1. 1 SPIRIT Silicon Prairie Initiative on Robotics in Information Technology Curriculum Overview

2. 2 SPIRIT Workshop Curriculum  First Week  Morning Meeting summarizing the previous day’s experiences  Engineering professional topics  What teachers should know about the TekBot™  TekBot™ Hands-On Experiences

3. 3 SPIRIT Engineering Professional Topics  What is engineering?  The scientific method and the engineering process  What do engineers do?  Engineering tools  Objectives and constraints  Scheduling  Technical writing

4. 4 SPIRIT What Teachers Should Know about the TekBot™  How does it work?  Components  resistors  transistors  Measurement Tools  Electric Motors  Batteries  Electrical Circuits

5. 5 SPIRIT TekBot™ Hands-On Experiences  Battery Tester  Assembly and Test  Chassis  Power Board/Battery Charger  Motor Control Board  Wired Remote Navigation

6. 6 SPIRIT Workshop Curriculum  Second Week  Morning Meeting summarizing the previous day’s experiences  Planning Student Experiences  Brainstorming  Presentations  Your  Your TekBot™ Experiments

7. 7 SPIRIT Breakout  Appoint a coordinator and a recorder.  What are your initial plans for the TekBot™?  What will you need to learn from this workshop?