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M4: Robotics 11/12 and Life Cycle Design

How is the design for life cycle similar and different from the design cycle
that you learned about in Module 3? Design a lesson plan to teach a Robotics
11 or 12 lesson.

Design for Life Cycle – incorporates All aspects of the life cycle of the product
are considered, including raw-material extraction from the earth, product
manufacture, use, recycling, and disposal (1997).
Design for Life Cycle Engineering Design Cycle
 Goes beyond the design of the  Engineering design process
product. It also incorporates mainly focuses on the product
various product life-cycle design.
values into the early stages of
design. These values include
functional performance,
manufacturability,
serviceability, and
environmental impact (Alting,
L., 1992)
 Both are cycles that have sub cycles.
 Both processes include plan, create, reflect, improve

Lesson plan for Robotics 11 class

Topic: Introduction to Robotics

Lesson 1:
 Hook: Watch LEGO Robots.
 Discussion: Identify the main steps ZOOM team takes to complete the
task at hand. Scaffold their discussion to identify different steps of
engineering design.
  Anticipation Guide: Address misconceptions using an anticipation guide
regarding robotics. Statements can be related to types of robotics,
definition, uses, history, key components and applications.
 Communication with Robots activity (60 minutes)
o Students will practice providing instructions to their classmate
who is blindfolded to reach points in a square.
o Students will use certain language to remove ambiguity.
o The goal is to become the first group to have the member with
his/her eyes closed touch all four points, following the RULES.
 Introduce the NXT Lego Kit – Assemble the LEGO Taskbot (Outside the
classroom) and Introduce the Maze Challenge.
 Flipped Classroom: Introduce the SparkFun Robotics 101 video playlist
(10 videos). Students can watch 2 videos a day.

Lesson #2:
 Debrief the first two videos: Intro to Robotics and Angular Motion.
 Discussion/Worksheet
 Create the Maze for the Lego Taskbot.
 Flipped Classroom: SparkFun Robotics 101 episode 3 and 4.

Lesson #3:
 Debrief next 2 videos: Linear Motion and Transfer of Motion
 Discussion/Activity
 Work on the Maze, coding of the Lego Taskbot.
 Flipped Classroom: SparkFun Robotics 101 episode 5 and 6.

Lessons adapted from Teach Engineering Resources

Flipped Classroom Resources SparkFun Robotics

References
Alting, L., 1992, “Life-cycle Design of Products: A New Opportunity for Manufacturing
Enterprises,” Kusiak, A., ed., Concurrent Engineering: Theory and Practice, John Wiley,
pp. 1–17.
Improvement, I. "Life-Cycle Engineering and Design." (1997).