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AirblockLesson Plan - Grade 8

Airblock Lesson Plan Grade 8

Class/ Hr

Class 1

1 hour

Class 2

1 Hour

Class 3

1 hour

Introduction to STEAM• IoT• Robotics• AI

Introduction to Robotics• What is a Robot?• Evolution of Robots• Types of Robots• What are Flying robots?

Introduction to Air Block• Introduction to Airblock • Classification of components of Airblock• Identification of components • Introduction to Main Module• Different forms of Airblock

Introduction to Sensors• Understand- ing the sensors mechanism

Basic functions • Rise and Fall• Steering • Side Flight • Slight Adjustment • Light Control

Aerodynamics behind Airblock

To familiarize the STEAM perspective

To develop learning related to STEAM/ design principles

To develop intellectual curiosity

To explore and engage the learner in the application of robotics

To understand the role of Airblock (STEAM gadget) and its support equipment

To understand the mechanics & design principles

To understand the mechanics of the sensors & design principles

To understand the concept of aero-dynamics and its practical use

Student may note the pointers in the SJ

Pointers in the SJ

H.W- Timeline drawing

Research on Different types of flying robots

Hands-on learning experience

H.W.- match the following Identification of parts-worksheet 1

Teacher will explain the concepts of IoT, Robotics and AI with the help of the PPT followed by a Product(mix) Video

The teacher will discuss the topic “What is a Robot?” Types of Robots (PPT)

The teacher will facilitate “Evolution of Robotics” with PPT

Video on flying robots

H.W. review The teacher will intro-duce the parts of Airblock through PPT and live demo of hardware

The teacher will explain the components and their function using the PPT

The teacher explains with live Demonstration

Discussion on the types of sensors used and its work-ing principle

Hand-out 1- STEAM

Hand-out-2Evolution of robots

Hand-out -3Types of robots-

Hand-out 4Components of Airblock

Hand-out 5

Hand-out 6 sensors and its functions

TOPIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES

DELIVERY ASSIGNMENT LearningMaterial

Class 4 & 5

1 hour each

Class 6

1 Hour

Class 7

1 hour

Class 8

1 hour

Unboxing and Assembling• Airblock’s programming process• Assembling the airblock

Basics of Programming• What is algorithm?• Learn to draw the flow chart• Situation based flow charts

Introduction to makeBlock• Getting started with mblock• Controlling Airblock with makeblock

Programing with Makeblock ap-plication• Introduction to programing modes• Overview of graphical elements(quad Directional Pad, Dashboard etc)

Air Mode • Airblock Air mode assembly (Understanding Aerodynamics behind Shape) • Coding Blocks (The required coding blocks for writing the code) • Programming Structure (Making the programming structure with the help of Flow chart) • Coding (Implementation of the code)

To inspire scientific curiosity To gain hands-on learning experience of engineering

To develop logical skills

Develop the ability to use imagination to understand the instructions of a computer program

Application of mblock programming concepts

To develop problem solving skills

To create the dynamic models of concepts (interdisciplinary learning)

To understand the mechanics & design principles- aerodynamics

To understand and develop coding logic

H.W-Students to write a short note on Airblock assembling experience, learnings and challenges

Case study (Deriving a flow chart based on a given story)- STEAM Journal

Demonstration on the projector with the help of the Make block app

Programs on Air Mode – coding and programing on the app

The teacher will demonstrate the assembling of Airblock with the help of video

The teacher will discuss the concepts of the Program-ming, algorithm and Flow chart

The teacher will reinforce the concepts using situa-tion based flow charts

The teacher will facilitate the basics of mblock

The teacher will show the application of various programming blocks through live demonstration.

• The teacher will demonstrate the Air mode mechanism of Airblock

• The teacher will demonstrate the programming structure

• The implementation of the coding through live demonstration.

Hand-out- 7Algorithm & Flow-chart

Hand-out 8

Hand-out 9 on Programs

Class 9

1 hour

Class 10

1 Hour

Class 11, 12, 13 and 14

1 Hour each

Class 15

Land Mode • Airblock Land mode assembly (Understand Aerodynamics behind Shape)

• Coding Blocks (The required coding blocks for writing the code)

• Programming Structure (Making the programming structure with the help of Flow chart) • Coding (Implementation of the code)

Water Mode • Airblock Water mode assembly (Understand Aerodynamics behind Shape) • Coding Blocks (The required coding blocks for writing the code) • Programming Structure (Making the programming structure with the help of Flow chart) • Coding (Implementation of the code)

Airblock Extension Projects

Evaluation









• The implementation of the coding through live demonstration



• The implementation of the coding through live demonstration.



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