Learning Math and Science Using Robotics

In 3rd grade, little computer robots called Ozobots helped students learn about life cycles, multiplication, video recording, and coding while making students use their critical thinking, communication, and collaboration skills.  First, students drew and labeled two animal or insect life cycles and then were able to add coding to their work to make Ozobot animate as it passed the various stages.  The students then recorded themselves explaining the parts of the life cycles as Ozobot passed each stage.  The finished recordings were then uploaded to Seesaw.  Next, students were given the task to code Ozobot through a maze where the robot was only supposed to pass multiples of five and/or eight.  Students had to give Ozobot directions just like Google or Apple Maps does on our phones, but utilize coding to complete the activity.  Coding instructions such as “straight, left or right at intersection” were used to make Ozobot stay on the correct path.  The Ozobot activities not only covered a wide variety of standards but also helped them to learn real-life applications.

Sarah Grack, Director of Innovation and Technology