How to Integrate National Robotics Week in Your Classroom

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National Robotics Week or “Robo Week” is officially here; running from April 8-16th. If this event is new to you, I recommend starting off with the hyperlink in the previous sentence to check out the introductory post I shared last week. The following are some resources to get you started!

Follow Along with National Robotics Week

Stay up-to-date with event details, resources, and get insight into what other schools are doing through the following channels:

• Website
• Facebook
• Twitter
• YouTube

Where to Access Robotics for Your Classroom

• MVSD Tech Kits
  • These kits have been designed to allow students to explore a variety of digital literacy streams in a means that is accessible to staff.
  • They are loaned to schools, at no charge, through our PD Resource Centre, and delivered to your school via divisional mail.
  • Robotics options include:
    • Botley the Coding Robot
    • Code and Go Robot Mouse
    • Makey Makey
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Snap Circuits
    • Sphero Mini Robots
• MAETL Lending Library
  • This library is a curated collection of tools purchased by MAETL, available for loan to membership organizations, as a means of increasing technology access in Manitoba schools.
  • Robotics options include:
    • Sphero Robots
    • Parrot Drones

Classroom Activities

The following are a selection of resources to get you started in your robotics journey!

• National Robotics Week classroom resources
  • The official event website has a page dedicated to resources and lesson plans from kindergarten to post-secondary.
  • These activities include other library platforms, introductory resources, handouts, virtual programming, and unplugged options.
• iRobot Education learning library
  • A database of robotics resources that are searchable by grade level, subject area, language options, and available resources.
  • If this is brand new to you, I recommend their “No Robot” lesson plans
• Crash Course
  • This popular YouTube channel has a variety of robotics videos from the perspective of AI, computer science, and engineering

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How are you integrating National Robotics Week? Let us know in the comments so we can build up our resources.