Cross age making a robot
This lesson sequence is a cross-age project that can be used for students in year 5/6 in collaboration with students from years F-2. In this project, students collaborate on a code for an unplugged robot. They design, test and modify the robot and create instruction manuals.
Additional details
Year band(s) | F-2, 5-6 |
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Content type | Lesson ideas |
Format | Web page |
Technologies & Programming Languages | Robotics and drones |
Keywords | Cross age, Robots, Unplugged, Programming, Instructions, Design, Think like an inventor |
Organisation | ESA |
Copyright | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, unless otherwise indicated. |
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