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Activity Description
Activity Description
45 min.
45 min.
The girls will watch the SciGirls episode Aquabots and discuss how the engineering and design process can fit within the computational thinking perspectives. They will also begin thinking about programming a robot, and even designing and building one!
Objectives
Objectives
By completing this activity girls will
- identify the different stages of the design cycle.
How to Implement
How to Implement
- Girls will watch the SciGirls episode Aquabots and discuss the connections to computational thinking practices and perspectives. Review these before watching the episode so the girls will be on the lookout for them.
- Watch SciGirls episode Aquabots.
- In the episode the girls test and modify their design of an underwater robot. The next robotics project your girls will be working on is to design a robot, so be sure to pay attention to the design process the SciGirls follow.
- In the episode the girls are building a robot to help them collect data to understand another problem. This is different from working with a robot like Sphero, which doesn’t necessarily exist to accomplish a goal.
- Have the girls create a list of places where robots are used to get other things done (building things, collecting data, etc.).
- In their design journals have the girls write out or sketch some ideas for a robot that would help them accomplish a goal.
Standards Alignment
Standards Alignment
Interim CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards: 1B-A-2-1, 1B-A-5-3, 1B-I-7-15, 1B-I-7-16, 2-A-6-10, 2-I-7-19
Next Generation Science Standards: 3-5-ETS1-1
Common Core Standards for English Language Arts: W.5.2d, W.5.6, SL.5.1, L.5.6, SL.6.1, SL.6.6, RST.6.3, RST.6.4
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