Designed for KS3 learners this fully illustrated, ready-to-use lesson introduces pupils to robotics. It covers the components that make up robots today, the Laws of Robotics and gives many examples from ancient automatons to the latest Mars Rover.
The lesson includes an engaging and informative PowerPoint consisting of over 35 slides. It starts with differentiated objectives and a quiz, has a worksheet to complete as the lesson progresses and ends with an activity. The PowerPoint includes links to fun videos on YouTube featuring a dinosaur robot and a fake automaton as well as short clips showing several modern robots. It describes concerns about the development of robotics and the Laws of Robotics written by Isaac Asimov. The diversity of individuals working in robotics is illustrated by featuring four people who work in this field. Lesson notes and answers to the quiz and worksheet are included.
Curriculum links detailed in the Lesson Notes:
- Design and technology
- Computing
This lesson has four sections:
- What is a robot?
- Robots from the past
- How do robots work?
- Robots today
Duration: Approximately one and a half hours.
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