers
www.georgiangardens.w-sussex.sch.uk/DTweek/yR.htm

Roamer Control Packs can be bought from Valiant Technology.
In order to cover the requirements for control at Key Stage 2 you need to buy the Roamer Control Pack which contains the Control Box plus Light, Sensor and Motor Pack.

Roamer Control Pack  Ref: 1540-110C
Control Box plus Light, Sensor and Motor Packs. 
Price:  £125.00  (Excluding: VAT at 17.5%)
www.valiant-technology.com/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Roamer_Control_14.html
(scroll to bottom of page)

Control Box		Light Sensors		Motors Pack		Sensors

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