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Program a Friend

Grades 1-8 30-45 minutes Computational Thinking

Program a Friend

Learn the language of robots as you “program” a partner to perform a simple task.

Resources

Lesson Plan PDF

Lab Connections Icon Lab Connection: Social Robots

Objectives:

  • Be able to explain how a robot completes a task by following a list of specific sequential directions.
  • Be able to write an algorithm or program with clear and precise steps to complete a specified task.

Standards alignment

  • Engineering Design
  • Disciplinary Core Ideas
  • English Language Arts: Speaking and Listening