Drexel University
Learning Roomba Module 1: Robotics Introduction
Introducing Mr. Robot. As an introduction to robotics, class develop a definition of a robot and make distinctions between real robots and those in science fiction. They also study the basics of programming in Java to...
EngageNY
Motion Along a Line – Search Robots Again
We can mathematically model the path of a robot. Learners use parametric equations to find the location of a robot at a given time. They compare the paths of multiple robots looking for parallel and perpendicular relationships and...
Drexel University
Learning Roomba Module 4: Sensors and Actuators
Introduce your classes to sensors and actuators in robots — specifically to the Roomba. Pupils develop programs that make Roomba utilize its different sensors.
Curated OER
Up for the Challenge?
A general engineering quiz can be given at the beginning of your engineering or technology unit to stimulate interest. A wide variety of topics are touched by engineers, including the medical industry, energy production, building design,...
Curated OER
Breaking News English: Robots in Japan
In this Robots in Japan activity, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write,...
Curated OER
The Robots are Coming
In this robots worksheet, students read a 6-paragraph article about robots and robotics and respond to 4 short answer questions regarding the article. Vocabulary words from the article and their definitions are also included.
Curated OER
Shapes and Colors: Robot
In this shapes and colors learning exercise, learners analyze a picture of a robot and trace the squares and rectangles they find. Students color the shapes according to the directions.
Curated OER
When Is It O.K. to Replace Human Limbs With Technology?
Today's blog topic is robotic limb replacement for amputees. Upper graders read the related article and argument, then compose a blog response that addresses the questions provided. This is a great way to get kids thinking about ethics,...
Curated OER
Robot Shapes
In this robot worksheet, students cut out, color, and glue the given shapes into a robot. The shapes include a rectangle, two squares, four circles, and two triangles.
Drexel University
Learning Roomba Module 3: Controlling Movement
Look at it go. The resource, the third in a series of five using a Roomba, explains the different types of movements a Roomba makes, then challenges pupils to create computer codes that will cause the Roomba to travel specific paths.
Drexel University
Learning Roomba Module 5: Localization
Where is my robot? Pupils create programs that utilize the localization services that a Roomba uses to determine its surroundings.
Curated OER
Solving a Simple Maze
It is a-maze-ing how lost one can get. Teams reconstruct a simple maze and solve it. Participants create an algorithm that a robot would follow in order to solve the maze as well. The activity includes an extension directing pupils to...
Curated OER
Parts of Speech and Sentence Types Test
Test students' knowledge of parts of speech and sentence types with this 37 question multiple choice and matching quiz. Multiple choice questions provide examples that must be labeled as the correct part of speech or sentence type. The...
EngageNY
Designing a Search Robot to Find a Beacon
Build right angles using coordinate geometry! Pupils explore the concept of slope related to perpendicular lines by examining 90-degree rotations of right triangles. Learners determine the slope of the hypotenuse becomes the opposite...
Starfall
Robot and Mr. Mole
In this reading instructional activity, students practice reading long /o/ words by making an eight-page book. Students read the simple book about a mole and a robot and color the pictures.
Savvas Learning
Putting Shapes in Order
Challenge math scholars with polygon word problems that require logical reasoning. They answer two word problems about geometric shapes and their arrangement in a column based on clues given. Next, learners draw a robot made of...
Royal Society of Chemistry
Combinatorial Chemistry—Chemistry Now
Finding new drugs has been likened to finding a needle in a haystack. How do pharmaceutical companies do it? One of a small series of four informative leaflets examines combinatorial chemistry, the method at the forefront of new drug...
Curated OER
ESL Advanced/Proficiency Vocabulary Worksheet 14
In this ESL vocabulary worksheet, students decide on the best vocabulary word to complete each of 10 sentences. They decide between four choices of similar but different words.
EngageNY
Searching a Region in the Plane
Programming a robot is a mathematical task! The activity asks learners to examine the process of programming a robot to vacuum a room. They use a coordinate plane to model the room, write equations to represent movement, determine the...
Illustrative Mathematics
Art Class, Assessment Variation
Play with paint and decide the ratio to make different shades of green. When mixing paint colors, your painters should decide which ratios make the same shade and what is needed to mix other ratios for a different shade of green. This is...
TryEngineering
Solving a Simple Maze
Solve a maze ... from a robot's point of view. In the instructional activity, your scholars build a small, simple maze from cardboard and then find a route from the start point to the finish point. They write an algorithmic process that...
Charleston School District
Transformation Basics
Transformations are more than the process in which sports cars become fighting robots. Listed in terms of which transformations give congruent or similar figures, several resources provide definitions and examples of the four...
Curated OER
New Jersey Challenge
In this recognizing facts about the state of New Jersey worksheet, students read factual phrases about New Jersey and choose answers telling who, what, or where. Students choose 10 multiple choice answers.
Curated OER
The Big Arm
In this "The Big Arm" worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about "The Big Arm" and the space shuttle that launched it. Students complete 4 questions.