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Classroom Computer Learning, 1983
Offers such teaching activities as a one-line program contest, field trips, examining job openings in newspapers, and a writing activity speculating what would happen if robots did not follow Isaac Asimov's "Three Laws of Robotics." Includes "Logo Goes to High School" by E. Paul Goldenberg, discussing problem-solving tasks…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Computer Science Education, High Schools, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedSmith, Ruth Baynard – Gifted Child Today Magazine, 1994
Intermediate level academically talented students learn essential elements of computer programming by working with robots at enrichment workshops at Dwight-Englewood School in Englewood, New Jersey. The children combine creative thinking and problem-solving skills to program the robots' microcomputers to perform a variety of movements. (JDD)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Creative Thinking, Enrichment Activities, Intermediate Grades
Auer, Herbert J. – 1985
This instructional manual contains 20 learning activity packets for use in a workshop on robotics. The lessons cover the following topics: safety considerations in robotics; introduction to technology-level and coordinate-systems categories; the teach pendant (a hand-held computer, usually attached to the robot controller, with which the operator…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Course Content, Equipment
Ascension Parish School Board, Donaldsonville, LA. – 1984
To introduce students to the world of robotics and industrial automation, robotics was introduced to students enrolled in electronics classes in the industrial arts program at St. Amant High School (Louisiana). Three robots, three host microcomputers, and necessary software were purchased. The electronics instructor installed the three robots…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Cybernetics
Besancon, Francis E. – 1984
A curriculum was developed to provide the electromechanical skills necessary to operate and repair industrial robots to students at the secondary and adult vocational levels. To determine requirements for entry-level positions in the robotics industry, manufacturers and employers of industrial robots were contacted. No particular entry-level…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Behavioral Objectives, Computer Science, Course Descriptions
Download full textSoutheastern Louisiana Univ., Hammond. – 1987
This model instructional unit was developed to aid industrial arts/technology education teachers in Louisiana to teach a course on microprocessors and robotics in grades 11 and 12. It provides guidance on model performance objectives, current technology content, sources, and supplemental materials. Following a course description, rationale, and…
Descriptors: Competence, Competency Based Education, Computer Software, Course Content
