Submitted by: Lindsey Hurlburt
School: Crestview Elementary School
Summary
This fourth grade lesson combines robots, children’s engineering, recycling, and stop-action animation, over the course of four to five class periods. Based on the artwork of Walter Wick, photographer and children’s book illustrator, students collaborate to solve the real-world challenge of creating an original robot design made of recycled materials. Students begin by brainstorming, researching, assigning tasks, and making preliminary sketches for their designs. A team “photographer” captures each step of the robot/sculpture assembly using digital cameras. These photographs are compiled to create a stop-action animation that includes title, rolling credits, and the robot’s name and function utilizing iMovie software. Students present both their finished robot sculpture and their assembly animation upon completion of the lesson.
TIPC Ratings
Students used digital tools and other resources to assemble, evaluate, and utilize the information to accomplish real-world tasks.
Students communicated effectively within their team to solve real-world problems and to create an original work. Students evaluated their achievements as a class and individually. Student samples are in the display case at Crestview Elementary.
Students used brainstorming and preliminary sketches to solve real-world challenges. All challenges required students to use higher order thinking skill, creating open-ended questions to solve their design challenges in both the final product and the movie. Upon conclusion of the lesson, students reflected on their finished products and design process.
Students applied innovative thinking to research, plan, and create original works of art that addressed authentic challenges.
Student Artifact
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- Robot Lesson Plan
- Assessment Questions
- Robot Evaluation
- Robot Sketch
- Student Samples
- Team Member Robot Roles
