Design a robot
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can demonstrate how a robot’s purpose influences its design and features.
Key learning points
- Select recycled materials for your robot, considering their strength, flexibility, and purpose.
- Researching artists can inspire unique designs.
- Role-playing as a robot helps understand its purpose and how its features work.
Keywords
Recyclable material - the process of converting waste into reusable material
Purpose - a reason for doing something
Sustainability - capable of continuing or or being kept up over time
Common misconception
Pupils may assume robots have only one job, not understanding how versatile robots can be when designed for different tasks such as cleaning, farming, or saving resources.
Remind children that robots can have many different purposes! Show images of robots used in various ways, like cleaning oceans, planting trees, or sorting recyclables.
Teacher tip
Encourage students to think creatively about how they can combine different materials and designs to give their robot a unique purpose.
Equipment
Computers/tablets and recycled materials, masking tape and mark-making media.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Select all the images which show a recyclable material.
Q2.A is a machine capable of carrying out complex actions automatically.
Q3.Which of these can be used to create a drawing?
Q4.This image is an example of ...
Q5.A board is a visual tool that gathers images, materials and ideas for inspiration.
Q6.When creating a robot sculpture, what order should you perform these steps in?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Robots can appear in various forms and may be different in ...
Q2.Fill in the missing words: can be included in a mood board.
Q3.How can you personalise your mood board?
Q4.Robots can have than one job and may perform multiple tasks.
Q5.You can combine different and designs to give their robot a unique purpose.
Q6.Match the word to the definition.
the process of converting waste into reusable material
a reason for doing something
capable of continuing or or being kept up over time
To help you plan your 3 art and design lesson on: Design a robot, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
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The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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