Build a Robot
OHIO LEARNING STANDARDS FOR TECHNOLOGY (2017):
STRAND: Design and Technology
Addresses the nature of technology to develop and improve products and systems over time to meet human/societal needs and wants through design processes.
Topic 4: Evaluate designs using functional, aesthetic and creative elements.
Grades 3-5
• Use criteria developed with guidance to evaluate a new or improved product for its functional, aesthetic and creative elements.
Grades 6-8
• Examine the progression of a product to identify how the functional, aesthetic and creative elements were applied.
Grades 9-12
• Critically evaluate a design solution at multiple points of the design process. Consider design requirements and adjust processes and outcomes as needed.
OBJECTIVE:
- Students will watch an eight minute tutorial video defining the elements that are used to create the Google House (pictured above).
LEARNING TARGETS:
- GRADES 5-6: I can use basic tools in the Sketch Up application to orbit an image and pan a model.
- GRADES 7-8: I can use design tools to create a model.
- GRADES 9-12: I can use design tools to create a model and refine its characteristics.
ACTIVITIES:
- Watch the MP4 video linked below:
- For this build you will create your own custom built Robot.
- You may do a Google Image Search to see what a robot looks like. You will find many examples.
- You may base your model on a real robot, a Science Fiction style robot or you may use your own ideas and design.
- Your robot MUST have the following elements:
- Head
- Arms
- Body
- Leg(s)
- Feet
- Use your IMAGINATION!
- Use the SkecthUp for Schools skills that you have been studying.
- Have FUN!
- When your project is finished, save it to your Google Drive by selecting the Save button.
- Then, use the Snipping Tool to take a photograph of your robot (show his or her best side).
- Save the JPG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) or PNG (Portable Networks Graphic) to your Google Drive and submit it to Google Classroom.
SUBMITTED WORK:
- This work will be submitted by:
- Completing the Check Out Sheet (posted below) and having your project inspected by the instructor
- Uploading a copy of the SKP file to Google Classroom
- Uploading a copy of the JPG or PNG file to Google Classroom
LATE WORK/MAKE-UP ASSIGNMENT:
- If you are absent from school or do not complete the assignment on time, you must follow the directions posted above. (NOTE: A point deduction may be enforced for late work not due to an excused absence.)
FURTHER STUDY AND ENRICHMENT:
- DoK1: Can you find examples of both robots?
- DoK2: Compare a Science Fiction robot against a real robot. What do you see as similar (and different)?
- Dok3: Can you design your own robot?
- DoK4: What skills can a robot serve that people cannot?
SUPPORT FILES AND CHECK OUT SHEET: