Teacher's Notes: Set course behavior expectations to the

When organizing this course, the behavior expectations should be set at the very beginning of the course.

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09 Jan 2017
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Our expectations from students participating in the course

Here are some of our expectations that we share with our students in classes:

students should take the initiative and ask questions;
students mark solved tasks themselves;
students are free to experiment with the robots;
students work in pairs and in teams and share the work evenly and fairly;
students read lessons and watch videos before they come to class;

All these and other expectations must be made clear in the very first lesson with a group. That will facilitate students who will know what is considered appropriate in class. A teacher might need to remind them regularly when a student does not behave as expected.

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The second most important thing when starting this course with a group of students is to set the expectations from the students and from you. And the way this course is structured is that it depends on the fact the students are working asking questions, that they take the initiative, they mark their tasks, that they try to experiment, they show you the program. So this is a whole process and you should discuss this further with the students. What do you expect them as you are doing the course. And these expectations should be set at the beginning. It's very very important.

A few examples for the expectations. We in the groups expect the students to ask questions. We expect them to work as a team. And we expect them to know that they must read and get familiar with the class before they come to class. And there are just 3 examples of some of the expectations that we set to the students. You might also have other expectations and try to make them clear at the beginning of the course.

Courses and lessons with this Tutorial

This Tutorial is used in the following courses and lessons

EV3 Phi. Introduction to robotics with LEGO Mindstorms

The things that you will be able to do with your EV3 robot by the end of this course are:

Freely move your robot towards desired target;
Avoid obstacles on the path of your robot using sensors;
Follow lines of any shape;
Detecting and picking up objects of any kind;

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Build community in the classroom

In this course, you will work with other students in the group. These might be your classmates, teammates, or students you know from other activities. It is important to know your group so that you can work together with them in the best possible way.

Robotics with LEGO - Level 1.0 - Adventure in Space

The first level of the Robotics with LEGO curriculum for students in fifth to twelfth grades.

Various constructions with robots are built. Learn how to control the motors so that the robot navigates around the Moon and Earth in various ways. Getting to know the first two sensors. The robot can feel its surroundings with the help of the Touch sensor and avoid obstacles.
The Ultrasonic distance sensor can help the robot avoid obstacles. Students work with concepts like loop, degrees and medium motor. Robots can now do two different actions at the same time - while solving missions on a field, the third motor clears detected obstacles.

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Getting to know how these classes work

Your LEGO sets and the workplaces must be in exemplary shape. Beyond that, you must do one more thing.

Level A1. Introduction. Robotics with LEGO

Introduction to robotics - The first level of the Robotics with LEGO curriculum for students in second, third or fourth grades. A journey in space, with robots. Various constructions with robots are built. Learn how to control the motors so that the robot navigates around the Sun, the Moon and Earth in various ways. Getting to know the first of the sensors. The robot can feel its surroundings with the help of the Touch sensor and avoid obstacles.

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Understanding the learning process

Students have a limited attention span. Try to engage them in various activities so that you can keep their attention focused during the two-hour class.

Python with LEGO Mindstorms EV3 - Level 1

The course introduces students to the programming language Python. We use LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Robots. Python is a popular programming language. It could be used for introducing students to programming, for academic studies, for developing machine learning algorithms and as a general-purpose language.

During the course, students learn how to read and how to develop Python programs. They use an Integrated Development Environment called Visual Studio Code. Robots are programmed to perform interesting and funny tasks like "bringing you water". The level ends with competition on a playing field with boxes.

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Getting to know the learning process and the people in the room

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Level A1 - Space Adventure - Robotics with LEGO SPIKE Prime

That is the first level of the LEGO robotics curriculum for second, third, and fourth-grade students.

A "space adventure" but with robots. Different robot structures are built in this level. The motors are controlled so that the robots perform precise movements around the "earth", "moon" and "sun". We overcome various obstacles after bumping into them thanks to the force sensor. We learn interesting facts about the solar system and space vehicles.

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Lesson 1 - Earth

[In Development] The fun level - Game-oriented introduction to LEGO robotics

A level, designed for introduction in LEGO-robotics, focused mostly on games. We use goal-oriented challenges to make the students want to accomplish a certain task, learning a lot in the process. Some of the games we have included here are football, bowling, paper-plane competition and many more. It is suitable for studens 8 to 12 years old, but even older students will have a lot of fun with the activities.

This is a brand new course that we are experimenting with in a groups in June 2019. Keep in mind that it is possible to use it for summer camps and groups, but there are a few lessons that will be improved on the fly.