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Delivery Partner
Canterbury Christ Church University
Dates
TBC with school
Times
TBC with school
Year Groups
10
Delivery style
Face to Face - in school
Group size
Duration
2 hours
Part of a series
No
About the activity
During this 2 hour activity, students will make their own very basic tiny robot from a simple battery, a toothbrush head and a tiny mobile phone vibrating motor to create their very own Bristle Bot. The students then examine the nature and language we use around robots. For example, does Siri really listen? Why do we assign human characteristics when describing robots or computers? When looking at the definitions of being alive – can we apply these to computers and robots?
Subject areas
Science
STEM
Engineering
Activity themes
Broadening Horizons and Aspirations
Understand and Develop Academic Knowledge and Soft Skills
Gatsby benchmarks
7. Encounters with further and higher education