Curated OER
Google for Education: Children and Technology: Robots and Block Diagrams
A robot can execute very primitive commands, but it needs instructions to combine them. In this lesson, look at two types of instructions: commands and conditionals. Students split into pairs and one becomes a robot while the other one...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Fantasy and Science Fiction: Isaac Asimov
This lesson focuses on Isaac Asimov, science fiction author. It features links to I, Robot, a a collection of nine science fiction short stories and Isaac Asimov's website. It also provides questions and a quiz over "Robbie," the first...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Science Fiction
This slideshow introduces the genre of science fiction. It presents background information, common elements, common themes, pop movies (from books) showing diverse examples, and three specific examples: "Time Machine," "I, Robot," and...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Humans Are Like Robots
Four lessons related to robots and people present students with life sciences concepts related to the human body (including brain, nervous systems and muscles), introduced through engineering devices and subjects (including computers,...
The Tech Interactive
The Tech Museum: Robotics: Sensing, Thinking, Acting
Robotics was designed to introduce the science behind the design and operation of robots. Through articles and interactive activities, you will learn what a robot is, and the advantages and disadvantages of their use. Includes a...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Robotics Peripheral Vision
This unit is designed for advanced programming classes. It leads students through a study of human vision and computer programming simulation. Students apply their previous knowledge of arrays and looping structures to implement a new...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Arctic Animal Robot
Students create four-legged walking robots and measure how far they travel across different types of surfaces. They design and create "shoes" to add to the robots' feet and observe the effect of their modifications on the net distance...
Other
Science Museum of Minnesota: Low Life Labs
If you've never seen the "Spring Flamingo," "Kismet," or the "Mobot," try this site. These three are all robots that are part of an exhibit at the Science Museum of Minnesota. The rest of the site is devoted to all of the ways that...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Mission to Mars
The Mission to Mars curricular unit introduces students to Mars-the Red Planet. Students discover why scientists are so interested in studying this mysterious planet. Many interesting facts about Mars are revealed, and the history of...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Electrical Engineering: Home Made Robots
Use these tutorials to start some robotics projects with Spout, Spider, and Bit-zee bots.
Other
Lira Lab: Laboratory for Integrated Advanced Robotics
Site of the LIRA-Lab in University of Genoa, Italy which specializes in artificial vision and sensory-motor coordination from a computational neuroscience perspective.
Other
Foundation for the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology
The resource offers mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Our Bodies Have Computers and Sensors
Students learn about the human body's system components, specifically its sensory systems, nervous system and brain, while comparing them to robot system components, such as sensors and computers. The unit's life sciences-to-engineering...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: The Science of Spring Force
Students use data acquisition equipment to learn about force and displacement in regard to simple and complex machines. In the engineering world, materials and systems are tested by applying forces and measuring the resulting...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Makers: Collection
The Maker Party, an initiative in which people around the world meet up, learn to make things, and share what they've made online. This collection is designed to support the Maker Party by providing a one-stop shop of STEM and digital...
New York Times
New York Times: Scenes From a Robot Battle
An interactive video that shows the new techniques that the US government may use to fight future wars and insurgence because it involves robot controlled vehicles instead of human contolled. This will result in less loss of life for the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Stress, Coping, and Surgical Error
This is a five-question quiz pertaining the passage "Stress, Coping, and Surgical Error".
Other
Robotc: Thinking About Programming: Programmer & Machine [Pdf]
In this lesson, students learn about the roles of the programmer and the robot, and how the two need to work together in order to accomplish their goal. Students also understand logic behind the robot's actions, and break a big plan down...
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley Lab: Did You Ever Wonder? Labor Saving Science
Students investigate robotics in molecular biology and capillary electrophoresis. The article examines the accomplishments of Joe Jaklevic. The resource consists of pictures, quotes, and links to additional resources.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Curiosity Killed the App
Young scholars gain experience with the software/system design process, closely related to the engineering design process, to solve a problem. First, they learn about the Mars Curiosity rover and its mission, including the difficulties...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Building Ant Bot
Learn how to build a robot that can mimic basic ant walking & running behavior.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Mobile Autonomous Systems Laboratory
This course guides students through the design and production of an autonomous robot that must face a series of competitive challenges.
York University
Yes I Can! Science: Red Rover, Red Rover
The YES I Can! Science site based out of York University in Toronto is featuring the Mars rovers. The site has all the mission background information teachers need all in one place as well as several great student activities, (Build a...
Curated OER
Robots 1
Explore the world where robotics engineers at NASA's Ames Research Center design, build and test robots used for missions in space. This site also provides an integrated math and science lesson. [5 mins, 35 secs]