5th Grade
Unit 7: Problem Solving with Robots

Lesson 4: Adding Sensors

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IN THIS LESSON

I can use technology to produce creative solutions to problems.

Today, you will add sensors to your floodgate and revise your program to make the gate open automatically. You can use a pressure sensor to make the gate open and close with the press of a button. You can use a color sensor to make the gate close when it sees blue water. You can use a motion sensor to make the gate open when a boat approaches. If you are really clever, you can do all three.

  • AKS-1 identify the features of current technologies and use that knowledge to understand emerging technologies

    AKS-2 curate (analyze and evaluate) a variety of resources and digital tools to construct knowledge and produce creative artifacts

  • E - I created a working earthquake alarm and floodgate with sensors.

    S - I created a working earthquake alarm and floodgate.

    N - I created a working earthquake alarm.

    U - I did not complete either of this week’s projects.