Description

Overview:

Students generally do not know the complexity that goes into building and programming a robotic arm. In actuality, creating such an arm comes from a design that involves mechanical, electrical, and computer science engineers. This activity allows students to control a robotic arm from both a machine's and a computer science engineer's perspective by letting them perform a simple task with a few entertaining instructions and constraints.

Subject:

Computer Science, Engineering

Level:

Middle School

Grades:

Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8

Material Type:

Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan

Author:

Chris Yakacki, Daria Kotys-Schwartz, Geoffrey Hill, Janet Yowell, Malinda Schaefer Zarske

Provider:

TeachEngineering

Provider Set:

TeachEngineering

Date Added:

09/26/2008