By Mike Hutchens, UC Schools Communications Director
Union City, Tenn.–Students in Sheri Moore’s enrichment classes at Union City Elementary put on quite the show for their parents and grandparents to end the school year.
Kindergartners and members of Moore’s first- and second-grade classes had their work on display in three separate sessions for family during robot demonstrations earlier this week.
Second-graders showcased the school system’s newest robots, WeDo LEGOs and Ozobots.
Students built and programmed the legos using iPads and the WeDo LEGOs program.
Ozobots are pocket-sized robots that are coded by using black lines and a variety of patterns in different colors.
After studying how to recreate patterns such as a tornado, walking backwards and U-turns, students then drew their own patterns to present to parents. Among those patterns were races, a trip to Disney World, a prom, the Power T and a continuous loop.
Used items for the presentation included a windmill, race car, recycling truck, retention gate, rover and helicopter.
All of the presentations had working movable parts and were controlled by the code programmed into the iPads.
Kindergarten and first-graders presented programs with the interactive robots, Dash and Dot.
In order to code the robots, students first had to learn cardinal directions, how to measure in centimeters, different angle measurements and teamwork.
They then created a storyboard in which Dash and Dot went on an adventure.
Some students created a World Series scenario with Dash hitting the winning homerun, while others played Hide and Seek, served guests at a tea party or had a strenuous workout.
Students programmed the robots to move forward, backwards, spin and even dance, all while making some very interesting sounds. Students were also capable of recording their own voices and programming Dash and Dot to speak the recording.
The robots have lights that were coded to change colors and create different patterns.
Dash and Dot were purchased by the school system last year specifically for the enrichment program.
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