STEM Lesson Plan & Activities - EDISON ROBOT Year 4


World explorer Y 4 History
End product: Each group to program their Edison to show the path of a world explorer, showing hazards, dangerous, ports of call
Extension : to discover common ports of call, common routes (how? Possibly transfer routes on plastic sheeting and overlay all of them)
Prior Knowledge : know how to code an Edison
Week 1:
Youtube clip to show sailing voyages of 18th century and the silk road- find an interesting hook eg
First 30 sec of https://youtu.be/CN7XoJ9PGNA
Questioning who might have used a ship like this and what for
Explorers-
Give each group an explorer
Task : your Edison will track the route of your explorer, showing hazards and ports of call along the way
Week 2/3
Research in groups route/ hazards/ ports of call/ cargo/marine funerals/
Week 4
Tranfer route onto big map of the world, so an Edison can follow it, marking all researched topics- discuss navigation and maps then and now
Week5
Build your ship on the Edison; think of how to represent cargo/ people
Week6/7
Code your Edison to follow the path with all the hazards etc
Week 8
Show and tell- compare