Over the weekend students should read this short document for homework. (HINT: Pay close attention to a famous robots, what robots are used for, and the characteristics of robots!)
In class we will discuss the what robots are and what we all think robots should be able to help us do in the future. For homework, students need to research a famous robot that has helped us in the past or is helping us today and write a short paragraph to be turned in. (This must be a real robot. It can not be a robot from a fictional movie or story.)
We will then get into groups to begin using the My Robot Time kit and work book to build our own robots that look like WALL-E! http://www.myrobottime.com/#!proudt/c8hd
(This is a link to the company's website if you wanted more information!)
This is a lot like Lego toys so don't get nervous! We will also then program our robots to be able to sense if there something in their way and to know how to get around it.
This project will take a couple of days. On the last day, we will test our robots to see if they can get through an obstacle course so that WALL-E can return to his home. Students will record the time it took the robot to complete the course and any problems they had that could be fixed. Students will then present this information to the class.
This is going to be a lot of fun! But try to be here every day so that every group can work well in the time we have!
Parents this is a further explanation of why we are doing this lesson:
Engineering: Robots
Over the weekend students should read this short document for homework. (HINT: Pay close attention to a famous robots, what robots are used for, and the characteristics of robots!)
In class we will discuss the what robots are and what we all think robots should be able to help us do in the future. For homework, students need to research a famous robot that has helped us in the past or is helping us today and write a short paragraph to be turned in. (This must be a real robot. It can not be a robot from a fictional movie or story.)
We will then get into groups to begin using the My Robot Time kit and work book to build our own robots that look like WALL-E!
http://www.myrobottime.com/#!proudt/c8hd
(This is a link to the company's website if you wanted more information!)
This is a lot like Lego toys so don't get nervous! We will also then program our robots to be able to sense if there something in their way and to know how to get around it.
This project will take a couple of days. On the last day, we will test our robots to see if they can get through an obstacle course so that WALL-E can return to his home. Students will record the time it took the robot to complete the course and any problems they had that could be fixed. Students will then present this information to the class.
This is going to be a lot of fun! But try to be here every day so that every group can work well in the time we have!
Parents this is a further explanation of why we are doing this lesson: