Robots in Society

Listed below are the Content outcomes from the 1993 NSW S&T Syllabus that relate to the Webquest, including related Learning Processes & Values and Attitudes outcomes.

Science & Technology Content Strands
• Products and Services
PS S3.5 Creates and evaluates products and services, demonstrating consideration of sustainability, aesthetic, cultural, safety and functional issues.
• Information and Communication
IC S3.2 Creates and evaluates information products and processes, demonstrating consideration of the type of media, form, audience and ethical issues.

Science & Technology Learning Processes
• Investigating
INV S3.7 Conducts their own investigations and makes judgements based on the results of observing, questioning, planning, predicting, testing, collecting, recording and analysing data, and drawing conclusions.
• Design and Making
DM S3.8 Develops and resolves a design task by planning, implementing managing and evaluating design processes.
• Using Technology
UT S3.9 Evaluates, selects and uses a range of equipment, computer-based technology, materials and other resources to meet the requirements and constraints of investigation and design tasks.

Values and Attitudes Outcomes
• VA1 Demonstrates confidence in their own ability and a willingness to make and implement decisions when investigating, designing, making and using technology.
• VA3 Initiates scientific and technological tasks and challenges and perseveres with them to their completion.
• VA4 Gains satisfaction from their efforts to investigate, to design, to make, and to use technology.
• VA5 Works cooperatively with others in groups on scientific and technological tasks and challenges.

For further assistance with either Robolab RCX or Mindstorms NXT, go to the Lego Engineering website. They have tips on construction (RCX or NXT) and programming (RCX or NXT) as well as managing the learning.