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TEACHER RESOURCES
2009 - 2010

 

We plan to use this page as a link to Curriculum Resources, Professional Bodies and Blogs/Forums that can help you.

CURRICULUM RESOURCES
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Initially these links will be in alphabetical order. As more links are added this will change.

  1. BC IRPs - Applied Skills
  2. BC IRPs - Science
  3. Curricula Ideas - 300 K-12 robotic/engineering topics from NASA
  4. Design and Technology Review - from the BBC
  5. Electricity: the Basics - from the Canadian Science and Technology Museum
  6. Electricity: Building an Electric Motor - Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago, USA)
  7. Electricity: Making a Circuit Board - Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago, USA)
  8. Engineering: Intro through LEGO grades 1-3 - PDF - from Tufts University (USA)
  9. Engineering and Comp. Sci.: Intro for Elementary Grades - PDF - from Tufts University (USA)
  10. Engineering: Mouse Trap Unit - PDF - from Tufts University (USA)
  11. Engineering: Roller Coaster Unit - PDF - from Tufts University (USA)
  12. Gears - Foothills High School, San Jose California, USA
  13. History of robots - PDF - from the Canadian Space Agency
  14. LEGO Engineering Units - grades 3-5 - from LEGO Engineering, USA
  15. LEGO Engineering Units - grades 6-8 - from LEGO Engineering, USA
  16. Robotics Curriculum - Middle School - from Carnegie Mellon University, USA
  17. Robotics Curriculum - High School - from Carnegie Mellon University, USA
  18. Robotics - VEX Curriculum 2.0 - from Carnegie Mellon University, USA
  19. Robotics in Space - from the Canadian Space Agency
  20. Robots Week 2010 - from iRobot Corporation
  21. Robotics - SPARK Educational Resources - from iRobot Corporation
  22. Simple Machines - from the Canadian Science and Technology Museum
  23. Structures and Shapes - from the Canadian Science and Technology Museum

 

PROFESSIONAL BODIES/FORUMS
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Here are a few links to colleagues who are also interested in Robots and Robotics.

  1. BC Technology Teachers' Association
  2. Educational Technology Council - Alberta Teachers' Association
  3. Washinton State Industrial Technology Education Association
  4. Technology Educators Association of Manitoba
  5. Ontario Council for Technology Education
  6. International Technology Education Association
  7. Design and Technology Association - United Kingdom

and

  1. Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologists
  2. Skills Canada
  3. World Skills International

FORUMS
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  1. LEGO Message Board
  2. SPARK forum
  3. VEX 2009-10 Competition Forum

 

 

 Feel free to send us your suggestions for additions.

 

 

Stewart Savard (eLibrarian) and Randy Grey (Career Coordinator)

Updated March 2010.