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Teach Engineering: Commanding a Robot Using Sound ActivityTeach Engineering: Commanding a Robot Using Sound Activity
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Teach Engineering: Commanding a Robot Using Sound

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Students continue their exploration of the human senses and their engineering counterparts, focusing on the auditory sense. Working in small groups, students design, create and run programs to control the motion of LEGO TaskBots. By doing this, they increase their understanding of the use and function of sound sensors, gain experience writing robot programs, and reinforce their understanding of the sensory process.

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robotics curriculum, senses, sensory, integrated teaching and learning program and laboratory, lego, mindstorms, nxt, teachengineering, robot, computer and software engineering projects: robotics curriculum
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Grade
5th - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Activities & Projects
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For Administrator Use
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