Robots, BeeBots - A Family STEAM & Stories Event

This program was intended to introduce STEAM concepts through stories and exploration activity stations to families with children ages 3-8 years old.    

Intro song:  Hello Friends (sign language action song for the words hello, friends, math, fun, and time)

Hello friends,
Hello friends,
Hello friends,
It's time to say hello.

Hello science,
Hello science,
Hello science,
It's time to have some fun.   

 

Demonstration and Storytime:

 

·         Read the book Remarkable Robots by Tony Mitton, illustrated by Ant Parker  

·         Show the word card for robots.  Talk about what this word means.

·         Show pictures of various types of robots and talk about what these robots do.        

·         Instruct on how to use the stations. 

 

Stations: 

Station #1- BeeBots

The children entered movement commands into the BeeBots.    

Station #2 – Ozobots

Using a variety of small magnetic tiles, the children created paths for the tiny Ozobot robots to follow along with special color tiles with action codes. 

 

Station #3 – Animatronics

The children created an animatronic hand that really worked using cardstock, scissors, tape, yarn, and straws.      

 

 

Station #4 – Measuring robots

I found a cute free printable online that encouraged children to use Unifix cubes to measure the robots on the paper.