A slideshow for junior primary that investigates the 2016 Science Week theme, Robots.

1. ROBOTS
LET'S COMPARE CHIP & RUSTY
K-3 Slideshow

2. Teacher's Notes:
Slide 4: What is a Robot? Ask the students for their ideas.
Slide 5: Definition of a robot
Slide 6: Students describe what they think may be the characteristics of a robotic dog.
Slide 7: Picture and video of Chip the robotic dog.
Slide 8: Scribe student responses on how Chip looks and sounds. What would he feel like?
How might he smell? What things can he do?
Slide 9: Picture and video of Rusty the dog.
Slide 10: Scribe student responses on how Rusty looks and sounds. What would he feel like?
How might he smell? What things can he do?
Slides 11 & 12: Find similarities and differences between Chip and Rusty.
Slide 13: Scribe the similarities and difference onto the venn diagram.
Slide 14: Record class vote on their favourite dog - graphing option available.
Slide 15: Students draw and label a picture of their favourite dog.
Slide 16: Students write a letter to persuade their family to get a dog.

3. AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM: Science
Foundation:
Living things have basic needs, including food and water (ACSSU002)
Objects are made of materials that have observable properties (ACSSU003)
The way objects move depends on a variety of factors, including their size and shape (ACSSU005)
Science involves observing, asking questions about, and describing changes in, objects and events (ACSHE013)
Pose and respond to questions about familiar objects and events (ACSIS014)
Participate in guided investigations and make observations using the senses (ACSIS011)
Share observations and ideas (ACSIS012)
Year 1:
Living things have a variety of external features (ACSSU017)
Use a range of methods to sort information, including drawings and provided tables and through discussion, compare
observations with predictions (ACSIS027)
Year 2:
Different materials can be combined for a particular purpose (ACSSU031)
Use informal measurements to collect and record observations, using digital technologies as appropriate (ACSIS039)
Year 3:
Living things can be grouped on the basis of observable features and can be distinguished from non-living things
(ACSSU044)
Use a range of methods including tables and simple column graphs to represent data and to identify patterns and
trends (ACSIS057)

4. What is a robot?

5. ROBOTS
Definition of robot:
1 : a machine that looks and acts like a human being.
2 : a machine that can do the work of a person
automatically or under the control of a computer.
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/robot

6. ROBOTS
How would you describe
a robotic dog?

7. Meet Chip the robotic dog ...
(Click for Video)
Teacher Note: Chip's video is the first of several robotic toys on the same clip.

8. How would you describe Chip ?

9. Meet Rusty, the Jack Russell dog ...
(Click for Video)

10. How would you describe Rusty ?

11. How are Chip and Rusty the same?

12. How are Chip and Rusty the different?

13. Chip Rusty
Let's compare Chip and Rusty ...

14. Let's vote!
If you were allowed to get either a robotic dog
or a real dog which would you choose?
Robotic Dog Real Dog
Create an online bar graph
Scores

15. Draw
Draw and name your perfect dog.
Add labels to describe your dog's characteristics.

16. Write
Write a letter to your family explaining why they should
get a dog - robotic or alive!

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18. Slideshow created by Nicola Carr-White