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My students need motivational projects that intrigue them and "trick" them into learning. These materials will provide tasks that will promote conversation and small group collaboration. I want my students to forget that they are being challenged and enjoy the process of problem solving. Working with robotics will make the task of coding and problem solving interesting and fun. Many of my students come from families that do not have jobs in the technology fields. This would be one project that will open their minds and show the students that they CAN code and work with robots. Cubelets are programmable cubes. Each task will require the students to use trial and error to make the robot perform a specific function. The students will work to configure the code needed for the tasks. Then they will communicate their progress/success to their parents and peers at the spring Boces Technology Fair. In the near future I would like to create an elementary after school robotic club. I would use the results that I observe from the implementation of this project to present to the Board of Education. I strongly feel that introducing more projects like this are necessary to build meaningful problem solving strategies and introduce the possibilities of working in the field of coding and robotics when my students grow up.

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My students need motivational projects that intrigue them and "trick" them into learning. These materials will provide tasks that will promote conversation and small group collaboration. I want my students to forget that they are being challenged and enjoy the process of problem solving. Working with robotics will make the task of coding and problem solving interesting and fun. Many of my students come from families that do not have jobs in the technology fields. This would be one project that will open their minds and show the students that they CAN code and work with robots. Cubelets are programmable cubes. Each task will require the students to use trial and error to make the robot perform a specific function. The students will work to configure the code needed for the tasks. Then they will communicate their progress/success to their parents and peers at the spring Boces Technology Fair. In the near future I would like to create an elementary after school robotic club. I would use the results that I observe from the implementation of this project to present to the Board of Education. I strongly feel that introducing more projects like this are necessary to build meaningful problem solving strategies and introduce the possibilities of working in the field of coding and robotics when my students grow up.

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