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LEGORobotics:FlowCharting

LearningObjectives:
Studentswillrecognizeandidentifythedistinctstepsinaprocess.
Studentswillcreateaflowchartdescribingtheirmorning/gettingreadyprocess.
Studentswillutilizewebbasedapplicationtocreateflowcharts.
Studentswillexplaintheimportanceofflowchartstocompletecomplexrobotictasks.
Studentswillanalyzearoboticchallenge,identifyeachindividualstep,andcreate
flowchart.

Activities:
Day1:
Materials
none

Discussion
Askstudentstotellwhatisthefirstthingtheydointhemorningtogetreadyforschool.
(Responses:getdressed,eatbreakfast,etc.)Askwhatistheveryfirstthingtheymustdo.
(Responses:getoutofbed).Onceagainaskwhatmusttheydobeforedoinganyofthose
things.(i.e.Wakeup)DrawaFlowchartontheboardandaskstudentsiftheyknowforwhat
purposewecanuseflowcharts.Tellstudentsthatflowchartscanbeusedtodiagramthe
individualsequencesorstepsinacomplexprocess(suchasgettingreadyforschool).

Activity
Studentswillneedapieceofnotebookpaper.Askthemtocreateaflowchartdiagramming
theirprocessofgettingtoschoolinthemorning.Whenfinishedaskseveralstudentstoshare
theircharts.Asagroupdiscussiftheirflowchartsmakesenseandaccuratelydiagrameach
stepincorrectsequence.

Day2:
Materials
maze(followtheattacheddiagramwithducttapeonroboticstable),printedmazecopy
(attachedpg.3)

Discussion
ReviewthepurposeofFlowchartsandwhattheylooklike.ShowstudentstheGettingReady
intheMorningflowchartfromthepreviousday.Takeoutthegetoutofbedstepandask
studentshowthataffectstherestofthesequence.Explainthatiftheychangeastepinthe
sequenceitwillmostlikelyaffecttheentirerestoftheprocess.Tellstudentstheywillwritea
programthatwillnavigatetheirrobotthroughamaze.Explaintothemthatitwillbeacomplex
processandthatthesequenceoftheirprogramwillbeveryimportant.Askthemwhatcanwe
usetohelpusplanourmazeprogram?(answer:Flowchart).

Activity
Showstudentsthewebbasedflowchartgenerator(
https://www.draw.io/
)walkstudents
throughhowtocreateadiagramifneeded.Studentswillcreateflowcharttosequenceeach
individualmovementtheirrobot(andprogram)willhavetomake.Afterflowchartiscomplete

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studentswilltaketheirdiagramandtheprintedmazecopytodoublechecktheirchartand
seeiftheirsequencewillcompletethemaze.

Day3+:
Activity
Studentswillworkonwritingprogramformaze.(Suggested:allow58daysforstudentsto
write,test,andeditprogrambeforecompeting.

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Maze

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