Creative Lab
Volume Robots - PBL
Volume Robots - PBL
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Total PDF size: 15 pages
Grade Level: 4th-7th
Engage your students in learning volume through creating their own robots!
Throughout modern history, people have been fascinated with the idea of creating robots to perform various tasks. From Unimate, the world’s first robot created in 1954 by George C. Divol, to the social humanoid, Sophia, created by Hanson Robotics in 2016, the advance in robotics has been truly remarkable. For this project, each student designs and constructs their own robot and calculates the volume of its parts. Have fun!
This resource guides students through the process of designing and creating their own robots to help students to develop a deep understanding of volume. After conducting research on robot design, students sketch their ideas on a practice design page. Next, students draw their robots onto grid paper (3 different sizes are provided), construct their rectangular prisms, and make their calculations using the template provided. Afterwards, they glue their robots onto construction paper along with the display labels showcasing their learning. Once complete, these projects look fantastic on hallway bulletin boards!
This Project Package Includes:
- Step by Step Instructions
- Building Instructions - Rectangular Prisms
- Research Notes Page
- Practice Design Page
- 1-Centimeter Grid Paper (8.5 x 11 - Letter)
- 1-Centimeter Grid Paper (8.5 x 14 - Legal)
- 1-Centimeter Grid Paper (11 x 17 - Tabloid)
- Volume Calculations Template (2 pages)
- Display Labels (3 Pages)
- Project Example Photos
- Project Rubric
Project-Based Learning (PBL) is a student-centered pedagogy in which students are challenged to actively learn about a subject for an extended period of time. It is a form of active learning or inquiry-based learning. Project-Based Learning is in contrast to paper-based, rote memorization, or teacher-led instruction that presents established facts. Please be aware of what you are purchasing.
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Tags: no prep, print and go, volume project, robots, robot, fun math project, 6th grade volume, 5th grade volume, 4th grade volume
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My students LOVED this project! It is an awesome way to practice volume while making it fun and hands on. Each year I use this, the creativity level increases. We've gone from simple but cute robots, to extremely detailed robots and even robot animals. Definitely recommend this product!
This activity was both fun and engaging. It helped reinforce the concept of volume with my fifth-grade students and allowed them to create something that solidified their understanding of finding volume.
Great edition to our Volume Unit. Thank you for a great resource
I used this as an extension activity, thank you!!
I loved this project. I gave this to my students after state testing and it was a fun project that reinforced grade level content. It was low stakes so that students had fun with it. I had a group of students who made multiples including a dog, a cat, and a cow. So fun!