STEM Lesson Plan & Activities - MBot or Edison Year 8/9
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Automated collection and sorting of household waste for recycling and reduction of landfill. (Sustainability as a cross curriculum priority) |
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Activities |
Problems to solve |
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Environmental impacts of waste |
Use Wall-E as stimulus material Why is waste a problem? |
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Types of waste- recyclable, reusable and refuse |
Classifications of waste and what can be processed? What goes to landfill or can be reused? Classifications? |
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Household production of waste. |
Amounts of waste produced from a global scale to individual house level. Contact with local council to collect data of waste. |
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Current practises of waste collection and processing |
Local practise looking at costing and time frames What practises are currently used in local area |
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Design of an autonomous vehicle for waste collection within their local neighbourhood (Mindstorm) |
How will the vehicle be programmed? Size, safety and efficiency… How it will be collected and transported? |
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Testing in a scaled environment |
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Design of an automated system for sorting recyclable, reusable and refuse. |
How will the vehicle be programmed? Size, safety and efficiency… How it will be classified and sorted? |
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Test within the school environment |
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Extension: Applying within the school environment |
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