The Arizona STEM Acceleration Project

Adding with Indi

Adding with Indi

A 1st-2nd grade STEM lesson

Cori Long

October 2023

Notes for teachers

• Make sure that the Indi robots are fully charged each day before beginning the lesson.
• This lesson designed to introduce students to coding with Indi while practicing math facts to 20.
• Students should work in small groups of 2.
• Creative solutions should be encouraged.
• Facilitate student discussion/reflection on what robots are, coding, coding vocabulary, and why and how.

List of Materials

• Class set of Indi robots with charging case (enough for one Indi for each group)
• Tiles for coding Indi
• Class set of chromebooks
• Adding with Indi lesson slide deck
• Charging Station 1: Adding with Indi student sheet 1 & 2 - one for each student
• Charging Station 2: Coding Tile Collection Sheet 1 / Coding Tile Collection Sheet 2 (One for each station or One for every 2 groups)
• Charging Station 3: Find the Mystery Path Sheet / Find the Mystery Path Sheet 2 (One for each station or One for every 2 groups)
• Black Light Flashlights - at least 1 for every 2 groups
• Black Light Markers

Standards

Arizona Math Standards:

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• 1.OA.A.1/2.OA.A.1 - Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction.
• 1.OA.B.3/2.OA.B.2 - Apply properties of operations as strategies to add and subtract within 20.
• 1.OA.D - Work with addition and subtraction equations.

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Standards

Arizona Educational Technology Standards:

• 4. Innovative Designer - Students use a variety of technologies within a design process to identify and solve problems by creating new, useful or imaginative solutions.
• 5. Computational Thinker - Students develop and employ strategies for understanding and solving problems in ways that leverage the power of technological methods to develop and test solutions.

Arizona Computer Science Standards:

• 1.AP.C.1/2.AP.C.1 Identify and develop programs with sequences and simple loops, to express ideas or address a problem.
• 1.AP.PD.3/2.AP.PD.3 Debug (identify and fix errors) in an algorithm or program that includes sequences and simple loops.

Objectives:

• Students will be able to identify the key parts of Indi and how to use it.
• Students will be able to add two single-digit numbers to find the sum and communicate their understanding to their partner.
• Students will practice problem-solving skills and critical thinking.
• Students will demonstrate collaboration and teamwork skills to solve addition problems and code Indi.

Agenda (1-2 days)

Part 1: Introduce the Indi robots if your class hasn’t used them already and go over the rules of using the robots.

• If your class has already used the Indi robots then you can go ahead and review and then start with part 2.

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Part 2: Math with Indi page 1

Day 2: Math with Indi page 2

Optional: Extension activities

Reflect on the process, what went well and what did not

Day 1: 60-75 minutes/Optional Day 2: 60 minutes

Intro/Driving Question/Opening

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Essential Question: What is Indi and how can we practice addition while we program it?

Intro/Opening: To get students excited about the lesson/project, the teacher will introduce Indi to the class. “I want to introduce all of you to indi the robot. indi is new to our school and is going to be a part of our classroom this year. What are some ways we can welcome indi to our class?”

students will explore the Indi robot and test out the color tiles to see what they do. The Teacher will explain that today they will be able to use coding to get their own Indis to follow a path.

Hands-on Activity Instructions

• It is suggested that students work in pairs, depending on how many Indis you have compared to your class size.

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• Here is the link to the Google Slides that the teacher uses to lead the lesson.

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• Adding with Indi

Assessment

• Observe students' completion of the math facts and collaboration with their partner.
• Observe students' participation and engagement in the activities
1. Look for students who are actively engaged in the activities, asking questions, contributing ideas, and responding to their peers.
2. Are they enthusiastic and focused, or are they disengaged and distracted?
3. Look for students willingness to listen to others' ideas, and ability to compromise and problem-solve as a team.

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• Evaluate students' ability to work collaboratively and problem-solve
• Look for evidence of shared responsibility and a focus on achieving a common goal.

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• Assess students' understanding of programming concepts and ability to control the robot
• Observe how students demonstrate their understanding of programming concepts using the color tiles..
• Evaluate the students' programming skills and ability to control the robot effectively, including their ability to create a path, troubleshoot problems, and adjust their code to improve robot performance.
• Observe their ability to identify patterns, make predictions, and modify the robot's programming accordingly.

Differentiation

• Provide extra support or scaffolding for students who need it.
• Allow students to check answers/complete with partners.
• Use the slides with detailed pictures to guide the students.
• Offer challenge activities or tasks for advanced students.
• Allow groups to work together to support each other.

Remediation

Extension/Enrichment

• Complete the included challenges.
• Encourage students to explore and create their own math problems to create a path for Indi.
• Encourage students to explore and create different paths or challenges for their partners to predict and verify with Indi.
• Provide double-digit or other math problems for advanced students. (Will need to create Station Sheets to match.)