You Bought the Spheros, Makey Makeys and Bee Bots… NOW WHAT? Cheri Mills- Instructional technology specialist- fulton county schools

Sphero Programmable (or not) robot Need Sphero and iPad, Android, or Kindle (minimum) Sphero Apps- Sphero, SPRK Lightning Lab, MacroLab, Draw n Drive & more fun apps Tickle Can Scaffold by sending pieces of information in MacroLab

Sphero Provided Lessons (Online)- 4th and 5th MacroLab (Math) OrbBasic (Programming) Time, Speed, and Distance Sensors and Random 2D Geometry GoTo and Variables Mean, Median and Mode Circles and if, then, else Percentages Patterns and Colors STEM Challenges Sphero Maze Mayhem Hydro Hypothesis Bridge Building Sphero Chariot http://bit.ly/2fmMW91

Other Lesson Ideas http://edu.sphero.com/ Sphero Solar System Solids, Liquids, and Gases molecules Cell structure Drawing Shapes Colonial Life Tour/ town setup Sphero Coaster Trace the shapes Friction Angles http://edu.sphero.com/

Makey Makeys No programming needed Need Makey Makey Set, Computer & Objects Works really well with Scratch (low entry into coding- easy & free) Great for talking about open and closed circuits

Makey Makey Provided Lessons Online Candid Camera Lesson (ES-HS) Distance Rate and Time (8-HS) Game Controller Challenge (5th-HS) Interactive Room Challenge (ES-HS) Interactive World Problem Posters (4th-HS) ELA Logic Puzzles (ES-HS) Musical Water Lesson (ES-HS) Simple Circuits Challenge (4-8) Math/Science Classify and Sort (4-9) Spanish (MS-HS) http://makeymakey.com/lessons/

Other Lesson Ideas Kindergarten Letter Game Banana Piano Plant Classification Game Time Tutorial Math Operations Games Dance Dance Revolution (using letters or words) Interactive Diorama Procedural Writing

BeeBot Very Simple Programming No other technology needed Free BeeBot Apps Can buy or make mats

Beebot Provided Lessons Online Can buy lesson plans online for $100 Includes objectives and instructions for implementation Also includes ideas for differentiation Problem Solving Book (Separate) Teaches problem solving and critical thinking skills Also $100

Other Lesson Ideas- Mainly K-1 can be adapted for older grades Number and letter Trace (all right angles) Estimation Next Generation Bee-Bot creation Sequencing and procedural writing Math Operations Word, letter, number, shape search Read clues, and code to answer Guess Who How weight affects speed (Little Engine That Could) Name Game Friction Pollen Hunt Measurement Procedural writing

Bee-Bot Songs Bee, Bee, Bee-Bot Bee Can you find my name for me? I’m a Little Bee-Bot, Yellow and round, Here are my buttons, This is my sound. When I get all programmed, I’m ready to go. So press my green button and watch me go. Bee-Bot, Bee-Bot turn around. Bee-Bot, Bee-Bot make a sound. Bee-Bot, Bee-Bot turn left and right. Bee-Bot, Bee-Bot blink your lights. One little, two little, three little Bee-Bots. Four little, five little, six little Bee-Bots. Seven little, eight little, nine little Bee-Bots Ten little Bee-Bot floor robots.

Questions, Comments, or Ideas?

I’d love to hear from you! Please email me if you have questions or ideas of your own! I’m always adding to my database of lessons! millsc2@fultonschools.org Visit my website for all these and more! Millstechlab.weebly.com Thanks for coming!!