LEGO Robotics
Objective: To build the Robotic Arm robot, and use it to fix the "broken bone"
Activator: How do we use robots?
Mini Lesson: Video about the future of robotics.
Student Engagement: Take apart your old robot. Begin building the new robot.
Wrap-up: Share and cleanup.
Extension: If you are done, try building the color sorter.
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Objective: To get your robot to follow the black line from the white paper to the red paper using the color sensor. When your robot gets to the red paper, it should celebrate!
Activator: What is the most difficult part of building and programming robots?
Mini Lesson: Watch 12 minute color sensor tutorial.
Student Engagement: Work on design challenge.
Wrap-up: Share and clean up.
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Objective: To accomplish the engineering design task of picking up a ping pong ball and placing it in a trough.
Activator: Describe what you have gotten your robot to do. What is one thing that you would like to have your robot do?
Mini Lesson: Watch video on programming motors if you need to.
Student Engagement: Work on design challenge
Wrap-up: Share and Cleanup.
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Objective: To accomplish the engineering design task of picking up a ping pong ball and placing it in a trough.
Activator: Share your progress with the class.
Mini Lesson: Share programming tips.
Student Engagement: Work on engineering task: pick up a ping pong ball and place it in a trough.
Wrap-up: What new programming have you tried today?
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Objective: To learn how to use the display and sound functions, and wait commands. To learn how to use loops.
Activator: Briefly explain what you have accomplished so far with your robot.
Mini Lesson: Watch 2 short videos: More Action Blocks, and Loops
Student Engagement: Program your robot to display an image, make sound and use the loop block.
Wrap-up: We are going to get all the robots moving on the robotics table at once and take a video.
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Objective: To program and alter your robot so that you can push a ping pong ball into a goal.
Activator: What is the Engineering Design Process?
Mini Lesson: Discuss the design process
Student Engagement: Use the engineering design process to modify your robot and program it to push a ping pong ball into a goal.
Wrap-up: Show what you did!
Extension: Do a victory dance at the end.
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Objective: To learn more about the sensors and other components of the EV3 kit and learn a little about programming.
Activator: Have you had any challenges in building your driving base? What were they? What can/did you do to overcome them?
Mini Lesson: Watch a video
Student Engagement: To begin experimenting with programming (try to get your robot to move in a square)
Wrap-up: Show what you did.
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Objective: To build the driving base.
Activator: How did building go last week?
Mini Lesson:
1. All major robotics pieces are numbered.
2. Get into groups
3. Keep your pieces in your own box.
4. We will build the driving base today. (Robot Educator - Building Instructions - Driving Base - Open)
Student Engagement: Build the driving base.
Wrap-up: Put away robotics kits? Plug in computers. Exit slip: write down how much more building you need to do.
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Objective: To build the driving base. To discuss procedures for using robotics and computer equipment.
Activator: I want to make sure that everyone shares in the work and play of building and programming your robots. What can you do to help your group work together?
Mini Lesson:
1.Procedures for working and cleaning up.
2. 4 groups: each group gets one computer: Blue, Yellow, Green, Orange (make note of which computer you use.)
3. Keep your pieces in your own box. Plug in and charge your rechargeable batteries today.
4. We will build the driving base today. (Robot Educator - Building Instructions - Driving Base - Open)
Student Engagement: Build the driving base.
Wrap-up: Exit slip: How did building go today?
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Objective: To learn what we will be doing in Robotics
Activator: What are robots?
Mini Lesson: Expectations: Attendance, behavior, Show Hardware (LEGO EV3 Robotics Kit) & Watch a few short videos
Student Engagement: Discussion
Wrap-up: Write answers neatly on a piece of lined paper:
1. Full name
2. Grade
3. Tell me if you have any experience working with Robots.
4. If you do, please tell me where you worked on robots: home, Mapleshade, Mountainview, etc.
5. If you made robots, briefly describe the robots
Objective: To build the Robotic Arm robot, and use it to fix the "broken bone"
Activator: How do we use robots?
Mini Lesson: Video about the future of robotics.
Student Engagement: Take apart your old robot. Begin building the new robot.
Wrap-up: Share and cleanup.
Extension: If you are done, try building the color sorter.
________________________________________________________________________________
Objective: To get your robot to follow the black line from the white paper to the red paper using the color sensor. When your robot gets to the red paper, it should celebrate!
Activator: What is the most difficult part of building and programming robots?
Mini Lesson: Watch 12 minute color sensor tutorial.
Student Engagement: Work on design challenge.
Wrap-up: Share and clean up.
______________________________________________________________________________
Objective: To accomplish the engineering design task of picking up a ping pong ball and placing it in a trough.
Activator: Describe what you have gotten your robot to do. What is one thing that you would like to have your robot do?
Mini Lesson: Watch video on programming motors if you need to.
Student Engagement: Work on design challenge
Wrap-up: Share and Cleanup.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Objective: To accomplish the engineering design task of picking up a ping pong ball and placing it in a trough.
Activator: Share your progress with the class.
Mini Lesson: Share programming tips.
Student Engagement: Work on engineering task: pick up a ping pong ball and place it in a trough.
Wrap-up: What new programming have you tried today?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Objective: To learn how to use the display and sound functions, and wait commands. To learn how to use loops.
Activator: Briefly explain what you have accomplished so far with your robot.
Mini Lesson: Watch 2 short videos: More Action Blocks, and Loops
Student Engagement: Program your robot to display an image, make sound and use the loop block.
Wrap-up: We are going to get all the robots moving on the robotics table at once and take a video.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Objective: To program and alter your robot so that you can push a ping pong ball into a goal.
Activator: What is the Engineering Design Process?
Mini Lesson: Discuss the design process
Student Engagement: Use the engineering design process to modify your robot and program it to push a ping pong ball into a goal.
Wrap-up: Show what you did!
Extension: Do a victory dance at the end.
___________________________________________________________________________________
Objective: To learn more about the sensors and other components of the EV3 kit and learn a little about programming.
Activator: Have you had any challenges in building your driving base? What were they? What can/did you do to overcome them?
Mini Lesson: Watch a video
Student Engagement: To begin experimenting with programming (try to get your robot to move in a square)
Wrap-up: Show what you did.
_____________________________________________________________________________
Objective: To build the driving base.
Activator: How did building go last week?
Mini Lesson:
1. All major robotics pieces are numbered.
2. Get into groups
3. Keep your pieces in your own box.
4. We will build the driving base today. (Robot Educator - Building Instructions - Driving Base - Open)
Student Engagement: Build the driving base.
Wrap-up: Put away robotics kits? Plug in computers. Exit slip: write down how much more building you need to do.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Objective: To build the driving base. To discuss procedures for using robotics and computer equipment.
Activator: I want to make sure that everyone shares in the work and play of building and programming your robots. What can you do to help your group work together?
Mini Lesson:
1.Procedures for working and cleaning up.
2. 4 groups: each group gets one computer: Blue, Yellow, Green, Orange (make note of which computer you use.)
3. Keep your pieces in your own box. Plug in and charge your rechargeable batteries today.
4. We will build the driving base today. (Robot Educator - Building Instructions - Driving Base - Open)
Student Engagement: Build the driving base.
Wrap-up: Exit slip: How did building go today?
______________________________________________________________________________________
Objective: To learn what we will be doing in Robotics
Activator: What are robots?
Mini Lesson: Expectations: Attendance, behavior, Show Hardware (LEGO EV3 Robotics Kit) & Watch a few short videos
Student Engagement: Discussion
Wrap-up: Write answers neatly on a piece of lined paper:
1. Full name
2. Grade
3. Tell me if you have any experience working with Robots.
4. If you do, please tell me where you worked on robots: home, Mapleshade, Mountainview, etc.
5. If you made robots, briefly describe the robots