Robo Makes a Surprise
Activity Stages: I.
Lead-in: 4 steps - 5 - 7 min
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Guided Activity: 6 steps - 15-20 min
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Independent Activity: 15 - 20 min
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Reflection and Feedback: 5-7 min
V.
Clean Up
Recall ● How many projects did we do with Robo? ● What was the reasons for each project? ● How did we create each project?
Lead-in: activate and motivate students asking about their previous knowledge and personal experiences. 4 steps - 5 - 7 min 1.
Ask:
● How many projects did we do with Robo? (We created 7 projects: 1) Robo says Hi; 2) Robo lights up the classroom; 3) Robo drives around; 4) Robo goes to its first journey; 5) Robo travels to Toy town; 6) Robo looks around; 7)Robo meets friends) ● What was the reason for each project? (We always needed to help Robo with a certain task/problem) ● How did we create each project? (We discussed a task or a problem and how we can help Robo => We planned our projects Modules, Actions, other materials => We build Robo => We programmed Robo => We shared our results with others and discussed them.)
Recall ● Have you ever created your own project in your school or daily life? How did you do it? ● Is this process similar to what we did for Robo? ● Do you think that there is a universal plan for creating a project?
Lead-in: activate and motivate students asking about their previous knowledge and personal experiences. 4 steps - 5 - 7 min 1.
Ask students to share their experiences:
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Have you ever created your own project in your school or daily life? How did you do it?
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Is this process similar to what we did with Robo?
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Do you think that there is a universal plan for creating a project?
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Let’s find out together what a universal plan for creating a project and its steps would be.
Keywords ● Project ● Task ● Plan ● Engineering Design Process
Lead in - 5-7 min 2. Discuss the key words: ●
Project - A planned mission in order to solve a task.
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Task - An activity or piece of work which you have to do, usually as part of a larger project.
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Plan - a series of steps to be carried out in order to solve a certain task.
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There is a special plan for making an engineering project - Engineering Design Process. It’s a series of steps that engineers follow to come up with a solution to a task.
Robo’s Story Robo is happy that it met some fun toys and wants to create a surprise for these new friends. To help Robo design a surprise for his new friends, we will learn about the Engineering Design Process and then use it to build and program a Robo-project.
Lead in - 5-7 min 3. Tell Robo’s Story: Robo is happy that it met some fun toys and wants to create a surprise for these new friends. 4. Lesson’s Goal: To help Robo to design a surprise for his new friends, we will learn about the Engineering Design Process and then use it to build and program a Robo-project.
Engineering Design Process Step 1. Identify a reason: What is the problem or idea? Step 2. Brainstorm: What are the solutions? Step 3. Evaluate and pick one: What would happen if...? Step 4. Sketch and plan: What will I need? Step 5. Work on the solution: Build and program, test, repeat! Step 6. Finalize: Is everything ready? Step 7. Present the solution. Step 8. Reflect: How was it?
Guided Activity- 15-20 min Learn about the Engineering Design Process: ●
Ask students to describe how they would make a project for the set task: How would they start, carry out and finish the project;
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Collect their answers on the board;
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Show students the 8 steps of the Engineering Design Process and briefly discuss the steps: Are they similar or different to what students said before?
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Set the goal: Now we are going to practice the Engineering Design Process. We will go through all these steps together to help our Robo design a surprise for its new friends.
Engineering Design Process
STEP 1: Identify a reason ● What is the task or idea?
=> Create a surprise for Robo’s friends
Guided Activity- 15-20 min STEP 1. Identify a reason ●
Define the reason for a particular Robo-project, ask: What is the task or idea?
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Reframe it and write it down, be able to explain this reason;
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Robo wants to create a surprise for its new friends => Create a surprise for Robo’s friends
Engineering Design Process
STEP 2: Brainstorm ● What are the solutions? ● List as many solutions as possible!
Guided Activity- 15-20 min STEP 2. Brainstorm: What are the solutions? ●
Discuss what it means “to brainstorm” – to come up with new ideas by having a discussion that includes all of the members of a group: to discuss a task and suggest solutions and ideas together.
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Come up with as many solutions as possible, but do not evaluate them. At this step, the solutions don't necessarily need to be good.
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List as many solutions as possible! Possible solutions: Throw a party, sing a song, dance, etc.
Engineering Design Process
STEP 3: Evaluate and pick one. ● What would happen if...? ● Pick your best solution!
Guided Activity- 15-20 min STEP 3. Evaluate and pick one. ●
Think about the pros and cons of each solution, discus them by asking “What would happen if...?”
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List the advantages and disadvantages for each solution;
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Range the solutions;
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Pick the best solution and discuss why it is the best one. The best solution can be different for each student!
Engineering Design Process
STEP 4: Sketch and plan ● Sketch the solution ● Plan: Modules, Actions, other materials
Guided Activity- 15-20 min STEP 4. Sketch and plan: What will I need? ●
Make a sketch for the final solution. Discuss what it mean to “sketch” – to create a brief and unfinished description or a drawing of the future project; it allows us to plan the materials we will need.
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Plan - decide which of Robo’s Modules, Actions in the Robo Code App or other materials you will need for this project.
Note: At this stage students can work in pairs or in small groups in order to sketch and plan a common project.
Engineering Design Process
STEP 5: Work on your solution ● Build and program => Test => Repeat! ● Keep trying!
Guided Activity- 15-20 min STEP 5. Work on your solution: Build and program, test, repeat! ●
Explain to students: Work on your idea and try it out. If the first solution doesn’t work, discuss why and move on to another one.
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It is important to keep trying until the problem is solved. Do not lose motivation, not all problems are easy to solve.
Note: Students continue working in pairs or in small groups in order to work on the common project.
Engineering Design Process
STEP 6: Finalize - Is everything ready? 1) Robo-build 2) Code 3) Environment
Guided Activity- 15-20 min STEP 6. Finalize: Is everything ready? â—? 1) 2) 3)
As soon as you are done with your solution for the project, finalize it. Check together with your students if everything is ready for a presentation. Robo-build; The code in the Robo Code App; Create an environment for your Robo or customize it.
Engineering Design Process
STEP 7: Present the solution ● Robo’s story ● Robo-build ● Code in the Robo Code App
Guided Activity- 15-20 min STEP 7. Present the solution ● 1) 2) 3)
Show your project to the class: Tell your Robo’s story - What surprise Robo makes. Show the Robo-build - Mechanical Design; Show the code you designed in the Robo Code App.
Engineering Design Process
STEP 8: Reflect ➔ Constructive Feedback ➔ Process: What worked? What didn't? What can you do differently next time?
Guided Activity- 15-20 min STEP 8: Reflect: How was it? ●
Ask your peers for constructive feedback. Discuss what constructive feedback is – information about different aspects of a project whose goal is to improve the quality of this project and to create positive change.
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Reflect on the process of making the project, ask yourself: What worked? What didn't? What can you do differently next time?
Engineering Design Process Step 1. Identify a reason: What is the problem or idea? Step 2. Brainstorm: What are the solutions? Step 3. Evaluate and pick one: What would happen if...? Step 4. Sketch and plan: What will I need? Step 5. Work on the solution Step 6. Finalize: Is everything ready? Step 7. Present the solution. Step 8. Reect: How was it?
Independent Activity: 15 - 20 min (Optional if you have time left.) Ask students to try another solution for the same project using the Steps 3-8 of the Engineering Design Process and present this solution to the class.
Check for understanding What is the Engineering Design Process? ●
A series of 8 steps for making an engineering project
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A plan for making a project which consists of 7 steps
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A plan that engineers follow to come up with a solution to a task
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A plan that we have to use each time we have to solve a problem
Reflection and Feedback - 5-7 min 1) What is the Engineering Design Process? ●
A series of steps for making an engineering project
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A plan that engineers follow to come up with a solution to a task
Check for understanding Finalize: Is everything ready?
Step 1. Step 2.
Work on the solution: Build and program, test, repeat! Reect: How was it?
Step 3. Step 4.
Evaluate and pick one: What would happen if...?
Step 5. Step 6.
Identify a reason: What is the problem or idea? Present the solution.
Step 7. Step 8.
Brainstorm: What are the solutions? Sketch and plan: What will I need?
Reflection and Feedback - 5-7 min 2) Order the steps of the Engineering Design Process. â—?
Check the right answer on the next slide
Check for understanding Step 1.
Identify a reason: What is the problem or idea?
Step 2.
Brainstorm: What are the solutions?
Step 3.
Evaluate and pick one: What would happen if...?
Step 4.
Sketch and plan: What will I need?
Step 5.
Work on the solution: Build and program, test, repeat!
Step 6.
Finalize: Is everything ready?
Step 7.
Present the solution.
Step 8.
Reect: How was it?
Reflection and Feedback - 5-7 min 2) Order the steps of the Engineering Design Process - check the answers
Check for understanding Which step describes collecting as many ideas as possible for a future project? Step 2. Brainstorm: Step 3. Evaluate Step 4. Sketch and plan
Reflection and Feedback - 5-7 min 3) Which step describes collecting as many ideas as possible for a future project? â—?
Step 2. Brainstorm.
Check for understanding Which step describes working on your idea and trying it out many times ? Step 4. Sketch and plan Step 5. Work on the solution Step 6. Finalize
Reflection and Feedback - 5-7 min 4) Which step describes working on your idea and trying it out as many times as necessary? â—?
Step 5: Work on the solution
Check for understanding Why is Step 8: ‘Reflect’, very important for your future projects?
Reflection and Feedback - 5-7 min 5) Why is Step 8: ‘Reflect’, very important for your future projects? ●
You receive constructive feedback from other students: what was good or what to improve in this project;
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You reflect on your process - yourself or as a small group, so you can improve your process next time;
Reflection & Feedback ● Today I have learned… ● Which step of the Engineering Design Process was the most interesting / easiest for me? ● Which step of the Engineering Design Process was the most complex for me?
Reflection and Feedback - 5-7 min Ask students to make a short reflection on what they have learned today. Receive feedback about how interesting / easy / complex Engineering Design Process were for them.
/ boring different steps of
Clean Up
Clean up: Teach students to take care of the devices they use - RW Modules and the tablets.
Thank you!