Learning kitGrades K-1

Computer science: robotics

Robot or not? Meet the robots

Sort real robots from ordinary machines, find out the jobs robots do, from cleaning floors to driving on Mars, then design your own robot on a pixel grid and team up with a friend to make it better. Ages 5 to 7 or kindergarten to grade 1.

Read this kit aloud together. It is written for a grown-up to read to a child of 5 or 6, one short step at a time.

Time
About 40 minutes, in two short sittings
Steps
3 steps
You need
A grown-up to read along, and a computer, Chromebook or tablet. A friend or family member for step 3. Crayons and paper are handy. Printing is optional: every step works on screen. No account needed.
Unlock the kit, $5 I have a code

$5 for one learner: every step, the Robotics activities that check the work, the printable lesson, and the certificate with a page of the learner's own work.

A pixel robot painted on a grid: a blue body with black eyes, a red mouth, a yellow antenna light and gray feet.

The 3 steps

  1. 1Learn about robotsTry it hereA robot is a machine that can sense what is around it and do a job by itself. Some machines look busy but are not robots. Can you tell which is which?
  2. 2Find out what robots can doRead and quizRobots do jobs that are boring, dirty or dangerous for people, and jobs in places people cannot go.
  3. 3Team up to design your own robotsDesign a robotEngineers design robots together. Paint your robot, then ask a friend or family member for an idea that makes it even better.

Work on a computer. The apps need a keyboard and a bigger screen than a phone: a laptop, desktop or Chromebook. You can pay here and open the emailed link on the computer.

One learner

Unlock the kit, $5

  • All 3 steps, worked on screen, with a lesson you can print if you like paper
  • Robotics activities that check the work as it is done
  • A numbered certificate with a page of the learner's own work: your robot design and your robot's job

We email a link that opens the kit on any computer. No account needed. We keep the email only to send the kit and certificate links: privacy.

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Co-ops and classes: unlock it for a group

One payment and one code. Each learner types the code to unlock the kit on their own computer, and gets their own certificate at the end. Your pack page shows who has started and finished.

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Questions

What does the learner do in Robot or not? Meet the robots?

It has 3 steps: 1. Learn about robots; 2. Find out what robots can do; 3. Team up to design your own robots. Sort real robots from ordinary machines, find out the jobs robots do, from cleaning floors to driving on Mars, then design your own robot on a pixel grid and team up with a friend to make it better. Ages 5 to 7 or kindergarten to grade 1.

What age is it for?

Grades K-1. About 40 minutes, in two short sittings.

What is needed?

A grown-up to read along, and a computer, Chromebook or tablet. A friend or family member for step 3. Crayons and paper are handy. Printing is optional: every step works on screen. No account needed.

Is there a certificate?

Yes. A numbered certificate with a page of the learner's own work, for your records or a portfolio. It is not course credit.

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