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Edison Robot

Yet another robot???

It’s awesome! Just look at it!

Lessons - created for second grade

• Introduction
• EdBlocks and Measurement
• Practicing with angles and turning
• Mazes
• Mars rescue

Lesson 1

Getting to know the robot.

Using the Edison materials to introduce the robot.

Teaching how to the barcodes and how to program the robots.

Group activities:

• Clap race
• Flashlight race
• Sumo wrestling

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Lesson 2 - Using EdBlocks

• Introduce the EdBlock Program
• Have students practice how to download the program to the robot
• Make it drive in a square
• Make it start when you clap
• Zig zag when you clap
• Stop when it sees an obstacle
• Follow a line

Lesson 3 - Measuring seconds

EdBlocks moves in seconds. Ask students how far a second is and see what they come up with. Then ask how can they always know how far a second is with Edison Robot.

Use the worksheet to have the students create an EdBot measuring tape:

You will need the

Worksheet

Sentence strips

pencils

Lesson 4 - Mazes

Have students use their table measures and the angle page to navigate mazes. You can make your own or use these:

The robot can get from the start to the end of the maze without my help.

1A-AP-10 K-2 Algorithms & Programming Algorithms�Develop programs with sequences and simple loops, to express ideas or address a problem.��1A-AP-12 K-2 Algorithms & Programming Control�Develop plans that describe a program’s sequence of events, goals, and expected outcomes.

How to create a program that will drive the Edison Robot through a maze. By planning and knowing how far the robot will move in a second, I can estimate the robot’s path before I run the program.

1A-AP-10 K-2 Algorithms & Programming Algorithms�Develop programs with sequences and simple loops, to express ideas or address a problem.��1A-AP-12 K-2 Algorithms & Programming Control�Develop plans that describe a program’s sequence of events, goals, and expected outcomes.

Lesson 5 - Mars