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The Arizona STEM Acceleration Project

Intro to Edison Robots Lesson 1 of 4

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Intro to Edison Robots

Lesson 1 of 4

A 6th grade STEM lesson

Jean Weisling

June 13, 2023

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Notes for teachers

This lesson is just to introduce Edison Robots to students and let them discover what they are capable of. (Both robot and themselves)

Students can work together in groups of 2 or 3, depending on how many robots you have available.

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List of Materials

  • Edison Robots
  • Fresh batteries
  • Beginning bar codes to activate robot.
  • Computers
  • EdBlocks app
  • Edison mats
  • Teacher’s Guide

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AZ Science Standards Dimensions

Core Idea

U2: The knowledge produced by science is used in engineering and technologies to solve problems and/or create products.

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Science and Engineering Practices

● ask questions and define problems ● develop and use models

● plan and carry out investigations

● analyze and interpret data

● use mathematics and computational thinking

● construct explanations and design solutions

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AZ Computer Science Standards

6.AP.C.1 Design programs that combine control structures, including nested loops and compound conditionals.

6.AP.M.1 Decompose problems into parts to facilitate the design, implementation, and review of programs.

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Objectives:

Today we will discover what Edison Robots can do using the EdBlock app.

We will discover how to program the robot using the EdBlock app.

We will discover how to download the program from the computer to the Edison Robot.

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Agenda (50 to 60 minutes)

Introduce Edison Robots to Class.

Set up check out and return policies for your robots.

Then let them self discover how they work.

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Intro/Driving Question/Opening

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What is an Edison Robot?

How do they work?

How do we program them?

How do we download the program to the Robot?

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Hands-on Activity Instructions

  • Group class into groups of 1 to 3, depending on how many robots you have.
  • Explain your system of checking out and in robots.
  • Give some basic instructions on how robots work.
  • Have them log into computers to EDBlocksapp.
  • Show how to download program from computer to robot.
  • Let them go for it.
  • Today is all about self discovery of how creative they can be.
  • If you need to share robots, each student can still write their own program and then take turns downloading the program to the robot so their program runs.

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Assessment

Mingle through class to see what students have learned about writing a computer program. See if they have used the different app blocks to have robots move, make sounds etc.

Today is just about self discovery.

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Differentiation

If students need more help, you can show them specifics of how to program the robots. But today is about self discovery.

Remediation

Extension/Enrichment

Allow students to keep going on seeing what the robots can do. Allow more time to program or make more complex programs.

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Also allow students to start designing and personalizing robots with LEGO.

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