Lesson Plan: Robot Arm Challenge

This 7-page resource, published by the American Samoa Technician Education Readiness Pathway Project (ASTERP), is a lesson plan for a 6-week robotic arm building activity. Students "will create their own hydraulically powered robot arms for this assignment to transport marshmallows." The lesson plan includes instructions, a lesson timeline, materials and facilities needed, resources for building the robot arm, and learning objectives/lesson outcomes. Throughout the activity, students will:

• Learn the about the Engineering Design Process
• Participate in a team-based learning experience
• Learn about hydraulics and hydraulic systems
• Have fun experiencing engineering

Additional lesson plans from ASTERP are available separately.