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Modeling Math with Finch Robots

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Topics
Applied Design and Technology
Math
Activity Type
Lab Workshop
Duration
50 min
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In Modeling Math with Finch Robots, students will discover how to make math move!

They will model geometry through coding and expand their understanding of concepts like perimeter and interior angles. Students will use Finch robots to visually represent their ideas and make connections with technology to investigate the beauty and art that we can find in math.

Grade Levels

Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9

Curriculum Links

Grade 6-8 Math – Perimeter, measurement, angles

Grade 6-8 ADST – Computational thinking, visual programming, debugging, programming languages, programming modular components

Many curricular competencies from Math and ADST are incorporated.

Availability

  • Monday-Friday
  • Launching January 2023

Language

  • English

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