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Wiggle Bot

This exciting high school specific variant of the Wiggle Bot immersion called SpacePrep: Martian Motion, engages students in challenges related to space exploration and remote repair. Students explore basic electrical circuits using Snap Circuits and build wiggle-bots in a challenge to make a bot capable of transporting critical supplies.   

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Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

Manufacturing

“Students demonstrated grit as they constructed, tested, and modified their wiggle bots. Students, as a team, analyzed success and difficulties and adjusted their ideas and methods based on these.” - West Virginia teacher

Immersion Agenda

  • Pique interest with a short introduction
  • Examine high-interest examples of abstract art
  • Briefly discuss relevant concepts
  • Detail safety precautions
  • Students work in groups using design thinking to build their Wiggle Bot
  • Groups make are while testing and adjusting their bots
  • Students reflect on their work
  • Short whole group discussion on waves with recaps on successes, difficulties, and unexpected events
  • Connections to career clusters
  • Possibilities for "What's Next?"