These were workshops run with students whose age was between 11 - 13 years, and, at secondary level. The robots used were Dash and Dot although the practical aspects were explored with Dash. Dash is a pre-constructed robot and activities focused around programming Dash through commands and loop statements. Another objective was explaining to students that when searching for a solution programming gives you the advantage of finding multiple answers to activities, and, that some solutions are simpler and more straightforward than others. These sessions were run between March and May 2017 and during each workshop the tutors reflected with the students about group work and collaboration; a worksheet (Annex 2 ) was also assigned to students to gather feedback about this. STEM careers and gender in science were topics discussed during workshops. Another topic discussed with students was about success, failure and resilience. These factors were presented to students in an employment context where perseverance, personal initiative and drive are key factors. The students recounted their experience of how successful/unsuccessful they were during the workshop activities by describing this in a diary post (Annex 3).
Subject Related:
- Data analysis, Probability
Skills Learning Outcomes:
Skills to be fostered:
Digital artifacts: Drag and drop visuals
Robotic artifacts: Drag and drop visuals
Gender: both
Age Group: 11 - 13 Years
Class Size: large
(Ideal) Group Size: 2
(Ideal) Grouping Suggestions: ability
Special needs and abilities:
Environment: lab,openspace,hall,classroom,indoor
Style of room: Large Space - classroom or laboratory or hall bare of chairs and tables. Children were seating on the floor.
Sessions: 2
Session Duration: 4h00
Total Duration: 8h00
Actions:
Relationships:
Roles in the group:
Support by the tutor(s):
Price per Kit: €151 - €300
Technology Needed: Tablet/Mobile
Teaching Methods:
No Teaching Methods| Resilience with finding multiple answers to a situation | |
| Description: | You were asked to find solutions to make Dash behave as a soldier and as a Lottery drawer. In arriving to these solutions you may have been successful or you may have failed (completely or partially). Describe your experience by writing a diary post. Imagine you own a diary and you are going to share your feelings with it. Dear Diary, Today, at school, I was involved in workshops using Dash. This robot played two roles: being a soldier in a war zone and a Lottery Drawer at the Lottery Department. I worked in a team. The most challenging moment in working as a team was ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I learned from my team members that: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ An idea I hesitated to share with my team was _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. I (succeeded/failed) ___________________________________________________________ to solve (one/both/none)___________ of these puzzles. When I (failed/succeeded) to find an answer or answers I felt: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ As the friend with whom I share all my secrets, I wish to tell you that my feelings and attitude today following this workshop are: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
| Duration: | 15 minutes |
| Type: | Reflection |
| Orchestration: | |
| Teaching Methods: | – |
| Subject Related: | Data analysis, Probability |
| Skills Learning Outcomes: | Students will be able to learn how to program Dash using Drag and Drop visuals via tablets. Further, they will understand that in programming multiple answers can lead to a solution. |
Resilience with finding multiple answers to a situation: You were asked to find solutions to make Dash behave as a soldier and as a Lottery drawer. In arriving to these solutions you may have been successful or you may have failed (completely or partially). Describe your experience by writing a diary post. Imagine you own a diary and you are going to share your feelings with it. Dear Diary, Today, at school, I was involved in workshops using Dash. This robot played two roles: being a soldier in a war zone and a Lottery Drawer at the Lottery Department. I worked in a team. The most challenging moment in working as a team was ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I learned from my team members that: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ An idea I hesitated to share with my team was _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. I (succeeded/failed) ___________________________________________________________ to solve (one/both/none)___________ of these puzzles. When I (failed/succeeded) to find an answer or answers I felt: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ As the friend with whom I share all my secrets, I wish to tell you that my feelings and attitude today following this workshop are: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Manuals: Engaging-Robots.pdf
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