Science Advanced Robotics

Now that your class is familiar with the Finch 2.0 robots, let’s unlock their full capabilities! Explore how real-life robots help us in extreme areas such as outer space. Learn how to activate the Finch’s sensors and program your robot to navigate “the surface of the moon.”

Best Curriculum Fit:

Grade 4: Students examine and apply design processes to meet needs

• Plan and create an artifact to meet a need
• Test an artifact to confirm that it meets intended needs

Grade 5: Students apply design processes when creating artifacts that can be used by a machine to address a need.

• Engage in the design process to create computational artifacts
• Design an algorithm that includes a loop and translate it into code

Grade 6: Students examine abstraction in relation to designing and coding, and describe the impacts of technologies

• Computational artifacts can be designed to address societal needs and wants
• Conditional structures are statements that tell computers to complete different actions based on different situations
• Discuss the role of design and coding in society

Educator's Guide