Ozobot Bit. Computer Science Engineering Program

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1 3 rd Grade Ozobot Bit Computer Science Engineering Program Post Visit Activity Resources 2018

2 Winter/Spring 2018 Dear Third Grade Visiting Classroom Teacher, It is hoped that you and your students enjoyed your visit to the Howard B. Owens Science Center today participating in the 3rd Grade Ozobot Bit Computer Science Engineering Program. The Post-Visit Activities enclosed in this packet are designed to make students aware of how robotics are being used to advance scientific understanding of the Earth and beyond and to help them expand the computer science skills introduced during their on-site program. In the first activity, Real World Science Robot Trading Cards, students select a robotic science trading card, read the question on the front of the card, read the information on the back of the card to answer the question and share information about their robot with students at their table. The second, Exploring the Ocean with Okeanos ROV Live Expedition activity link provides the opportunity to remotely participate in Okeanos at Sea expeditions and the chance to view underwater marine life habitats and geologic features seeing first how hand robots enable scientists the ability to explore in places humans cannot yet go. Finally, the packet contains a Post Program Evaluation. Thank you for taking time to complete and return the form to Owens. Your feedback is important to us in planning program design as well as in providing important documentation of the benefits of having a science center to support and enhance classroom instruction. The staff of the Owens Science Center looks forward to your feedback and next visit! Sincerely, Sallie M. Smith Sallie M. Smith, Computer Science/Robotics Instructor Howard B. Owens Science Center

3 Post Visit Activity # 1 Real-World Science Robots Trading Cards Overview: In this activity, students read trading cards to learn how specific robots are being used to advance scientific understanding of the Earth and Beyond. Teacher Preparation: Print and cut out the Robotic Trading Cards so that there are enough cards for each student to have one. Student Activity Directions: Each student will: Select one Real-World Science Robots Trading Card. Read the Question on the front of the card with the picture. Read the information on the back of the card. Be ready to answer the question on the front of the card in small student table groups. Robotic Surface Wave Gliders Robotic ROVER Geologists ARGO FLOATS Q. What have NOAA s Wave Gliders been programed to monitor? Q. What things on Mars have NASA ROVERS been programmed to do? Q. What things have Argo Floats been programmed to monitor? Robotic Sun Photometer Robotic Airplane Sea ICE ROBOT Q. What has NASA s Robotic Sun Photometer been programmed to do? Q. What has NASA s Altair Robotic Airplane been programmed to do? Q. What has the Sea Ice Robot been able to do that is difficult for humans?

4 Post Visit Activity # 1 Real-World Science Robots Trading Cards Overview: In this activity, students read trading cards to learn how specific robots are being used to advance scientific understanding of the Earth and Beyond. Teacher Preparation: Print and cut out the Robotic Trading Cards so that there are enough cards for each student to have one. Student Activity Directions: Each student will: Select one Real-World Science Robots Trading Card. Read the Question on the front of the card with the picture. Read the information on the back of the card. Be ready to answer the question on the front of the card in small student table groups. Robotic Surface Wave Gliders Wave Gliders are robots used for ocean research. The energy from waves is used to thrust the glider forward and solar panels provide energy to charge batteries needed to operate science sensors and communication systems which send the collected science data from the glider to satellites in space to computers on shore. Scientists can view wave glider science data information using any computer connected to the Internet. Wave gliders are programmed where to go and to can collect ocean temperature, ph salinity and CO 2 data. The gliders can operate for hundreds of miles and many months. Robotic ROVER Geologists NASA Robotic ROVER Geologist have cameras that send scientists images of the surface of Mars and have science instruments that collect information about the composition of the rocks and soils on Mars. Rovers on the surface of Mars have communication system and antennas that transmit science data to satellites orbiting Mars and then the satellites transmit the science information back to Earth. The Robotic Rover Geologists help scientists on Earth determine if Mars was once a planet that could have living things on it. ARGO FLOATS NOAA Argo Floats are robots programmed to monitor ocean temperature, salinity and the movement of ocean currents. The Floats are programmed to dive deep into the water, collect data as they rise to the surface and then using an antenna transmit the science data to satellites orbiting the Earth which transmit the science information to satellite dishes and then computers on the surface of the Earth. There are over 3,000 Argo Floats collecting information about the Earth s Ocean. There s even Argo Floats in our local Chesapeake Bay! Robotic Sun Photometer NASA Aeronet Sun Photometers are robots programmed to measure the amount of sunlight reaching the surface of the Earth where the robot is located. This information is transmitted to scientists by computers and the Internet. This information helps scientist calculate how many aerosols such as ash, dust, soot are in the environment keeping sunlight from reaching the surface of the Earth. Robotic Airplane NASA s Altair uninhabited aerial plane has been programmed to performs high altitude Earth Science Missions. The Altair is equipped with infrared sensor cameras which have helped firefighters locate people in fires. The Altair has also been programmed with see and avoid technologies so it doesn t run into anything while it s flying. SEA ICE ROBOT Australia Sea Ice Robot allows scientists the ability to observe ocean ecosystems under thick sea ice. The Sea Ice Robot is tethered (on a string) and lowered through a hole in the Sea Ice. The programmed Sea Ice Robot has motors to move and cameras that video its surroundings. This robot can travel where scientists cannot yet go. Lots of life under the Antarctic Sea Ice.

5 Post Visit Activity # 2 Remotely Exploring the Ocean with Okeanos ROV s Okeanos is America s ship for Ocean Science Exploration. The Okeanos ship is equipped with sonar science instruments which send pulses of sounds to the bottom of the ocean and wait for the sound to bounce off the bottom of the ocean and return to the ship to make maps of what the bottom of the ocean looks like. Okeanos also lowers ROV Remotely Operated Vehicles to explore beneath the surface of the ocean. The ROV has cameras that show scientists what the area looks like where the ROV is exploring. The ROV also has robotic arms that ship ROV operators can move using joy sticks to collect ocean samples for scientists to study. The Okeanos Live Expedition link allows anyone the ability to view the SONAR, SHIP and ROV Expedition Mission. Students might be very interested in viewing ocean underwater geology and marine life.

6 5rd Grade Ozobot Bit Computer Science Engineering Program Visiting Teacher Program Evaluation Form School Name: Program Instructor: Date of Your Visit: Grade Level of Visiting Students: Visiting Class Size: Please rate the outcomes and your experiences using a scale from a low of 1 to a high of 5. Please use N/A if any activity was not conducted due to time constraints. Outcomes: The students in your class were able to: Rating 1-5 Calibrate an Ozobot Bit Robot s optical sensors Use line and visual color code commands to program Ozobot to perform challenge tasks. Load, Test Run and Evaluate Ozobot Robotic student program scripts. Experience Rating 1-5 My class was greeted promptly by the instructor of this program. The lesson presented modeled 5E s format for delivery of science. The majority of your students were involved throughout the lesson. I would recommend this program to other teachers. What instructional strategies observed during the Ozobot Bit Computer Science Engineering Program will be integrated into your classroom instruction? What new STEM content presented to the students will benefit you as a teacher? I rate this visit the Howard B. Owens Science Center Is there anything you would like the Program Administrator or Ozobot Bit Instructor to know?