Main Idea
Measurement. Comparison. Length units. Path length.
Students measure the speed of a robot car. Teamwork: whose car wins? (Whose car is the fastest?)
| Creator | Marge Paluoja, OU Miksike |
| Subject | Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Social cooperation |
| Length | 45 minutes |
| Pedagogical Approach | Tactile, Real life |
| Competences | creative skills, logical thinking, computational thinking, cognitive development, developing social skills in dealing with peers |
| Grades | 3rd grade, 4th grade |
| Technologies | WeDo 2.0 |
Description
Introduction:
Who is the most famous rally driver in Estonia today?
Ott Tänak is an Estonian rally driver.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ott_T%C3%A4nak
Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8HIRnLrh5U
Αctivity 1: Students participate in a conversation. Watch the video and
express their opinion. (10 minutes)
Discussion: How to become a good rally driver? What skills does a
rally driver to have? (10 min)
Αctivity 2: Students assemble a rally car from Lego WeDo2 kits
https://le-www-live-s.legocdn.com/sc/media/files/buildinginstructions/
wedo-2/45300_02a_race_car-
598b60f4349319e88a591117771aa909.pdf (30 min)
Activity 3: A) Students assemble rally car using Lego WeDo 2.0 software and a
slide show
They can change the speed of the car by adjusting the engine power. (10
min)
Activity 1
Measurement of a field length of 1 meter.
Activity 2
Doing 4 speed tests with your rally car.
Activity 3
Record data in a table.
Activity 4
Find out the fastest test.
Brainstorming in small group activity. 15 min
Entering data into a table.
Identifying the fastest rally car.
Art activities in the new lesson (integrated into the theme):
Draw your favorite car on paper.
Plasticine car molding.
We build a car from recycled materials in a team.