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LEGO Robots

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Title:

 LEGO Robots

URL:

 https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/eng06.sci.engin.design.legorobot/lego-robots/support-materials/

Content Source:

 PBS
Type: Audio/Video

Overview:

Despite meticulous planning and programming by its designers, an autonomous robot can encounter unexpected challenges. This is true for both LEGO® robots and Martian rovers. In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, cast members enter the FIRST LEGO® League Challenge tournament and work as a team to program their LEGO® robot to navigate a complex obstacle course. This video comes with discussion questions. The video can be played during a lesson on identifying a broad range of digital devices, the services they provide, and appropriate uses for them.

Content Standard(s):
Digital Literacy and Computer Science
DLIT (2018)
Grade: 3
18) Identify a broad range of digital devices, the services they provide, and appropriate uses for them.

Examples: Computers, smartphones, tablets, robots, e-textiles, driving directions apps that access remote map services, digital personal assistants that access remote information services.

Unpacked Content
Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students will:
  • identify a broad range of digital devices, the services they provide, and appropriate uses for them.
Teacher Vocabulary:
  • digital device
  • services
  • appropriate
Knowledge:
Students know:
  • that a digital device is physical equipment with a computing component.
  • there are many different digital devices and each has its own use.
  • there are appropriate and inappropriate ways to use these digital devices.
  • new types of digital devices are being developed everyday.
Skills:
Students are able to:
  • identify a broad range of digital devices.
  • identify the services that digital devices provide.
  • identify the appropriate uses for the digital devices.
Understanding:
Students understand that:
  • there are many types of digital devices.
  • there are digital devices that serve a variety of purposes.
  • all digital devies have an appropriate way to be used.
Tags: robot, rover, technology
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AccessibilityVideo resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles
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Author: Stephanie Carver
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