In general, if you can pick very obscure topics, that’s going to really help with the engagement. But overall, most kids had no idea what the Iditarod was. Now once I started talking more about it, they had a little bit of background based on maybe some movies that they had seen. But I was inspired by the Iditarod, and I’m so glad I picked this topic for this lesson because where I’m at in Colorado, most kids actually don’t know what the Iditarod is. I was inspired by the Iditarod, and I’m not quite sure why I got inspired by it. As I said, don’t get too caught up in the type of robot that I used. The first robot idea for wintertime is Sphero sleds. I just wanted to give you an idea for winter theme robotics lessons that you can use Well, of course, during the wintertime, and help spark creativity with all of these fun, different themes. They’re way more involved than what I’m really talking about. So just keep that in mind when you’re hearing about these lessons. So it was one of many activities that we did throughout the week. You could, of course, modify it to be a one-day challenge, but we really went through all the stages of the Engineering Design Process for each of these lessons, besides the Kindergarten and the first one that I will be sharing at the end, the one for Kindergarten and first grade was for a STEM station. For second through fifth grade, I went through the whole Engineering Design Process throughout the week, so this wasn’t a one-day challenge. Also, I’m just sharing with you a snapshot of how I taught these lessons. So it can definitely work with whatever robots you have. For example, if I’m talking about the Sphero robot for a specific lesson, you don’t necessarily have to use it. You can definitely mix in whatever robots you have on hand. However, don’t be so stuck on the robots that I’m going to be talking about for each of these lessons. You can join the waitlist at /workshopwaitlist.įor all of the lessons that I’m going to be talking about in this episode, I use various specific robots and a variety of robots in my classroom. So you can join the waitlist here, and you’ll be the first to know when they are open. Again, I don’t want you to want to miss out on that. So it will be a great time to learn and connect with other STEM teachers about various topics. I definitely don’t want you to miss out on all the fun. So in 2023, I’m going to be hosting live virtual workshops. ![]() These are lessons that I have taught my students that they have absolutely loved, and I know that yours will too.īefore we jump on in not a whole lot of announcements today, but I have one very exciting one. ![]() What are some fun robot ideas for wintertime? In this episode, I will be sharing with you five winter-themed robot lessons that you can teach in your classroom.
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