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Robotics

A Residency in Robotics is available in schools for students from Kindergarten to grade 6 and takes place over 5 to 9 mornings or afternoons spread over 2 or 3 weeks.

The robotics residency builds a task around curricular objectives. Students are challenged to use and extend their skills and knowledge in curricular areas while programming the robots. For example, students in Grade 6 were studying "Trees and Forests," one of the requirements of the Alberta Science Curriculum. The task was for students to create and program a robot to travel to a location on a scale map of Alberta using latitude and longitude, while marking the robot's position on the LCD screen of the robot. While programming the robot the students had a chance to practice latitude and longitude, (x,y) plotting, ratios, percentages, sampling, data management, variables (a concept introduced in grade 7) and make decisions based on the concepts and issues studied in science.

Requirements

Schools will need to provide the robotic kits (either the older RCX or the newer NXT robots) and computers with the correct software. For more examples see the Robotics in Schools section.

Statistics Canada PD Opportunity - Free for schools!

Statistics Canada's Census at School program has been expanded and is available for the 2011 - 2012 school year. Students answer an on-line questionnaire on lifestyle, school, nutrition and sports. Statistics Canada’s servers send the class an Excel file of their answers. Students are guided to investigate who they are as a class by looking at the results. The answer file stays with the school so students can continue their investigation. The program is available for grades 4 and up. For more information, see the Census at School section on this website and visit Statistics Canada’s Census at School website.