The Arizona STEM Acceleration Project
Coding with Edison Robots Part 2
Coding with Edison Robots Part 2
A 3-5th grade, STEM lesson
Roseanna Martinez, M.A., NBCT
12/1/23
Notes for teachers
List of Materials:
EdBlocks
Standards
COMPUTER SCIENCE STANDARDS
3.CS.HS.1 Recognize that hardware (devices) and software (programs/apps) communicate in a special language that the computing system can understand.
3.CS.HS.2 Recognize that hardware (devices) can only accomplish the specific tasks the software (programs/apps) is designed to accomplish.
3.NI. NCO.1 Model how information flows in a physical or wireless path to travel to be sent and received is sent and received through a physical or wireless path.
3.AP.C.1 Create programs that include sequences, events, loops, and/or conditionals.
Standards
ELA STANDARDS:
4.W.7 Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
4.SL.4 Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.
4.SL.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 4 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly. a. Come to discussions prepared having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation and other information known about the topic to explore ideas under discussion. b. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions and carry out assigned roles. c. Pose and respond to specific questions to clarify or follow up on information, and make comments that contribute to the discussion and link to the remarks of others. d. Review the key ideas expressed and explain their own ideas and understanding based on the discussion.
Objectives:
Agenda (60 min.)
How do we teach robots to perform tasks?
What is coding? *Coding simulation
Assemble our own robots.
Practice coding the Edison robots with Edblocks
What is a coding?
Hands-on Activity Instructions
** If possible, project EdBlocks as the programmer gives verbal commands, choose the EdBlocks “code” for each move and set up the code on the screen. Students will then connect the image with the command.
Hands-on Activity Instructions
ELA Extension: Have students create a cartoon instruction page, reporting each step they took to get their Edison to complete a task. They should detail their commands/codes and how it worked out, was it successful yes/no and why.
Students could write a comparison essay between the simulation and EdBlocks coding.
Assessment
Can students identify 4 different code “icons” in EdBlocks?
Did students collaborate with each other to solve problems and create coding?
Were students able to use EdBlocks coding to program their robot to complete given tasks?
Can students explain how they were able to make their robot do certain tasks (orally or in writing)?
Differentiation
Pair students in groups with students who can compliment their weaker skills.
Students with fine motor skills deficits which prevent them from building the robot, can push the buttons when the robot is completed.
Students who are not able to write down their explanations may demonstrate or report their findings and questions orally.
Remediation
Extension/Enrichment
Have students create a game using a grid and Edisons. This game could use facts or questions about a topic they are studying in another subject. Use the Edison to locate a question on the grid or win steps to get to the finish line.
Have students collaborate to build an Edison that could solve a simple issue in their classroom using coding.