Year 6R

 

Rapping Robots

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Hi Girls.

Your challenge, should you choose to accept it…

In pairs, you have 30 minutes to explore the Lego Mindstorms software and Lego equipment. Your challenge is to create something that will move between two points plotted approximately 1 metre apart on a table.

Enjoy!

Name:
Date:

Web Quest Worksheet
start at wms.inet.watertown.k12.ma.us/IT
to find the answers to these questions

What is a “robot” (in general)?

What is an “industrial robot”?

What is the difference between and “industrial robot”, a “service robot”, and a “medical robot”?

What is the difference between “automation” and “remote control”?

What are three major components of all robots?
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2)

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What play did the term “robot” come from and when?

What are four tasks that an industrial robot is used for?
1)

2)

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What are two other non-industrial uses for a robot?
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2)

What do you think robots will be doing in the year 2050?

(2 points)

Grading: 10 points possible
1 point per question