It’s National Robotics Week from April 4th through the 12th!
National Robotics Week (RoboWeek) is a series of grassroots events and activities during the month of April aimed at increasing public awareness of the strength and importance of the U.S. robotics industry and of the tremendous social and cultural impact that robotics will have on the future. The mission of RoboWeek is simple — to inspire students in STEM-related fields and to share the excitement of robotics with audiences of all ages. (https://www.nationalroboticsweek.org/)
Here at Scoutlier, we have compiled some exciting sample robotics activities – ALL DIGITAL! No hardware or special kits required. You can adapt your curriculum, existing classroom activities, and any other web resources for online distance learning with our web-based platform or mobile apps. Click here for a short overview of our free online learning platform.
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The importance of robots in healthcare and other essential fields has been accentuated by the COVID-19 pandemic that is forcing everyone to work and interact more virtually. In this activity, students read 2 current articles on applications of robotics in healthcare, consider the advantages/disadvantages, and share their ideas for robot designs with the class.
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Robotics are a great way for students to familiarize themselves with algorithmic thinking and basic concepts in computer science. Thanks to RobotMesh Studio, students can use a virtual model of a robot to explore these concepts without the barrier of access to hardware. In this activity, students use Blockly to program an online mimic of a VEX IQ EDR V5 robot.
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Made by you, the Scoutlier Community
Many of your peers are doing creative things for RoboWeek leveraging the Scoutlier platform. These can be found in the Shared Library when you login, some examples are highlighted below. You can use and adapt any of these activities. Please feel free to share your own too. It just takes a single click!
By Brandy Jackson, M Ed. IT, Eisenhower Middle School, FL
Brandybjackson@gmail.cm
Twitter @TechTeacher1510
Brandy has created a suite of activities to learn computer science at home without a robot using VECcode VR and Scoutlier. She has put together a website for her student with a lot of great information and resources.
Click here to preview “Vex Virtual Robotics” one of the many activities Brandy has created for her students on the Scoutlier platform. You can borrow, adapt and assign this activity by searching for it in the Shared Library.
