Making "Sense" of Robot Sensors
Introduce students to the idea that robots also use senses, in the form of sensors, to collect information from the environment. Explain that robots need sensors to make decisions about tasks, like how to move or where to go next
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 5-6 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Lesson ideas |
| Format | Interactive |
| Core and overarching concepts | Digital systems |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI6K01
Investigate the main internal components of common digital systems and their function
AC9TDI6K02
Examine how digital systems form networks to transmit data
AC9TDI6P01
Define problems with given or co developed design criteria and by creating user stories |
| Technologies & Programming Languages | Robotics and drones |
| Keywords | Robotics, Programming |
| Integrated, cross-curriculum, special needs | Science |
| Organisation | National Geographic |
| Copyright | 1996-2018 National Geographic Society. May be subject to Copyright Act statutory licence. |
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