YOUR FIRST ROBOTICS LESSON
ULTRON.INOV SCHOOLS

Lesson plan · Educators · 45–60 minutes

LEARNING GOAL
Identify a robot’s input, decision and output, and explain how these work together.

MATERIALS
- A simple robot or a photograph of one
- Paper, pencils and a clear floor space
- An optional motor-and-sensor kit

ACTIVITY
1. Ask students where they have seen a machine respond to its surroundings. Collect ideas and identify inputs and outputs.

2. Invite pairs to give a human “robot” a short set of movement instructions. Compare vague commands with precise commands.

3. Examine a robot or its photograph. Label the sensor, controller and motor, then describe the job of each.

4. Plan a route and write the instructions needed to follow it. Test and revise one instruction at a time.

REFLECT
- Which instruction was hardest to follow?
- What information would help a robot stay on the route?
- How could you improve the design?

EXTENSION
Build a simple line-following robot and compare sensor-based control with a fixed set of instructions.

CLASSROOM NOTE
Use age-appropriate equipment and supervision. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions, disconnect power before changing connections, and keep liquids away from electronics.