TEACHER Across
- Technical Writing: Have students write detailed project reports, instructions, or user manuals for their electronic projects.
- Presentations: Encourage students to present their projects and findings, enhancing their public speaking and communication skills.
- Storytelling: Build scenes from stories using TapeBlocks to enhance narrative understanding.
- Creative Writing: Use TapeBlocks to create characters or settings that inspire writing projects.
- Measurement: Apply measurement skills when building circuits (e.g., measuring resistance, voltage).
- Geometry: Use TapeBlocks to create different geometric shapes and explore how to make each of them light up.
- Physics: Discuss the principles of electricity and magnetism, such as Ohm's Law and electromagnetic fields.
- Recycling: Use TapeBlocks to create projects that emphasize the importance of recycling and reusing materials.
- Design and Technology: Integrate design thinking into project development, focusing on aesthetics and functionality.
- Visual Arts: Create visually appealing project presentations and circuit designs.
- Sculpture: Use TapeBlocks to create 3D art pieces.
- Interactive Art: Combine TapeBlocks with LEDs and sensors to create interactive installations.
- Safety: Teach the importance of safety when working with electronic components and tools.
- Critical and Creative Thinking: Encourage problem-solving and innovation in project design.
- Ethical Understanding: Discuss the ethical implications of technology use and digital citizenship.
- Intercultural Understanding: Explore how technology impacts different cultures and societies.
- Subjects: Science, Geography, Art, Technology
- Objective: Design and build a model of a town using TapeBlocks and use a robot to navigate the space.
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Activities:
- Science: Integrate simple circuits to light up buildings or power small motors.
- Geography: Map out the city layout, including green spaces and transportation.
- Art: Decorate the city with creative elements.
- Technology: Use a simple robot to navigate the space and plan different ways to move through the city
- Adaptations: Change the complexity of the layout of the city and if there are moving barriers.
- Subjects: Language Arts, Art, Technology
- Objective: Create a tactile storybook with TapeBlocks that includes light and interactive elements.
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Activities:
- Language Arts: Write a story and plan the scenes.
- Art: Illustrate the story using TapeBlocks to build scenes.
- Technology: Add LEDs and buttons to make the story interactive.
- Adaptations: Pair students for collaborative work, ensuring each student can contribute according to their abilities.
- Subjects: Mathematics, Technology
- Objective: Design and play math games using TapeBlocks.
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Activities:
- Mathematics: Create games that involve solving math problems or puzzles.
- Technology: Use TapeBlocks to build game boards and interactive elements.
- Adaptations: Use large, colorful TapeBlocks and provide clear, visual instructions for game rules.
- Subjects: Science, Technology, Art
- Objective: Build and program simple electronic pets using TapeBlocks.
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Activities:
- Science: Learn about robotics and basic programming.
- Technology: Assemble and program the robotic pets.
- Art: Decorate the pets to give them unique personalities.
- Adaptations: The pet can be animated with technologies including bee-bots, Spheros or microcontrollers
- Subjects: Art, Technology
- Objective: Create an interactive art piece such as a communal mural using TapeBlocks and electronic components.
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Activities:
- Art: Design and build the art installation.
- Technology: Integrate lights, sensors, and motors to make the art interactive.
- Adaptations: Provide tactile and visual feedback to help students understand how their actions affect the installation.