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Draw Your Own Robot Helper

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Learning Objectives

  • 1Draw and label my own robot helper
  • 2Explain what job it does
  • 3Describe what tools or features it needs to do that job
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Mini Lesson

Engineers — people who design and build things — always start with a drawing! Today you are the engineer. You are going to design your very own robot helper.

What makes a good robot helper?

  • A robot helper has a job — one clear thing it is built to do.
  • Example: A robot that waters plants has a water tank, a hose, and wheels to move around the garden.
  • Every part of the robot should help it do its job better.

Plan before you draw

  • Ask yourself: What job will my robot do?
  • Ask yourself: What tools or arms does it need?
  • Ask yourself: How does it move — wheels, legs, or does it fly?

Label your drawing

  • Write the robot's name at the top.
  • Draw arrows pointing to each part and write what each part does.
  • At the bottom write one sentence: "My robot helps by ___."
Example labeled robot helper drawingA simple robot drawing labeled Plant-Watering Bot. Arrows point to a water tank on the back, a hose arm on the side, sensor eyes, and two wheels at the bottom. A sentence at the top reads My robot helps by watering plants.Plant-Watering BotH2Osensor eyeswater tankhose armwheelsMy robot helps bywatering plants in the garden.
An example labeled robot drawing — the Plant-Watering Bot, with sensor eyes, a water tank, a hose arm, and wheels, plus a description sentence at the bottom.
Robot design planning questionsA clipboard-style card showing three planning questions for designing a robot: What job will it do? What tools does it need? How does it move?My Design Plan1.What job will it do?2.What tools does it need?3.How does it move?Answer these before you draw!
A planning card with three questions to answer before drawing — what job, what tools, and how does it move.
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Ask yourself: "What one job does my robot do? Does every part help with that job?

Vocabulary
Robot
A machine programmed to do a job by itselfe.g. I drew a robot that helps grandma get up safely.
Sensor
A part that helps a robot notice things around ite.g. My robot has a sensor to find the dry plants.
Antenna
A long thin part on top of a machine, used for signalse.g. My robot has an antenna so it can hear my call.
Design
To plan how something will look and worke.g. I worked on the design before I started drawing.
Helper
Someone or something that helps with a jobe.g. My robot is a helper that waters plants.
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