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:

  1. Watch the MP4 video linked below:
  2. For this build you will create your own custom built Robot.
  3. You may do a Google Image Search to see what a robot looks like. You will find many examples.
  4. You may base your model on a real robot, a Science Fiction style robot or you may use your own ideas and design.
  5. Your robot MUST have the following elements:
    • Head
    • Arms
    • Body
    • Leg(s)
    • Feet
  6. Use your IMAGINATION!
  7. Use the SkecthUp for Schools skills that you have been studying.
  8. Have FUN!
  9. When your project is finished, save it to your Google Drive by selecting the Save button.
  10. Then, use the Snipping Tool to take a photograph of your robot (show his or her best side).
  11. 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:

  1. DoK1: Can you find examples of both robots?
  2. DoK2: Compare a Science Fiction robot against a real robot. What do you see as similar (and different)?
  3. Dok3: Can you design your own robot?
  4. DoK4: What skills can a robot serve that people cannot?


SUPPORT FILES AND CHECK OUT SHEET:

SketchUp for Schools (Build a Robot) Check Out Sheet