S.P.In. Software Programming Instructor

  • Learning Objective: Introduction to robotics and scripting

  • Robotics Video

  • Worksheets

  • Game Play

    The Software Programming Instructor aka. S.P.IN. contains dangerous fuel cells and a robotic arm to place them in the proper energy receptacle. While most of the time, robots can be left to their own devices, there is a slight problem with the Academy's Most Important Robotic Arm 'A.M.I.R.A'. There are four color-coded fuel cells arranged in the back of the laboratory to help store reserve energy. You have to learn how to operate Amira to place the fuel cells in the proper power receptacles then create a script to automate the process.

  • Information for the Parents and Teachers

    Lab 2 offers students a basic overview of the purpose and functionality of robots in today's world. The arm performs a task that is otherwise not meant for human beings. For example, the canisters could be incredibly heavy or radioactive, which would be unsafe for a human being to handle. The Scripting console offers a small yet accurate look into the complex world of robotic programming. Robots act based upon programming input by humans, which the student takes part in by inputting angular measurements for each operation. While not as complex, the basic idea that mathematics is used to dictate the movements of the arm remains the same.

  • Standards:

    3-5-ETS1 Engineering Design (Elementary)

    Students who demonstrate understanding can:










    MP.2 Reason abstractly and quantitatively

    MP.4 Model with mathematics

    MP.5 Use appropriate tools strategically

    3-5.OA Opearations and Algebraic Thinking

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