MNPS McKissack Middle School
Metro Nshville Public Schools
McKissack Middle School
Schools of Innovation
55-minute robotics class for 6 weeks
| Week # | Concept | Lesson | Activity |
| 1 | Intro building cells/ Intro dc motors, switches, batteries and crown gear | Cell Sheets/Drill Dueler | Use robot to knock down pyramid of cups. Modify to make robot go straight |
| 2 | Intro mainboard and wired controller | Flag Footbot | Use bots to play flag football or capture the flag |
| 3 | Intro new motor orientation and mode | Electronic Turret | Use e-turret to shoot rubber bands, modify to see how far the rubber band will go. |
| 4 | Intro use of gears / gear ratios | Soccer Bot Jr. | Use robot to play soccer or Hungry, Hungry Hippo |
| 5 | Intro use of 3rd motor | Spinning Blade Battle Bot | Battle Bots |
| 6 | Intro IR sensor | IR Train | Create self driving train to follow a line on floor. Then change to wired controller- let kids drive the bots. |
