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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Build Your Own Robot Arm

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Learners explore design, construction, and teamwork as they design and develop robot arm at least 18 inches in length using common materials.
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Robotics

For Teachers K - 5th
young scholars identify and research robots in various roles in society, and create robotic arms and multimedia presentation based on their findings.
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Picture It-Robot Writing!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use their listening skills to sketch draft pictures of robots described in paragraphs read by their teacher. They transfer their robot sketches to word processing documents using software drawing tools.
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Popular Mechanics

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the five essential parts of every robot and design their own robots to perform everyday tasks. They explore robots created for fighting competitions by reading and discussing "When Nerds Collide: Robots at War."
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Robot Earth

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students construct a simple robotic energy transformer. For this space science lesson, students explain how energy is transformed from one form to another. They identify the different uses of robotic devices.
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Planetary Terrain

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students research the unique features of their assigned planet. For this astronomy lesson, students organize their findings and present it to class. They recreate planetary terrain and use CEENBoT to drive over it.
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Robot Waves

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students differentiate the properties of longitudinal and transverse waves. In this physics instructional activity, students calculate CEENBoT's rate of propagation by measuring its frequency and distance per cycle. They use a...
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Cell Me What?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students compare and contrast the characteristics of robots and cells. In this biology lesson, students examine the parts and function of cell organelles. They create a visual representation of their cell/robot analogy.
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The Addiction With Friction

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars compare and contrast where friction occurs in robots and bicycles. In this science lesson, students label the diagram of bicycle and robots. They investigate how friction affects their different parts.
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Infrared Remote Controllers

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students differentiate the two types of remote controllers namely RF and IR. In this technology lesson, students test their properties using CEENBoT and Isobot. They present their findings in class.
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Normal (dip-slip) Earthquake!

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students label the fault lines and tectonic plate boundaries on the world map. For this earth science lesson, students simulate ocean floor formation using CEENboTs. They explain the causes of earthquakes.
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Voltage Vantage

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students measure the voltage discharge of robots as the motors are used. In this physics lesson, students explain how to use a multimeter to measure voltage. They graph the voltage change over time and present their findings in class.
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If I had a Robot

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this completing sentences worksheet, students complete the sentences and paragraphs about having a robot. Students complete 5 sections.
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Where's My Bot?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers estimate geographic position based on speed and air travel.  In GPS lesson students use GPS to estimate the set and drift of currents. 
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The Robots are Coming

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students consider the impact of invention. In this technological advancements lesson, students read an article about robots (the article is not included). Students read and discuss the article.
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Design Team Challenge

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students work in groups to build a robot. In this robotics lesson, students create an electronic robot and program it to follow directions. They create an obstacle course for the robot to follow and test its performance. 
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Robotics Reading Hour - Robot Dog

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a robotic dog for story time. In this story lesson, high school students bring a robotic dog to an elementary school. They read the story Robot Dog by Mark Oliver and then show their robotic dog. 
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The Robots are Coming

For Students 7th - 12th
In this robots instructional activity, students read a 6-paragraph article about robots and robotics and respond to 4 short answer questions regarding the article. Vocabulary words from the article and their definitions are also included.
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What is a LEGO Mindstorm Robot?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this robots lesson, students explore the LEGO website and complete a web quest. In groups students work in groups and read excerpts from Robots & Robot, chart jobs robots can perform and report their findings to the class. This...
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Robot Dog: Print and Color

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this word recognition worksheet, learners trace the compound word "robot dog," write the word independently, and color the picture of a robot dog.
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Robot: Print and Color

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this word recognition worksheet, students trace the word "robot," write the word independently, and color the picture of the robot.
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Robot: Print and Color

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this word recognition activity, students trace the word "robot," write the word independently, and color the picture of the robot.
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Let's Roll Robots!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students write a story about robots. In this creative writing lesson, students read a story about robots, make their own robot, and write a story about their robot. In addition, the lesson plan suggests taking photos of the robots to add...
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Recycled Robots

For Teachers K - 1st
Students create recycled art. In this visual art lesson, students use recycled products to assemble robotic pieces of art. Students also write stories about their robots.