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NOAA

Biological Oceanographic Investigations – I, Robot, Can Do That!

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards
How do you decide the best person for each job? Would it be easier if you didn't have to consider their feelings? The lesson begins with a discussion of underwater robots. Then groups research one of these robots and present their...
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Curated OER

I, Robot, Can Do That!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Assign groups of middle school oceanographers to research one of the following underwater robots; ABE, Herculues, ROPOS, RCV-150, Tiburon, or general purpose ROVs. An included handout guides them through information to be gathered. Each...
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Curated OER

I, Robot: Chapter Four- Catch That Rabbit

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the development of technology in the 20th century.  For this chapter lesson, 6th graders read and discuss the literary content of chapter four, I, Robot by Isaac Asimov. They research the technology that was found...
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Curated OER

I, Robot by Isaac Asimov

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Young scholars contemplate the questions raised by the book/movie I, Robot.  In this theoretical physics activity, students consider the pros and cons as well as the possibility of robots that can think.
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Curated OER

I, Robot, Can Do That!

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students describe underwater robots. In this robot lesson, students describe and contrast three types of underwater robots used for scientific exploration. This lesson includes several activities, a handout, background data, and multiple...
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PBS

Reading Adventure Pack: Robots

For Parents 2nd - 3rd
Two activities work with a fiction and nonfiction book about robots‚—Robot Dreams by Sara Varon and Robot by Roger Bridgman. Scholars read each story, then build a robot out of found objects, examine robot sensors, and search for...
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Build Your Own Robot Arm

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
Engineers team up to design and construct an 18-inch-long robotic arm that can successfully pick up a paper cup. Each group is given the exact same set of materials, but it is up to them to decide what to use and how to use it. It is a...
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Curated OER

I, Robot, Can Do That!

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students describe the three types of underwater robots and the advantages and disadvantages of using them.  In this underwater lesson students are given a task and identify the best robot for the job. 
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Curated OER

I, Robot: Chapter One

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss literature about technology in the 20th century. In this book study lesson plan, students read I, Robot by Isaac Asimov and compare the fiction to technology in the 20th century.
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Curated OER

I Robot, Can Do That

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how underwater robots can be used to assist scientific explorations. They read and discuss an article, conduct Internet research, complete a worksheet, and present an oral report.
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Curated OER

TECH:Robotic Hazardous Materials Squad (Manu)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using a remote-controlled robot, junior engineers simulate a hazardous materials removal exercise. This activity will introduce students to the following careers: robotics technician, hazardous materials specialist, environmental...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

If I Had a Robot

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this enhancing writing with visuals learning exercise, students fabricate if they had a robot what they would name it, what it would do during the day and night and what the best thing about having a robot would be.
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Curated OER

My Wet Robot

For Teachers 5th - 8th
After hearing about the 2006 PHAEDRA mission that explored the Aegean Sea, middle schoolers work in groups to create a robotic vehicle. They must consider power, propulsion, and other vital systems. Use the multitude of external...
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Curated OER

If I Had a Robot

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars study writing. In this creative writing lesson, students write a story about having a robot and make a three-dimensional robot to accompany their writing.
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Build Your Own Robot Arm

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
Learners explore design, construction, and teamwork as they design and develop robot arm at least 18 inches in length using common materials.
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Curated OER

Robotics

For Teachers K - 5th
students identify and research robots in various roles in society, and create robotic arms and multimedia presentation based on their findings.
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Curated OER

THE BACKWARD DESIGN PROCESS

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explain the practical uses of robots. They interpret possible careers in robotics, apply the safety guidelines of robots, and develop a perspective of the use of robots. They empathize with the cultural issues of robots in work...
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Robot Basketball

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
Hold a free-throw shooting challenge in your engineering class! Each team must design a contraption that will fire off a "robot arm" or, more specifically, a catapult, to send a Ping-Pong ball into a basket. Use this as an opportunity to...
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Curated OER

The Robot Fisherman

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students examine the use of robotic vehicles for fish surveys. In this ocean life lesson, students discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using underwater robots and the requirements an underwater robot must meet in order to observe...
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Curated OER

Breaking News English: Robots in Japan

For Students 5th - 10th
In this Robots in Japan learning exercise, 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,...
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Curated OER

Let's Roll Robots!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students write a story about robots. In this creative writing lesson plan, students read a story about robots, make their own robot, and write a story about their robot. In addition, the lesson plan suggests taking photos of the robots...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

If I had a Robot

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this completing sentences learning exercise, students complete the sentences and paragraphs about having a robot. Students complete 5 sections.
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NOAA

What Little Herc Saw

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards
See the underwater world through a different pair of eyes! Middle school marine biologists identify deep-sea organisms by examining images taken by an ROV from the Okeanos Explorer. After determining what creatures lie beneath the...
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Centers for Ocean Sciences

Ocean and Great Lakes Literacy: Principle 7

For Teachers 5th - 12th Standards
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to take your class on an underwater adventure. The final installment in a seven-part series involving salt and freshwater bodies takes junior oceanographers below the surface in...

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