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CAREER CLUSTERS
STEM, Manufacturing
What does a career in Robotics look like?
A career in robotics involves designing, building, and maintaining robotic systems. Professionals in this field, such as robotics engineers or roboticists, work on creating machines that can perform tasks autonomously or with human assistance. Applications range from manufacturing and healthcare to space exploration and entertainment. Skills required include knowledge of mechanical and electrical engineering, programming, and artificial intelligence. Robotics professionals contribute to advancing technology and developing innovative solutions for various industries.
Inside look at the Module:
Students apply the fundamentals of programming to develop solutions to several challenges that utilize specific sensors.
Project-based activities include:
Activity: Introduction to VEX
Activity: Building & Improving the Crawler
Activity: Driving Base
Activity: Sensors
Activity: Using the Electromagnet
Activity: Narrative Writing & Checkpoint Test
Activity: Using the Eye Sensor
Activity: Design Brief
Activity: Argumentative Writing, Career Research & Planning, and Checkpoint Test
FEATURES
• Project-Based Learning
• Career Ready Practices
• Reading and Writing in Context
• Customizable Content
Career Pathway:
There are hundreds of related careers in the STEM Career Cluster, some more similar than others. By classifying these similar careers into narrower categories called pathways, it helps individuals look at a range of options when it comes to employment in an area with similar skills and knowledge. Although this system of classifying careers into clusters and pathways is helpful in navigating career options, it is not the only way. This module is more specifically aligned with the Engineering and Technology Career Pathway. Individuals in this pathway share a set of skills and knowledge that expands on the skills and knowledge needed in the STEM Career Cluster. Individuals in the Engineering and Technology Career Pathway demonstrate the following skills and knowledge:
Use STEM concepts and processes to solve problems involving design and/or production.
Display and communicate STEM information.
Apply processes and concepts for the use of technological tools in STEM.
Apply the elements of the design process.
Apply the knowledge learned in STEM to solve problems.
Apply the knowledge learned in the study of STEM to provide solutions to human and societal problems in an ethical and legal manner.
Planning Your Career:
By working through this module you will begin your journey towards developing the skills and knowledge to be successfully employed in this pathway. By taking your experience and building on it by applying these skills in different scenarios you will be better prepared to take the next step in your educational path. At the end of this module, you will select two of the related careers and describe the means by which to achieve those opportunities.
These are the careers you will explore in this module:
Software Programmers
Robotics Technicians
Robotics Engineers
Mechanical Engineers
Electrical Engineers
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians
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