Lesson in a Box™ Simple Robotics Curriculum for BBC micro:bit Handheld Computer

Grades 5-8.

Lesson in a Box™ Simple Robotics Curriculum is a complete set of electronics and teaching resources that effectively combines the STEM/STEAM concepts of engineering design, technology, computing, robotics, and physics into lessons can be presented with minimal teacher effort. Some of the lessons have students build a robot and program it. Robots utilize the BBC micro:bit device (not included, SB53386) and a clippable motor driver board designed specifically for this type of activity. Using the BBC micro:bit allows students to use a feature-packed, easy-to-use handheld computer that can be coded with languages that suit every ability level. No soldering required.

All teacher resources are arranged in a teacher, user-friendly way, including technician's notes, lesson plans, resources, and workbooks or worksheets. There is also an introduction to the Lesson in a Box™ kit that gives an overview of its contents, setup guides for technicians, and an overview of the included lessons.

Affordable, reusable kit comes with 10 student sets and 1 teacher set of electronics in a large reusable Gratnells tray. Each set includes:

• Kitronik Klip Motor Driver Board for BBC micro:bit
• 2 Kitronik clippable TT motor boards (with cable tie and screws)
• 2 right-angled geared hobby TT motors
• 2 injection-molded wheels with 5 spokes each for TT motors
• Set of 10 clip leads
• Ping pong ball for robot castor
• Simple chassis template

Kit also comes with a USB stick drive that contains the following:

• Design and technology project (6-week design challenge)
• Design and technology lesson for prototyping
• Computing lesson - sequencing, selection, and iteration
• Computing lesson - computational thinking: decomposition, pattern recognition, abstraction, and algorithms
• Physics/combined science - distance time experiments
• Physics/combined science - velocity time experiments
• Enrichment for open evening obstacle robot challenge
• Enrichment for stretch and challenge dance robot challenge
• Main robot build instructions

Required but not included:

• BBC micro:bit per robot (SB53386)
• 3 AA batteries per robot
• Cardboard for making the chassis templates. This can be either laser cut (DXF file in Technician's Notes) or hand cut from old reprographics boxes, or equivalent (1/16 in. to 1/8 in. is ideal). A paper template for cutting by hand is also included in the Technician's Notes. For precut cardboard chassis pack of 25, see SB53370
• Tape
• Glue

Specifications

• Grades 5-8
• 10 student sets and 1 teacher set
• Requires 3 AA batteries per robot (not included)