Balancing and Moving Objects on a Robot

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We will organise a learning STEM Activity for pre-university children aged 10-18 to enhance their gross motor skills in balancing objects on a moving robot. They will be engaged with the provided materials to explore different ways to balance using robots.

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Understanding of science concepts begins to take shape in the early life of children whether it is sorting the socks as they come out of the dryer or noticing circular or rectangular shapes throughout the neighborhood. Interesting opportunities abound and inspire ideas that go deeper than just learning numbers from one to twenty. Young children can often detect adult science anxiety at a very early age. This can unintentionally shape the children’s attitudes and inclination toward science causing some to view physics as a subject to be avoided or as one they are unable to tackle. We will introduce the concept of balancing with some vocabulary like the center of gravity, light, and heavy, and then explore those things with a hands-on activity for secondary school children. The activity will be divided into two parts. In the first part of the activity, we will use empty boxes and cardboard of different shapes, weights, and sizes for the children to stack and balance while standing. In the second part of the activity, we will ask them to stand on one leg and balance their body using both arms for 30 seconds. We will use visual aids to introduce the concept of balancing and then perform the activity by balancing a stack of different objects. Afterward, we will demonstrate how to balance our bodies on one leg. We will measure the impact of the activity by filling out an evaluation form for each child while performing the activities.

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