This page contains teacher resources.
Assessments
Grade 4 Burglar Alarm Rubric (PDF)
Curriculum Documents
Tech Tips (PDF)
Teaching Tips (PDF)
Early Engineering Curriculum Complete Maps (PDF) Updated 5/23/2012
Grade 6 Curriculum Map – Curriculum Map (PDF), includes Open Ended Engineering Challenge, Updated 4/19/2012
GRADE 6 ENGINEERING CHALLENGE CHECKLIST – Updated 4/19/2012
Grade 5 Curriculum Map – Curriculum Map (PDF)
Grade 4 Curriculum Map (PDF) – Open Ended Engineering Challenge
Grade 4 Curriculum Map (PDF)
Grade 3 Curriculum Map (PDF)
Grade 2 Curriculum Map – Curriculum Map (PDF) – Open Ended Engineering Challenge
Grade 2 Curriculum Map Curriculum Map (PDF)
Grade 1 Curriculum Map – Curriculum Map (PDF)
Grade K Curriculum Map – Curriculum Map (PDF) – Open Ended Engineering Challenge
Grade K Curriculum Map – Curriculum Map (PDF) Updated 5/23/2012
Grade PK Curriculum Map – Curriculum Map (PDF) Updated 5/23/2012
Complete
Elementary Engineering Curriculum Draft - Document (PDF)
Lego MA Standards – MA Standards Relating To Robotics (PDF)
Presentations
TIE Missing E (PDF) Presentation Slides 1/17/2013
WES School Committee 2012 (PDF) Presentation Slides 12/19/2012
MASCUE 2012 Robotics (PDF) Presentation Slides – Introduction to Elementary and Middle School Robotics – MASSCUE Conference Workshop – 10/25/2012
Presentation Slides (PDF) – University of Massachusetts, 10/17/2012
K-8 Robotics – Williamsburg PTO – February 7, 2012 (PDF)
K12Robotics Conway Grammar School – Robotics Presentation (PDF)
K6 Robotics MassCUE – Why Teaching Engineering to Young Children? – MassCUE – October 27, 2011 (PDF)
K12RoboticsGrant – Grant Ideas (PDF)
K6Robotics – New Hingham Workshop – Presentation (PDF) – August 29, 2011
K12RoboticsBeeBots – Presentation Slides (PDF) – August 12, 2011
Rewards and Challenges of Designing an Early Engineering Curriculum – Presentation (PDF) – May 2011
Student Checklists, Worksheets, Surveys, Reflections
Bee Bot Estimation Workpaper (PDF)
BeeBot Resources – (Zip)
BeeBot Resources READ ME – Document (PDF)
WeDoNXTResources – (Zip) – worksheets, surveys, reflections and other documents used in the PK-6 WeDo and NXT programs at Williamsburg Schools
Technical
WeDo.ini – (Zip) - replace this file in Users/Shared/Lego Creations/WeDo if your WeDo Activity Guide is greyed out
Teacher Shared Materials
Grade 3 Perimeter Lesson Using BeeBots
Other Not Robotics Related
Pong Scratch Directions (PDF)
All Materials Copyright 2012 John Heffernan
Much needed. Much appreciated out here in the SF Bay Area.
Question: Are you aware of any district tech folks out this way who are doing something on a district level to promote LEGO Robotics in the classroom?
Thanks again.
Peter
Can’t think of anyway in the SF area but I can check my Tufts CEEO Symposium attendee lists for the last 2 years. Glad these will be helpful for you.
Thank you for your nice effort and this helful site. I’m a new robotics teacher, I’m preparing for the summer camp and I’m looking for many wedo activity based on both the wedo and nxt kit as the children needs to assembly a new robot every day
Thank you for your help
Habib
You are most welcome, Habib!
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My school is very interested in beginning engineering through robotics using legos. Your information is wonderful and sounds duable. I love the understanding explained of how it must be a progressive exploration from kindergarten up.
I noticed LEGO WeDo doesn’t begin until 2nd grade in your curriculum and that BeeBots are used in K-1.
I am not familiar with BeeBots. Where can I get information about them? What exactly is a BeeBot?
I just found my BeeBot answers. I can see how they would be great to for the lower grades and they would definitely provide a background/fundational knowledge of robotics.
Glad you found the info on Beebots at Terrapin Logo. By the way, we do start WeDo in grade 1 (not 2) and use BeeBots for PK and K. Good luck. Let me know if you have other questions.