About Robo-Challenge
Advanced Academic Services and Instructional Technology Services are partnering to offer a Summer School program which integrates the use of Robotics into the Summer School Science Curriculum.
Gifted and Talented students in grades 2 -5 will be participating in the summer school program. The curriculum focuses on Math and Science objectives with a concentration in the Solar System. The students involved in this summer school program will be introduced to the world of Lego Robotics. Through this program, students will construct robots using the Lego Educational Kits, and each robot will be programmed through the use of computer technology to perform specific tasks. Tasks associated with mission will include traveling a specified distance, taking light reading samples, and tracking terrain changes and alterations.
The teachers involved in the program will complete a one day intensive training on the robotics curriculum and use of the kits in the classroom. The Instructional Technology Staff will be available throughout the summer school program to provide assistance to teachers as the students begin to utilize the robotics program.
At the end of the summer school session, students will be competing in a Robotics Competition to be held in the San Antonio area. All students involved in the summer school program will meet together to participate in the competition. Each robotics team will be provided with a specific task and building time. Upon the completion of the building and development time allotted, students will compete to determine the champion builders of Summer School Robots.