1. What do all these things have in common?
They are all controlled using computer microchips

2. 30 seconds – On your wipe boards write down the inputs and outputs for this device…

3. Think-Pair-Share: What are the INPUTS and OUTPUTS for …

4. Think-Pair-Share: What are the INPUTS and OUTPUTS for …

5. Think-Pair-Share: What are the INPUTS and OUTPUTS for …

6. Think-Pair-Share: What are the INPUTS and OUTPUTS for …

7. What’s going on here - BBC News ?
Now – you will go on a Web Quest to find the answers to these questions…
What do you think this robot does?
What kinds of sensors do you think it has?
Why might robots be better than humans?
Why might humans be better than robots?
How do these robots make decisions?
Who writes the instructions for computers and microchips?
What is a computer program?
Open the “Robotics Web Quest” file to begin.

8. Let’s be computer programmers!

9. Why is programming so difficult?