8th Grade Everything Robotics Elective Mrs. Young Welcome Introduction 8th Grade Everything Robotics Elective Mrs. Young

Mrs. Young

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Introduction Why Robotics? Develops many 21st century skills: Critical Thinking Problem Solving Goal Setting Logical Thinking / Sequencing Troubleshooting Teamwork

It’s engaging and it’s fun! Why Robotics? Introduction It’s engaging and it’s fun!

Project Introduction What is Lego Robotics? Program Build Test

Formal lesson Video tutorial Challenge(s) Typical Class Introduction Formal lesson Video tutorial Challenge(s)

Exploration of Curriculum Developed by Carnegie Mellon A multimedia curriculum is an ideal tool to introduce robots to middle school students. It is designed specifically for the Lego NXT kits. In-depth research lessons are based on real-world robots. Step-by-step videos teach students how to use the programming language, build robots, basic robot behavior, use of sensors, etc. Take a look: http://learn.cs2n.org/solt/lessons/nvt2.0/content/

Exploration of Curriculum Engineering Design Process Design a robot to assist a person with a disability. Design your own robot challenge.

Grading Projects and Quizzes Projects - 75% Quizzes - 25%

Sample Challenge Lane Change Challenge

Sample Challenge Lane Change

Sample Challenge Intersections

End of Semester Competition

Questions?