2019 Conference Archive (Archived)
Session Format
Presentation Session (45 minutes)
Target Audience
Secondary Education
Copyright
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Location
Session 5 (PARB 128)
Abstract for the conference program
This presentation will allow participants to become middle school mathematics students as they use a LEGO robot to collect data in order to determine “the function.” A classroom lesson will be conducted (with the participants playing the role of the student) to show how LEGO robots can be an engaging tool to create collaboration among students as well as support the understanding of concepts. Participants will work in groups of 2-3 to develop a table of input and output data, which will then be used to determine the function represented by the data. This presentation will culminate with a discussion regarding participants’ reactions to the activity and its implication for classroom use.
Proposal Track
T2: Applied STEM Education
Start Date
3-23-2019 10:00 AM
End Date
3-23-2019 10:45 AM
Creative Commons License
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Recommended Citation
Casler-Failing, Shelli L., "Input and Output: Using LEGO Robots to Understand Functions" (2019). Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019) (Archived). 39.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/stem/2019/2019/39
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Input and Output: Using LEGO Robots to Understand Functions
Session 5 (PARB 128)
This presentation will allow participants to become middle school mathematics students as they use a LEGO robot to collect data in order to determine “the function.” A classroom lesson will be conducted (with the participants playing the role of the student) to show how LEGO robots can be an engaging tool to create collaboration among students as well as support the understanding of concepts. Participants will work in groups of 2-3 to develop a table of input and output data, which will then be used to determine the function represented by the data. This presentation will culminate with a discussion regarding participants’ reactions to the activity and its implication for classroom use.
