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AboutThisResource

OpenSchoolBC’s Skills Exploration10-12resource development project involves creatinglearningresources tosupport theimplementationof the BCMinistry of Education’sSkillsExploration10-12ProgramGuide.

InApril2016an electronics androbotics resource development planning sessiontookplaceinVancouver,BC,among Ministry ofEducationstaff, industry tradeprofessionalsandfiveelectronics androbotics teachers. The purposeoftheplanning session wastoarticulatekeycompetencies of electronics androbotics professionals, to develop an instructionaldesignplanandtodraftarangeof Activity Plans for aSkills Exploration10-12electronics androboticsmodule. Thiswasaprocess that unitedunique, personalized teaching,professionalbackgrounds and industryevolutionsthathavebeen rapidly evolvingorganically.This modulemarks some ofthefirstformal curriculum inthis field forthegrade10–12studentbodyinBC.

Theseresourceshavebeen designed tomeet a rangeofstudents’ and teachers’ skill levelsandlearningneeds.This module introduces studentstoessential concepts in electronics androbotics, from beginnertoadvanced levels.

The Activity Plansaredesignedto be flexibleandcustomizable,toallowforstandaloneuse orfollowedinsequence at the teacher’s discretion andcomfortlevelwiththe material.

Theplanning teamcreatedactivities for multi-platformuse, depending onthekitsavailable tostudents,suchasFIRST LEGO League,VEXEDR,VEXIQorVEXRoboticsCompetition.Theactivities are sequenced from beginnerlevel toadvanced,depending onthe knowledge level ofboththeteacher andthe student.

Inthisresourceyouwillfind:

•A descriptionof eachactivity

•A time estimate tocompleteeachactivity

•Assumptions, materials andtools requiredtocompletethe activity

•Detailedlesson plans with activities, imagesandrelated resources

•Suggestions for demonstratingtheactivity totheclass

•Detailedterminologyrelatedtothe activity andthe robotics field

AllActivity Plans are availableinbothPDF Formatand Word formats ontheSkillsExploration 10–12website:

LevelsofExperience

It is anticipated that the students and teachers whoengagein theseactivitieswillhavevaryinglevels of electronics and robotics knowledge.Eachactivity outlines any prior knowledge oravailable equipmentnecessary to completethe activity.

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The Activity Plansarearrangedintothreelevelsofabilityforyouto choose from:

•Beginnerlevel:activities1–8

•Intermediatelevel:activities9–11

•Advancedlevel:activities12–14

Assessment

At theend of each activity thereis asuggested assessment table to completeforeachstudent. These may include acombinationof self-assessment,peer-assessment andteacherassessment,depending on thelearningoutcomesand difficulty leveloftheactivity.

Most activities include anassessmenttableconsisting of learningoutcomesthat are tailoredtothe activity,as well as commoncore learningoutcomesthat include teamwork, error handlinganduse of keyterminology.Eachobjective isranked ona six-point scalefrom exemplary(6)tonot attempted (0)or basic (1).

Teachersmayusetheirdiscretionin evaluating performance based onthe needs oftheirstudents andmodulecompletioncriteria (for credit ornot-for-credit).

StewardingFutureExperts

Wehopethatthis moduleopens thedoorfor ourstudents tocontribute tothisvast andrapidlyevolvingfield,andencouragesinnovativeideas,newapplicationsandunforeseen career paths.

“We make the pathbywalking it.” By supportingour youth to walkthis pathofstudy inelectronics androbotics, we enable them to quite literally createit.Wehopethat teachersaccompanytheirstudentsastheyexplorethisfield,usingthismoduleasjustenoughof aframework to allowthe messy process of innovation andcreativityto expand.

BCIT students with their completed super cyborg robot masks

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