Our Curriculum
Our curriculum comprises 4 engaging units designed to introduce students to robotics and coding. The program is structured for a total of 18-20 hours of teaching, but we can tailor the content to fit each school's allocated time and preferences, ensuring maximum flexibility without compromising the learning experience. Please get in touch with us to learn more.
Design thinking
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Explore how technology and robotics are used as innovations to solve problems and perform tasks efficiently
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Understand how making non-judgmental and curious observations
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Visually represent their ideas
Deliverables
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Empathy Map worksheet
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Problem Statement worksheet
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Mind Map worksheet
Hardware engineering
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Introduced to hardware engineering
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Basic components of a circuit and how circuits work to power the components of the Rice Mini
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Learn the names and function of key components like printed circuit board (PCB), sonar cable, and Micro:bit
Key takeaway
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Disassemble and reassemble RICE mini
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Knowledge of each hardware functions and component
Software engineering
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Fundamentals of programming via block coding
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Apply their learning of variables and conditionals
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Understand echolocation to find objects and how ultrasonic sensor operates
Deliverables
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Assessment worksheet
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Created a program that controls the Rice Mini
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Rice Mini’s navigation commands
3D modelling
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Learning the basics of 3D modelling
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Learn how to evaluate and incorporate peer feedback
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Deliverables
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Design and print 3D a prototype of their Rice Mini attachment.