Robotics Curriculum Ideas and Resources
Robot Unit Ideas & Resources
Compiled by Mary Alice Osborne, YourDuino.com
Ideas for Introduction to unit
Isaac Asimov’s The 3 Laws of Robotics
- 1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
- 2. A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
- 3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
Taken from: I, Robot, by Isaac Asimov: http://literature.wikia.com/wiki/I,_Robot
Discussion idea: Ask students what they think of these 3 laws and if they think they are necessary?
Have students read the short story “Robbie” in “I, Robot” by Isaac Asimov. (or the whole book)
More Discussion Questions for “I, Robot”:
http://www.readinggroupguides.com/reviews/i-robot
http://www.readinggroupguides.com/reviews/i-robot/guide
http://userpages.umbc.edu/~hoban/FLEX/CourseDocs/I-Robot-DiscussionQuestions.pdf
Robot Ethics
Human Ethics: Concerns about children and online materials and streaming videos
We suggest that teachers and parents read this excellent site about online safety for young people:
parents-guide-for-safe-youtube-and-internet-streaming-for-kids
NOW, What About ROBOT Ethics ???
Morals and the machine
http://www.economist.com/node/21556234
NYT: Students, Meet your new teacher
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/11/science/11robots.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
Fiction and Films devoted to Robots and Robotics
Best Robot SciFi
http://bestsciencefictionbooks.com/best-robot-science-fiction-books.php
Robots in Literature
http://www.allthingsmike.com/CulturalBlender/robots3.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robots_in_literature
List of Fictional Robots and Androids
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_robots_and_androids
Why Do People Imagine Robots?
http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/E-project/Available/E-project-030310-235516/unrestricted/Why_Do_Humans_Imagine_Robots.pdf
Interesting Robot Videos to Spark interest
The Year in Robots: 2013
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-our-favorite-robot-videos-and-biggest-stories-from-2013
Wildcat video from Boston Dynamics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE3fmFTtP9g
Rise of the More Human Robot: MIT
http://www.technologyreview.com/video/517411/rise-of-the-more-human-robot/
Wearable Robots
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/nsn12.sci.engin.design.robots/wearable-robots/
Safety and Health concerns when working with Robots
https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/robotics/index.html
History of Robots
Robotics timeline
http://www.robotshop.com/media/files/PDF/timeline.pdf
http://www.education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/classes/cal_u/ar/toolbox/content/curriculum/intro_to_robotics/timeline/timeline.pdf
Careers in Robotics
http://www.physicstoday.org/jobs/profiles/robotics-careers
Science Standards
http://www.nextgenscience.org/next-generation-science-standards
ITEEA Standards Related to Robotics:
http://curriculum.vexrobotics.com/sites/default/files/ITEEA%20standards%20for%20Technological%20Literacy.pdf
Standards for Technological Literacy
https://www.iteea.org/File.aspx?id=67767&v=b26b7852
Advancing Excellence in Technological Literacy
https://www.iteea.org/File.aspx?id=78445&v=1476043b
Curriculum Ideas
VEX Robotic Design Curriculum
http://curriculum.vexrobotics.com
Intro to Robotics: http://curriculum.vexrobotics.com/curriculum/intro-to-robotics
Agents for Change: Robotics for Girls: A Robotics Curriculum for the Middle School Years, Uni. Of Pennsylvania
http://www.ircs.upenn.edu/pennlincs/robotics/
http://www.ircs.upenn.edu/pennlincs/robotics/robotics.htm
USC K-12 STEM Education Materials
http://robotics.usc.edu/~agents/k-12/index.php
Carnegie Mellon Robots Academy
http://www.education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/content/educators/start/index.htm
http://www.education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/content/curriculum/middle_school/
http://www.education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/content/lego/curriculum/rev1_index.htm
NASA Robotics Alliance Project
http://robotics.nasa.gov/
http://robotics.nasa.gov/edu/educators.php
Edutopia: Student Robotics and the K-12 Curriculum
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/student-robotics-k-12-curriculum-mark-gura
STEM Curriculum Ideas
Students Learn Programming Faster Through Robotic Simulation
http://www.omagdigital.com/display_article.php?id=1320108&id_issue=147277
Robotics
Robotics Portal
http://www.roboticsportal.it/en
Robotics, Open Directory
http://www.dmoz.org/Computers/Robotics
Robotics Resources
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~chuck/robotpg/robo_rsrc.html
Introductory Arduino Materials from Portland State University
https://learn.sparkfun.com/resources/44
Alan Smith’s Curriculum
https://learn.sparkfun.com/resources/9
Engineering Notebook
http://www.mechatronics-mec.org/downloads/Engineering%20Notebook08.pdf
Discovery Education
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/free-lesson-plans/robots.cfm
Art Activities
Make Cool Robots from Recycled Materials!
https://www.pinterest.com/explore/recycled-robot/
Robot and Outer Space Art Activities: Pinterest
http://www.pinterest.com/momteachesart/robots-and-outer-space-art-project-ideas/
Wired Magazine: Making Robots from Everyday stuff
http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2012/08/robots-everyday-stuff/
10 Robot craft ideas
http://spoonful.com/crafts/10-robot-crafts-girls-and-boys
Robotic Art: Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotic_art
Robot Painting Lesson
http://www.deepspacesparkle.com/2012/05/19/robot-painting-art-lesson/
Scholastic Robot Themes Activities
http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/robot-themed-activities
Tin Can Robots: PBS
http://www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-for-kids/tin-can-robots/
http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=ulrich&p=/exhibitionfolder/Robots/
Robots roam Tate Museum After Dark
http://phys.org/news/2014-02-idea-robot-museum-tate-dark.html
Writing Activity PBD: Writing a Hypothesis
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/vtl07.la.rv.text.lprobot/creating-a-hypothesis-the-intelligent-robot/
Engineering Design Process
http://www.teachengineering.org/engrdesignprocess.php