Cubelets - Day 2 (Younger & Older Groups)

1. Title: Distance Sensor Cubelet (for the Younger and Older Groups)

2. Objectives
 
● To explore the object detector sensor 

3. Key Concepts
 Sensor / Distance / Color

4. Georgia Standards

Pre-K
LD6b
Uses scribbles, shapes, pictures and letters, or other forms of writing.
MD4c
Uses language to indicate where things are in space: positions, directions, distances, order.
LD1a
Listens to and follows spoken directions.
MD1c
Counting objects using one-to-one correspondence.
MD1i
It begins to understand the concept of estimation.
MD5a
Uses mathematical language to describe experiences involving measurement.
MD5d
Measures the length of objects using non-standard or standard measure.
MD4c
Uses language to indicate where things are in space: positions, directions, distances, order.
K
ELACCKW2
Uses a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
MCCKG1
Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describes the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
MCCKCC1
Count to 100 by ones and by tens.
MCCKCC3
Write numbers from 0 to 20. Represent a number of objects with a written numeral 0-20.
MCCK.MD.1
Describe measureable attributes of objects, such as length or weight.
MCCKMD2
Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common.
SKC3a
Use ordinary hand tools and instruments to construct, measure, and look at objects.
SKCS5
Describe and compare things in terms of number, shape, texture, size, weight, color and motion.
PEK1a
Demonstrates basic movement in general and personal space.
1st Grade
ELACC1W2
Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.
ELACC1SLt5
Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions when appropriate to clarify idea, thoughts, and feelings.
MCC1G1
Distinguish between defining attributes versus non-defining attributes, build and draw shapes to possess defining attributes.
MCC1MD4
Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories; ask and answer questions about the total number of data points, how many in each category, and how many more or less are in one category than in another.
MCC1MD1
Order three objects by length; compare the lengths of two objects indirectly by using a third object.
MCCK.KD.1
Describe measurable attributes of objects, such as length or weight.
MCC1MD2
Express the length of an object as a whole number of length units, by laying multiple copies of a shorter object (the length unit) end to end.
PE11a
Demonstrate basic movement patterns while changing directions and levels in general and personal space.
































5. Procedures
1) Review the Cubelets. 
Do you remember the name of these robotic blocks? Yes, they are Cubelets
To make a robot, we need three basic Cubelets. First, we need the power Cubelet. Again, show me the 
  power Cubelet. Next, we need a sensor. Show me the sensor that you have. Finally, we need an actor. 
  Show me the actor that you have. Remember, we always need power, sensor, and actor Cubelets.
2) Explore the object detector sensor (With the individual object detector sensor)
How this sensor work? 
- What is its name?

3) Have children further explore the sensor Cubelets with the light sensor Cubelet and the sound sensor 
  Cubelet on their own.
- What happens to the light sensor Cubelet when you move the sensor close to the object? How does the 
  light sensor Cubelet act when you move the sensor a little bit far away from the object? (strong/weak 
  lights)
Does the sound Cubelet also act differently, depending on the distance between the object and the 
  sensor?

4) Discussion
Did you know that we have a sensor similar to the object detector in this clubhouse? 
- Can you guess where we have the sensor in this clubhouse? 

5. Review of Today’s Activity. 
What kind of sensor Cubelets did we learn today?
- How did the sensors work?