Exploring Robotics with Scribbler s1

EXPLORING ROBOTICS WITH SCRIBBLER

ACTIVITY OBSERVATIONS WORKSHEET Name: Date:

Class: Teacher:

Lesson 13: Exploring STEM Careers

Activity 16 – Write a Report or create a multimedia presentation about your programming experience and programming careers.

Put an X in the box for each item as you complete the parts of the activity:

Activity Checklist:

Check A: Multimedia Presentation/Programming Report

1. View the presentations about programming and engineering careers

2. Explore STEM careers on the Internet or other Library resources

3. Develop a plan and outline for the report

4. Write report

5. Create multimedia presentation

6. Optional (teacher choice) – present report to the class

Presentation/Report Questions

Questions to think about and answer as a part of your report. Follow the teacher’s guidelines for the report length, line spacing, style of writing, and other specifications for grading.

A: Multimedia Presentation/Programming Report

1. Tell us about what you liked and what was challenging about programming the Scribbler robot.

2. Answer some of the following questions:

a. Is it what you thought it would be like? b. What other programs do you wish you could write? c. Did you have problems with any of the programs? What did you do to overcome them? 3. Did these activities give you a good idea about what it’s like to program robots?

0f87c1d886ff6bdb892dfa9d918ec0e6.doc 8/9/12 P a g e | 1 EXPLORING ROBOTICS WITH SCRIBBLER

ACTIVITY OBSERVATIONS WORKSHEET 4. Answer some of the following questions:

a. What kind of fields do you think robotics and programming would be beneficial to know about? b. Are you thinking about a career in programming, robotics or technology? c. What classes do you think would be helpful in planning for a career in robotics or programming?

5. How could you use a robot to free yourself to be more creative? Remember a robot never sleeps. So what could you accomplish while you sleep with the help of your robot?

6. What else do you think is possible with robots? Where do you see robotics going in the future?

0f87c1d886ff6bdb892dfa9d918ec0e6.doc 8/9/12 P a g e | 2