Technology & Engineering Resources
It's as Easy as 1,2,3: Robot Programming
This activity challenges students to break down an ordinary task into simple instructions, modeling how engineers must develop instructions for a robot.
| Format | Online |
| Grades | K – 8 |
| Author | The Museum of Science |
| Source/Publisher | Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination Exhibit |
| ISBN | n/a |
| Shelving Location | n/a |
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It's as Easy as 1,2,3: Robot Programming
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Primary Connections:
ITEA Standards For Technological Literacy (2000)
(National)
- The Designed World > Information and communication technologies (Grade: K – 2)
Secondary Connections:
ITEA Standards For Technological Literacy (2000)
(National)
- Understanding Design > Engineering design (Grade: 6 – 8)
National Science Education Standards (1996)
(National)
- Science as Inquiry > Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry (Grade: 5 – 8)
References:
MA Science and Technology/Engineering Framework (2006)
(Massachusetts)
- Technology/Engineering > Manufacturing Technologies (Grade: 6 – 8)
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Primary Connections:
ITEA Standards For Technological Literacy (2000)
(National)
- The Designed World > 17.C Information and communication technologies (Grade: K – 2)
People use symbols when they communicate by technology.
Secondary Connections:
ITEA Standards For Technological Literacy (2000)
(National)
- Understanding Design > 09.F Engineering design (Grade: 6 – 8)
Design involves a set of steps, which can be performed in different sequences and repeated as needed.
National Science Education Standards (1996)
(National)
- Science as Inquiry > Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry (Grade: 5 – 8)
Develop descriptions, explanations, predictions, and models using evidence.
References:
MA Science and Technology/Engineering Framework (2006)
(Massachusetts)
- Technology/Engineering > 4.2 Manufacturing Technologies (Grade: 6 – 8)
Explain and give examples of the impacts of interchangeable parts, components of mass-produced products, and the use of automation, e.g., robotics.
It's as Easy as 1,2,3: Robot Programming
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