Introducing Robotics
Dates
Weekdays during school term | 10am and 12.30pm
$280 per group (up to 32 students)
Look around you and you will find many examples of robots; from driverless buses to autonomous farming vehicles.
This program invites students into the world of robotics to explore the first steps of this technology!
In this introductory robotics workshop, students will use EV3 Mindstorm robots to find out what makes a robot, how robots work and turn their robot into an autonomous vehicle by undertaking coding challenges and utilising the ultrasonic sensor.
This is a hands-on program; students will work in pairs or small groups using an EV3 Lego Mindstorm robot, so everyone will be close to the action. Students will be challenged in coding and testing robots while having fun.
Student experience
Students will:
- Identify what makes something a robot
- Work in small groups using an EV3 Lego Mindstorm robot
- Use drag-and-drop coding to test programs using robots and complete challenges
Program feedback
"Students were engaged throughout the entire workshop. Plenty of time for students to explore, make mistakes and correct them. Perfect amount of guidance and independent practice."
Curriculum links
Programs at the WA Museum support teachers in their delivery of the WA Curriculum. This program links to the following strands of the Western Australian Curriculum:
Year 4
- Digital Technologies
Digital implementation: Implement algorithms (sequence of steps) in a visual programming environment to include decisions (branching) and repetition (WA4DIGDI2)
Design thinking skills:- Project management - Use agreed protocols and management roles to communicate ideas, plan and make decisions to develop solutions (WA4DIGDTPM1)
- Producing and implementing - Use appropriate technologies, components and/or equipment and follow agreed protocols to produce a designed solution (WA4DIGDTPI1)
Year 5
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Digital Technologies
Digital implementation:- Design algorithms in plain English and/or flow charts that involve user input, variables and control structures (sequence, decisions and repetition) (WA5DIGDI1)
- Implement algorithms in a visual programming environment involving variables and control structures (sequence, decisions and repetition) with user input (WA5DIGDI2)
Design thinking skills:
- Project management -Use agreed protocols and management roles to communicate decisions, plan and manage time to develop designed solutions (WA5DIGDTPM1)
- Producing and implementing - Use technologies, components and/or equipment to implement agreed protocols to produce a designed solution (WA5DIGDTPI1)
Year 6
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Digital Technologies
Digital implementation:- Design algorithms in plain English and/or flow charts that involve user input, variables and control structures (sequence, decisions and various types of iteration: For, Repeat, While) (WA6DIGDI1)
- Implement algorithms in a visual programming environment involving variables and control structures (sequence, decisions, input and various types of iteration) (WA6DIGDI2)
Design thinking skills:
- Project management -Use agreed protocols to set goals, manage competing factors, resources and time, to plan, develop and communicate decisions when developing designed solutions (WA6DIGDTPM1)
- Producing and implementing - Use a range of technologies, components and/or equipment to implement agreed protocols to produce a designed solution (WA6DIGDTPI1)
All facilitated workshops are led by the Museum’s experienced Learning and Engagement team and have been curated using the Museum’s unique resources to provide a deeper learning experience in our specialist subject areas.
Your booking for a facilitated workshop will include all materials and activities for the duration of the program with no prior preparation required.
As part of all facilitated workshop bookings, you are welcome to explore the rest of the Museum free of charge pre or post workshop and do not need to make any additional bookings to do so. WA Museum Boola Bardip is open daily from 9.30am to 5pm, with last entry at 4pm.
