Building on the foundation of robotics explored in the previous lessons, students will spend the next 3 weeks designing, testing, and building a rover that can accomplish one of the desired functions to explore another planet. The unit will be divided into 3 main stages:
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In the next five weeks, students will explore designing various robots using Lego WeDo kits. Using the WeDo Hub on the computer, students will work in pairs to work through various classroom projects to build and program a Lego robot. The general guidelines for the first two weeks of activity are as follows:
We would like to thank the PACS team at UW Physics for generously donating computer mice for our robotics lessons.
In this week's lesson, students will explore the purpose and advantages of robots and learn about the basic components of a robot. The lesson will be approached through 4 activities:
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