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 * __CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING __**

ADD Sensors Input

Motors Output

What do sensors allow robots to do?

What do we mean when we say that motors are output and sensors are input?

Sensors allow robots to interact with their environment

What is your definition of a robot?

 2. The circumference of the wheel equals one _ when using the move block. 1. What is a threshold? 2. How does the Light Sensor detect brightness? 1. How does the Ultrasonic sensor detect distance? 1. What does a switch block do? 2. What sensor tells the robot whether it is over the line or not? 3. If the robot reports a value that is higher than the threshold, will it follow the top or bottom branch of the switch block? Why? 4. The switch block is inside of a block that tells the robot to repeat the program over and over again. What is the name of that block?
 * Circumference and Distance **
 * 1)  What does circumference measure?
 * 1)  If you used the same program you wrote in order to get as close to the troll as possible, BUT you made the robots’ wheels smaller, how would that change the distance travelled by your robot?
 * Light Sensor **
 * Ultrasonic Sensor **
 * Line Following and Switch Block **

=Kids Engineer!= I have finished the first drafts of Curriculum Maps, based on an Understanding By Design model, for a PK to Grade 6 robotics curriculum called the Elementary Engineering Curriculum based on BeeBots (PK-K), Lego Education WeDo (Grade 1-4), and Lego Education Mindstorms NXT (Grade 5-6). Grades K, 2, 4, and 6 have an open ended engineering challenge. The assessments need some work and the standards need to be double checked. The maps are aligned, where applicable to the new Massachusetts ELA and Math standards, which are nearly identical to the new US National Common Core Standards. I would be happy to answer any questions or fix any errors you find. You can find each unit under the Resources tab as well as a zip file of the complete curriculum. Note that our Atlas Rubicon Curriculum Mapping Tool does not allow me to embed the resource files. However, these may also be found on the Resources page. Enjoy!

http://kidsengineer.com/?page_id=106

-- John Heffernan-- 99 North Hill Road -- Conway, MA 01341 -- 413.369-4399 (home) -- 413-320-5816 (cell) -- 413-225-1433 (Google) -- johnheffernan@verizon.net -- http://jheffernan.com/ -- http://kidsengineer.com/

@http://www.burgyschools.org/WeBot/Grade%206%20Robotics%20CM.pdf

**__Enduring Understandings__**

What techniques can you use to work cooperatively to accomplish an engineering task?
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