XEP0100 INTEGRATED STEM: ROBOTICS, DESIGN & MODELING (Year)
Students trace the history, development, and influence of automation and robotics as they learn about mechanical systems, energy transfer, machine automation, and computer control systems. Students use the VEX Robotics® platform to design, build, and program real-world objects such as traffic lights, toll booths, and robotic arms. Students discover the design process and develop an understanding of the influence of creativity and innovation in their lives. They are then challenged and empowered to use and apply what they’ve learned throughout the unit to design 3-D creations.
XEP0101 INTEGRATED STEM: ROBOTICS, DESIGN & MODELING (Semester)
This integrated STEM course provides opportunities for students to make clear connections between and among the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics disciplines and can incorporate other content areas such as English Language Arts, Social Studies, Career and Technical Education or Art. Integrated STEM education cultivates deep-rooted and transferable learning experiences that purposefully apply the practices of the STEM disciplines through thematic, interdisciplinary, or problem/place/culture-based learning approaches. Integrated STEM supports the learning goals and progressions of individual subjects, helping to build foundational knowledge and skills in each discipline and make connection across content areas. The course is flexible enough to enable schools to decide the details of the content to maximize the direction of the school and their resources. For example, one school could focus on robotics and computer science and another could focus on aquaponics. This course also enables a student to identify a project of interest and apply science, technology, engineering, and math skills to answer a question within the community. This elective course is both teacher-guided and self-directed and project-based. Students are expected to demonstrate skilled levels for all STEM Competencies.