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Focus Area: Robotics
4th Grade 
Day 4-5 Introduction to Research Project


1. Vocabulary:

1. criteria: a principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided.



2. body: a physical substance and shape of some type. (The body will be designed based on the function. Some look like vehicles, an arm, a person. If you can touch it, that's the body)


3. control: a program to control the robot. (Robots must be told what to do. To control a robot, it needs to be programmed to receive input, and execute the desired output)
  • input: the information that comes from the robot's sensors (Robots have sensors that they use to get information from the robot's environment. For example: a smoke detector can detect smoke. Robots typically have external and internal sensors.)
  • output: the action a robot takes after receiving input (It often involves motors, lights or sounds. For example, a smoke detector makes a loud sound and might flash lights. In other words, effecting change in the robot's environment- adapting)

4. behavior: the combination of outputs that result in the task or job the robot does (For example, the behavior of the smoke detector is to 'go off' in the presence of smoke. 'Going off' is a combination of making noise, flashing lights and may also involve calling the fire department.)



2. Lesson: 


Becoming a Robot
Robots are designed for certain tasks and their physical design needs to allow for this

1. Tie your shoe blindfolded
2. Tie your shoe with popsicle sticks on your fingers
3. Tie your shoe with gloves on your hands


Robots on the job
1. Read article together and complete p. 5 in your journals. 
  • SaviOne - Paragraphs 1-2
  • K5s - Paragraph 3
  • Amazon - Paragraph 4
  • Surgeon - Paragraph 5



2. Answer these questions:
  • What are the main benefits of the robots listed in this article?
  • What criteria listed lets you know they are robots?
  • How does their physical design allow them to complete their roles?



3. Activity:
Research Project: 
  • Work in groups of 2 or 3
  • Review the expectations and rubric for their Research Project
  • Look at the layout of the journal and how this document will help guide you through the creation of this Research Project.
  • Due date for this project is  November 20

4. Wrap-Up:

  • Journal Prompt- What was the most important thing you learned today? 

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