Madison Middle School

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Madison Middle School

• Robotics

Bethany Phillips, Unit Manager Jennifer Hopkins,
Assistant Lana Montgomery, Assistant Sandra
Konczak, Technology Support
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Curriculum Wheel

• Bethany Phillips mathematics
• Jennifer Hopkins social studies
• Lana Montgomery language arts
• Sandra Konczak - science

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Team Madison Scope and Sequence for Mathematics
(Grade 7) Exploration

• Other Concepts Used
• Tables and Graphs
• Scientific Notation
• Problem Solving
• Converting Measurements

Website Resources http//robotics.nasa.gov/edu/l
essons/rover.htm

Make a Mars Rover
includes interdisciplinary activities and
focuses on scale for math http//robotics.nasa.go
v/edu/6-8.htm


NASA Robotic Projects for 6-8 (the previous link
is from this site) http//www.cs.uu.nl/people/mark
ov/lego/links/index.html

Lego Robot Links -
including general robot info, programming ideas,
educational links, etc. http//www.occdsb.on.ca/7
Eproj4632/teachers.htm

Basic robotics -
classroom activity and robotic kit information
http//prime.jsc.nasa.gov/ROV


Online robotic
activities http//robotics.nasa.gov/students
/cool_links.htm

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very interesting links archive
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Team Madison Scope and Sequence for
History/Social Studies TEKS 20F 22A, B 29A, B
30A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H 31A, B, C, D 32A, B
24C, D, E Students will understand How
responsibilities of U.S. citizens reflect
national identity The importance of voluntary
individual participation The contributions of
people of various racial, ethnic, and religious
groups The contributions of women in American
society The impact of science and technology on
economic development The effects of scientific
discoveries and technological innovations on
daily life The major responsibilities of the
national government for domestic and foreign
policy The characteristics of different economic
systems, economic institutions, and economic
incentives The roles governments play in the
economy How to apply critical-thinking skills to
organize and use information from a variety of
sources including electronic technology Links NA
SAs Robotics Education Project
http//robotics.nasa.gov/ (go to education matrix
for activities and other links) Lesson Plans and
Classroom Activities for Robotics
http//www.fi.edu/pieces/knox/automaton/roboticpla
ns.htm In addition to science and technology,
these lessons also cover the subjects of language
arts, history, civics, and economics
http//www.pbs.org/kcet/chasingthesun/resources/re
sources_lessons.html I am also including websites
to search for lesson plans and reading materials
on a variety of NASA topics http//teachspacescien
ce.stsci.edu and http//thursdayclassroom.com AND
dont forget Google!
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SCOPE and SEQUENCE TEKS 110.22 5A,B,E 6A-C
8C 9A, C 10A, B,C,F,G,H,M 12A 13A-I
15A,C,F,H 16A-D 17F 18D Language
Arts Demonstrates competence in the general
skills and strategies of the writing
process Uses grammatical and mechanical
conventions in written compositions Gathers and
uses information for research purposes Demonstrate
s competence in the general skills and strategies
of the reading process Demonstrates competence in
the general skills and strategies for reading a
variety of informational texts


Demonstrates competence in speaking and
listening as tools for learning Writing Uses the
general skills and strategies of the writing
process Uses the stylistic and rhetorical aspects
of writing Uses grammatical and mechanical
conventions in written compositions Reading Uses
the general skills and strategies of the reading
process Uses reading skills and strategies to
understand and interpret a variety of literary
text Links Just for Teachers Learn the basics
of robotics. http//www.occdsb.on.ca/7Eproj4632/t
eachers.htm (Robotics lessons, games,
kits) Lesson Plans and Classroom activities for
Robotics http//www.fi.edu/pieces/knox/automaton/r
oboticplans.htm In addition to science and
technology, these lessons also cover the subjects
of language arts, history, civics and
economics http//www.pbs.org/kcet/chasingthesun/re
sources/resources_lessons.html Lesson plans,
classroom activities, games and
puzzles http//school.discovery.com/lessonplans/pr
ograms/robbie/ Lesson plans for teachers plus
worksheets and reading materials for
students http//thursdayclassroom.com Resources
for teachers and websites for students http//kids
.msfc.nasa.gov
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Scope and Sequence Theme Robotics Subject Scie
nce Topics Newtons Laws Environmental Effects
on Human Survival Momentum, Acceleration Work and
Power TEKS 8.7A Demonstrate how unbalanced
forces causes changes in the speed of direction
of an objects motion. 8.11A Identify that
change in environmental conditions can affect the
survival of individuals. (Earths atmosphere to
outer-spaces atmosphere) 8.1A Demonstrate safe
practices during field and laboratory
investigations. IPC4A Calculate speed,
momentum, acceleration, work, and power in
systems. Links http//www1.jsc.nasa.gov/er/seh/s
eh.html Robotics Handbook E\MAS\ISS WHOLE
PAGE.htm Human Body in
Space http//www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/stargaze/Lmome
nt.htm Lesson Plan and activities for
Momentum http//www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/stargaze/
Lnewton3.htm Lesson Plan and activities for
Newtons 3rd Law of Motion http//spaceplace.nas
a.gov/en/kids/ Games teaching fundamentals of
momentum http//wings.avkids.com/Curriculums/Force
s_Motion/howobjects_howto.html Lab Observing
acceleration and gravity http//wings.avkids.com/C
urriculums/Forces_Motion/tossing_howto.html Lab
Observing acceleration http//spaceplace.nasa.
gov/en/kids/rocket.shtml - Bubble Powered Rocket
(Work and Power)
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Extension
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Glen Freemans Robotic Lab
1st Lego League