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Automated Intelligence

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students redesign everyday robotic devices to increase their autonomy and their usefulness. Propose ideas that would make directly controlled robotic devices more antonymous and create posters illustrating their ideas.
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Popular Mechanics

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the five essential parts of every robot and design their own robots to perform everyday tasks. They explore robots created for fighting competitions by reading and discussing "When Nerds Collide: Robots at War."
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Hubble

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Explore what it takes to service the Hubble telescope. In the set of three activities, groups investigate several aspects of the Hubble telescope, including robotic arms used during repairs, spacesuits, and extravehicular activity (EVA)...
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Arts and Engineering Activity Packet: Grades 3-5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Art and science sometimes go hand in hand. A set of four activities for learners in grades 3-5 teaches engineering concepts as part of art projects. Class members build homemade robots, elastic puppets, musical instruments, and...
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Snail Car

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students design and create robotic cars using Legos and the Robolab program. They hold a "snail race" where the slowest car that can be determined to be actually moving is the winner.
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The Cassini Robot

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students compare the functions of a robot to that of the human body. In this technology lesson plan, students identify the important components of the Cassini robot that would enable it to carry out space missions. They design and build...
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Robot Movement Lab

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students program a robot that can perform certain methods. In this robotics instructional activity, students discuss the pros and cons of each method. They present their finished project in class.
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Robot Turning Lab

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners design a robot that can turn 90 degrees. In this robotics lesson, students explain the applications of their invention. They present their design in class.
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Robots from Junk

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create balloon and rubber band models of robotic rovers to investigate the concepts of mass, torque, and friction. Through research and planning, students construct a rover test-bed that simulates the Martian environment.
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Robot Labyrinth

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students design a flowchart for their robotic program. In this physics lesson, students construct a robot that can navigate certain obstacles. They present their program and robots in class.
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Robot Olympics

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars design a robot based on given requirements. In this technology lesson, student test whether their robots can perform certain tasks. They present and discuss their program design.
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Design Team Challenge

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students work in groups to build a robot. For this robotics lesson, students create an electronic robot and program it to follow directions. They create an obstacle course for the robot to follow and test its performance. 
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All About Safety

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a safety podcast. In this safety instructional activity, students in a robotics lab are introduced to the safety rules for each station. They create a podcast about one station explaining the rules with video, graphics,...
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Cell Me What?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students compare and contrast the characteristics of robots and cells. In this biology lesson, students examine the parts and function of cell organelles. They create a visual representation of their cell/robot analogy.
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Fun Robot Activities

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students complete a variety of activities that have to do with robots. In this robot lesson plan, students pretend to do tasks blindfolded, look up a chat bot online, list TV shows based on robots, and more.
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Call to Arms

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners explore how scientists build robotic arms that move similar to humans. In this robot lesson, students examine how scientists make robots. Learners design and construct a mechanical arm that moves like a human arm. Students...
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Square Machine

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Students draw robots using square shapes.
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Sensor Challenge

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners develop a pseudo code flowchart for their robotic program. In this physics instructional activity, students construct a robot that can navigate through certain obstacles. They test their robot and present them to class.
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Automated Vehicle Programming Design

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students design a program to make an automated vehicle perform a specific task. In this robotics lesson plan, students play the role of scientists competing to win a factory's contract. They present their algorithm to class.
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Best Practices of Technology Intergration

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Young scholars compete in a Lego Robot Competition. In this after school lesson, students design and compete in the Lego Robot Competition. This lesson includes time-lines and guidelines for an after-school club.
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Building a Water Clock

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research water clocks online, investigate how water clocks work, and construct water clock that will keep time accurately for at least two hours without human intervention.
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Controlling Robots

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars create practical robotic devices with a laptop computer. They explore how to program LED lights and DC motors. They examine a wide range of motors, switches and relays.
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Robo-Lobster

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Introduce environmental science or engineering explorers to different forms of sampling. They read an article about "Robo-lobsters," lobsters being studied to help design robots that can used to sniff out pollution in ocean waters. The...
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Inventions

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students study invention steps and design their own invention. In this invention activity, students discuss inventions and the process of inventing. Studnets write in an inventor's journal and study various types of inventions. Students...

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