Robotic Arms iBlock Topics

Robotics: Robotic Assembly Line

iBlocks Project Based Learning Objective:

During the Industrial Revolution, assembly lines greatly improved manufacturing efficiency and in turn, production capacity. We are now in a new age of advanced technology and once again manufacturing is changing — but this time because of robotics, not a new manufacturing framework. In this Robotics: Robotic Assembly Line PBL (Project-Based Learning) iBlock, students will learn about the history of assembly lines, the future of assembly lines, and then build a robot to function in an assembly line environment.

Grade Band: 9-12
Primary Focus: Robotics
Secondary Focus: Engineering
Additional Foci: Advanced Literacy, Transferable Skills, Social-Emotional Learning
Suggested Product Category: Buildable Robots & Kits, Robotic Arms
Teq Product Alignment: BirdBrain Hummingbird Robotics Kit, Dobot, ClassVR, Ozobot Ora, UBTECH
Academic Alignment: Robotics, Coding, Social Studies, STEM, Engineering
CTE Alignment: Advanced Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Transportation

An iBlock matches skills to standards (like Common Core or NGSS).

Here is a sample K12 CSTA COMPUTER SCIENCE standard for this iBlock:

Modify, remix, or incorporate portions of an existing program into one’s own work, to develop something new or add more advanced features. (CSTA: 1B-AP-12)

Rube Goldberg Machines

iBlocks Project Based Learning Objective:

Rube Goldberg Machines accomplish a simple task through an elaborately humorous and overcomplicated method. In this Rube Goldberg Machines PBL (Project-Based Learning) iBlock, challenge your students to think outside the box and discover the unexpected kinetic properties in everyday objects as they design their own Rube Goldberg Machine (RGM). In order to build their contraption, students will research and explore simple machines and chain reactions and how they both relate to the world around them. From ideation to interaction, students will engage in creative thinking, critical reasoning, and teamwork as they engineer these truly unique machines.

Grade Band: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Primary Focus: ES, MS: Problem-Solving, Engineering, Design | HS: Engineering, Design, Physics
Secondary Focus: ES, MS: ELA, Communication | HS: ELA, Business
Additional Foci: Advanced Literacy, Transferable Skills, Social-Emotional Learning
Suggested Product Category: 3D Modeling (incl. 3D printers, laser & craft cutters), Pre-built Coding Robots, Buildable Robots & Kits, Electronics/Circuitry Kits, Robotic Arms, Physical Computing
Teq Product Alignment: 3Doodler, BirdBrain Finch Robot, BirdBrain Hummingbird Robotics Kit, ClassVR, Cricut, Dobot, Formlabs, KIBO, KUBO, Makerbot, Makey Makey, Maplewoodshop, Modular Robotics Cubelets, Ozobot, Ozobot Ora, Piper, Shaper, Strawbees, UBTECH, Ultimaker, Wonder Workshop, xTool
Academic Alignment: STEM, Art & Design, ELA, Engineering, Science, Robotics, Coding
CTE Alignment: Arts, Entertainment, and Design, Advanced Manufacturing, Construction

An iBlock matches skills to standards (like Common Core or NGSS).

Here is a sample content standard for this iBlock:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy is conserved as it is transferred and/or converted from one form to another. (NGSS: 4-PS3-2.)

Robotic Arms