City of Fury
A Curriculum Exploring Systems Analysis & Design through Robotics and Engineering
Intermediate-to-Advanced Curriculum Designed for Students in Grades 4 through 6
Piloted in September 2020
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Curriculum Overview
Curriculum Overview
PURPOSE
PURPOSE
We have integrated STEM into NGSS curriculum in order that science and math teachers can easily integrate design thinking into their teaching of science and engineering practices. The science and math teachers will focus on the core science and math concepts. We will provide the engineering practices and cross-cutting concepts.
Program deployment planned for mid-October 2019.
Essential Questions:
What is a system?
How can you improve existing systems to make them more efficient, functional, and beneficial to an impacted group or community?
What impact do human activities have upon their environment?
How can human activities improve the environment?
Objectives:
Students will be able to recognize the elements of a system and explain how they excel or they could potentially be improved.
City of Fury in Practice
City of Fury in Practice
Demo - Trash Pickup Challenge.movTaking Out the Trash Challenge (Lesson 1)
Taking Out the Trash Challenge (Lesson 1)
This rover successfully collects 3 trash receptacles before returning to its starting destination. See the code below to try it yourself.
Demo - Hawk's Nest Challenge.movA Home for Hawks Challenge (Lesson 3)
A Home for Hawks Challenge (Lesson 3)
Watch this rover successfully navigate to and lift a tower for the Hawk's Nest Challenge.
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