Robotics Workshop Lesson Plan
Key Objectives
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Modify an existing solution to make it work properly
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Practice helping a story character
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Describe key ideas or details from a text
Resources Needed
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LEGO Education SPIKE Essential Set
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Device with the LEGO Education SPIKE App installed
Engage
(Whole Class, 5 Minutes)
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Facilitate a quick discussion about modifying a solution to make it work properly.
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Talk with students about what happens when something isn't working as it should.
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Ask questions, like: if the roller coaster is moving slowly and doesn't have the energy to climb its steep inclines, what could you do to make improvements and fix it?
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Introduce students to the story's main characters and the first challenge: starting the Ferris Wheel.
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Distribute a brick set and device to each group.
Explore
(Small Groups, 30 Minutes)
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Have students use LEGO Education SPIKE App to guide them through their first challenge:
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Create and test the program that starts the Ferris Wheel.
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Have students iterate and test their models to complete the next two challenges in the app:
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Change the program to make the Ferris Wheel better.
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Upgrade the Ferris Wheel for the team.
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Explain
(Whole Class,5 Minutes)
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Gather students together to reflect on their completed challenges.
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Ask questions, like: How did you make the Ferris Wheel stop after a quarter turn?
Elaborate
(Whole Class,5 Minutes)
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Prompt students to discuss and reflect on how they modify solutions in order to fix them.
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Ask questions, like: What do you think about when you're trying to make modifications to fix a solution?
Evaluate
(Ongoing Throughout the Lesson)
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Ask guiding questions to encourage students to "think aloud" and explain their thought processes and reasoning in the decisions they've made while building and programming.
Self-Assessment
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Have each student choose the brick that they feel best represents their performance.
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Yellow: I think I can modify a solution to fix it.
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Blue: I can modify a solution to fix it.
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Green: I can modify a solution to fix it, and I can help a friend do it too.
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Peer-Feedback
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In small groups, will discuss their experiences working together.
- Encourage them to use statements like these:
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I liked it when you...
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I'd like to hear more about how you...
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