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Table of Contents

COLORING PAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

MATCHING ROBOTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

SNACK LIKE A ROBOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

DRAW & DESCRIBE YOUR ROBOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

ROBOT WORD SCRAMBLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

NAME THAT ROBOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

ROBOT WORD SEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

ROBOT ACTIVITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

ROBOT MAZE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

BUILD AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1

BUILD YOUR OWN ROBOT ARM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

ROBOTICS CROSSWORD PUZZLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

DESIGN YOUR OWN ROBOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

RESOURCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

ANSWERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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Coloring PAgeUse colored pencils, crayons, or markers to color the robots.

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Find the robots that are the same. Draw a line to match them.Matching Robots

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Snack like a Robot

NUTS & BOLTS SNACK MIX RECIPE

TREAT BAG TOPPER

INGREDIENTS:

Chocolate Chex cereal

Honey Nut Cheerios Cereal

Pretzel Sticks

M&Ms

1 . Combine desired amounts of each ingredient in a large bowl .

2 . Suggested amounts: ½ the box of Chex into the bowl slightly less than 1/2 the box of Cheerios 2-3 cups of the pretzels ½ of a large bag of M&Ms

3 . Measure out 2 cups into each treat bag .

1 . Design your own bag topper by drawing your own robot below .

2 . Cut out the design and place it on your treat bag .

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Draw & Describe Your RobotDraw your own robot and think of 10 adjectives that describe it.

Draw your robot here:

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Do your best to unscramble as many of these robotics related words as possible.Robot Word Scramble

1. ESSRONS ___________________________________________________________

2. NPGMRORAMIG _____________________________________________________

3. YTEOOLGNHC ______________________________________________________

4. TUTURIICFS _________________________________________________________

5. ERGEYN ____________________________________________________________

6. DDRSIO _____________________________________________________________

7. URNTIALIDS _________________________________________________________

8. YATERBT ____________________________________________________________

9. MNCDOMA _________________________________________________________

10. NTNIELLIECEG ______________________________________________________

11. RUOPTECM _________________________________________________________

12. ITRFIIALAC __________________________________________________________

13. CNNREOGIIOT ______________________________________________________

14. NACHIEM ___________________________________________________________

15. OEPCIFITINSSCA ____________________________________________________

16. LLROSITOCA ________________________________________________________

17. QOTUER ____________________________________________________________

18. ROCEF _____________________________________________________________

19. BROOT _____________________________________________________________

20. EESCCIN ____________________________________________________________

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Use the clues to help identify what character we’re describing from a popular robot movie. HINT: Use the list to help you.

Name that Robot

1 . Four of my friends and me use our imagination to take us through different adventures in our backyard . I love my pink polka-dotted overalls and books! I’m easily identified by the antennae on the top of my head . I am sweet and friendly, but sometimes stubborn .

WHO AM I? ____________________________________

WHAT MOVIE AM I IN? ____________________________________

2 . I compact trash on Earth because the humans have trashed the planet and left to live on their luxurious spaceship . I was very lonely until the day I met my friend EVE . We travel to outerspace and help humankind rediscover their place in the universe!

WHO AM I? ____________________________________

WHAT MOVIE AM I IN? ____________________________________

3 . My dream was always to become a great inventor, so I moved to Robot City to chase it . As it turns out, I don’t really like the place where I work, so I fight the corporate giant and help old, broken down robots because I’m a wiz with nuts and bolts!

WHO AM I? 1 ___________________________________

2 ___________________________________

WHAT MOVIE AM I IN? ____________________________________

4 . These droids are two of the most famous from a galaxy far, far away . One can talk, but the other just beeps .

WHO ARE THEY? ____________________________________

WHAT MOVIE ARE THEY IN? ___________________________________

5 . I am one of the most famous yellow robots ever . I constantly try to impress my leader, Optimus Prime and would do anything for my boy, Sam .

WHO AM I? ____________________________________

WHAT MOVIE AM I IN? ____________________________________

6 . We are spherical, ultra-adaptable, and can walk, roll, or jump! We were designed by the evil genius, Syndrome .

WHO ARE WE? ____________________________________

WHAT MOVIE ARE WE IN? ____________________________________

CHOICES

Bumblebee

C3P0

The Incredibles

WALL-E

Robots

The Backyardigans

Rodney Copperbottom

Star Wars

Transformers

R2-D2

Uniqua

WALL – E

Omnidroids

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Find the words in the puzzle below.ROBOT WORD SEARCH

Sensors Programming Industrial Control

Robot Computer Device Automation

Commands Motion Manufacture Operator

Bolts Remote Antennae Velocity

Force Intelligence Mechanics Energy

Electric Android Assemble Interface

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Robot Activities

1. COMMAND A ROBOT/BLINDFOLD ACTIVITY Ever wonder what it’s like to program a robot? Now you can learn! You must be able to

direct and navigate properly in order to successfully manipulate a robot!

Set up a simple course in an open space and split up into pairs . In each pair, have one kid

wear a blindfold . Have the other give them directions around the course but please BE

CAREFUL! Make sure the blindfolded kid doesn’t walk into any trouble! Vision is one of

our most important senses, so it is VERY important that the person who is not blindfolded

provide excellent directions!

2. CHAT BOT ACTIVITY Find a website that has a chat bot activity and interact with the chat bot by asking questions

and giving commands . See how well you can communicate with the chat bot! Here are a few

site suggestions on where to find a chat bot:

homeMind:

3. ROBOTS IN THE MEDIA

Challenge yourself by listing as many TV shows or movies that feature robots!

HINT: Use the “Name that Robot” activity for some ideas to start you off .

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Help the robot get to the end of the maze! Think about the verbal commands you would give a robot if you had to navigate the robot through a real-life maze.

Robot Maze

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Build an Electrical CircuitEver wonder how a robot performs its functions? Robots and the field of robotics use many different types of circuitry . Here are some instructions on how to build a simple circuit . A simple circuit contains a power source (battery), a resistor (light bulb) and a switch that are connected together in a series . The wires will connect the battery to the switch, the switch to the light bulb and the light bulb back to the other end of the battery!

Please have your parent supervise and help you and remember to be careful!

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

Adult Supervision

Base to mount the circuit (preferably wooden)

(2) 1 .2V Light Bulbs

1 lamp holder

Size D Battery

1 Battery holder

1 Simple Switch

Small mounting screws (used for the switch and the lamp holder)

Insulated solid copper wire

INSTRUCTIONS:

1 . Mount the components (battery holder, switch, light bulb) to the wooden base board using small mounting screws .

2 . Loosen the contact screws on the battery holder so you can easily connect the wires .

3 . Cut (3) pieces of wire into 7”, 5” and 4” pieces .

4 . Make a cut in the insulation of the wire and pull the insulation out about ½” of each of the ends of the wire .

5 . Connect the 7” piece of wire to the battery and to one of the contact screws on the lamp holder .

6 . Connect the 5” piece of wire to the other contact screw and to one of the screws on the switch .

7 . Connect the 4” piece of wire to the remaining screw on the switch to the remaining clip of the battery holder .

TEST YOUR CIRCUIT:

1 . Insert the battery and screw the light bulb into the lamp holder .

2 . Close the switch . Voila!

3 . If the light bulb does not light up, check all the contacts again .

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Build Your Own Robot ArmChallenge yourself (or your team!) To build your own robot arm with simple materials. Once your robot arm is constructed, try to pick up a plastic cup or another lightweight object from 1’ away. Lift the object at least 8” into the air and carefully set it down.

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

Wire

Cardboard

Clothes ins

Ice Cream Sticks

Rubberbands

Binder Clips

Paper Clips

Short Pencils

Tape

Paper Fasteners

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. If working in a team, discuss brainstorm ideas to successfully complete this challenge.

2. Draw a sketch of your solution.

3. Build a model of your design with the materials listed above.

4. Test your model.

EVALUATION:

1. Was your design successful?

2. What was the best feature of your design?

3. What could you have improved?

4. What other materials could have improved your design?

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Robotics Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS1 . the use of machines and control systems in the production of goods 3 . a complete set of moves and functions contained within a robot program 4 . a twisting force that tends to cause rotation 5 . is any influence that causes an object to undergo a certain change6 . computer aided design7 . a route that starts and finishes at the same place8 . the definition of an object’s location in 3-D space9 . a direction used to specify the robot motion in a linear mode11 . a thing made or adapted for a particular task12 . modeling a situation through mathematics or computer programming13 . a form of energy resulting from charged particles

DOWN1 . A .I .2 . integration of machinery and equipment into manufacturing processes10 . a device that responds to physical stimuli

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Having a robot is so much fun! Think of a problem that a robot can solve and use the prompts below to design and describe your own robot:

What is the color and size of your robot? Describe the texture of your robot

(how it feels).

How does your robot sound? Can it talk? Does it beep?

How does your robot move?

What is special about your robot?

DESIGN YOUR OWN ROBOT

My robot’s name is ____________________________________________

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Resources

BOTS IQ

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Matching Robots Robot Word Search

Robotics Crossword Puzzle

Robot Maze

Answers

Robot Word Scramble1 . SENSORS 2 . PROGRAMMING 3 . TECHNOLOGY 4 . FUTURISTIC5 . ENERGY6 . DROIDS7 . INDUSTRIAL8 . BATTERY 9 . COMMAND10 . INTELLIGENCE11 . COMPUTER 12 . ARTIFICIAL13 . RECOGNITION14 . MACHINE15 . SPECIFICATIONS16 . OSCILLATOR17 . TORQUE18 . FORCE19 . ROBOT20 . SCIENCE

Name That Robot1 . Uniqua, The Backyardigans2 . WALL-E, WALL-E3 . Rodney Copperbottom, Robots4 . R2-D2, C3P0, Star Wars5 . Bumblebee, Transformers6 . Omnidroids, The Incredibles

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