Kick off the new year with exciting STEAM learning opportunities! Whether your students are brand new to programming or experienced coders, this month’s spotlight delivers high quality, standards-aligned lessons for K-6 students. Dust off those Evo coding robots and jump in!
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Lunar New Year Red Envelope Adventure
In this lesson, students will code their Ozobot to travel around a Lunar New Year family celebration, collecting red envelopes with random amounts of money. Then, they will calculate the total amount collected.
Academic Standard: CSTA, ISTE
Grade Levels: 3-6
Subjects: Social Studies, Computer Science, Engineering/Tech
Guide your students on a “Light-Year Math Mission” to practice double-digit addition; they’ll then use Direction Color Codes to program Ozobot on an intergalactic journey to alien planets!
Academic Standards: CCSS, NBT
Grade Levels: 2-3
Subjects: Math, Computer Science, Engineering/Tech
Students will master skip counting by 5s, 10s, and 100s! In this STEM lesson, they’ll color code a track for Ozobot in a “Choose Your Own Adventure” activity and become Skip Count Superstars along the way.
Academic Standard: CCSS, CSTA
Grade Levels: 1-3
Subjects: Math, Computer Science, Engineering/Tech
In this STEM lesson, students will program Ozobot to race around the wheel, generating numbers to subtract using visual representations like number lines, ten frames, or drawings.
Academic Standard: CCSS, CSTA
Grade Levels: 1-3
Subjects: Math, Computer Science, Engineering/Tech
In this lesson, students will practice skip counting by programming Ozobot to race around the snowman at different speeds.
Academic Standard: CCSS, ISTE, CSTA
Grade Levels: K-2
Subjects: Math, Computer Science, Engineering/Tech
In this STEM lesson, students will develop their skills using logic blocks and Ozobot’s sensors to create a Blockly program that enables Ozobot to skate within the boundaries of the ice skating rink.
Academic Standard: ISTE, CSTA
Grade Levels: K-2
Subjects: Computer Science, Engineering/Tech
Ready, set, go! In this STEM lesson, students will help Ozobot get to school as quickly as possible without getting distracted by using Color Code directions and speed to navigate its path.
Academic Standard: ISTE, CSTA
Grade Levels: 1-3
Subjects: Computer Science, Engineering/Tech
Let’s go on a polar adventure! In this STEM lesson, students will guide Ozobot through a snowy journey to learn about the animals that live in the chilliest parts of the world—the North and South Poles!
Academic Standard: ISTE, CSTA, NGSS
Grade Levels: K-2
Subjects: Science, Computer Science, Engineering/Tech
Honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a lesson on justice! In this STEM activity, students will decode a quote from MLK about justice, then order the lines by switching tracks and using color codes to program Ozobot.
Academic Standard: ISTE, CSTA
Grade Levels: 2-6
Subjects: Social Studies, Computer Science, Engineering/Tech, SEL/Digital Citizenship
Master conditional statements with Blockly! In this lesson, students will create a conditional program that allows Ozobot to detect the snowflake color and communicate back what color it sees.
Academic Standard: ISTE, CSTA
Grade Levels: 2-6
Subjects: Computer Science, Engineering/Tech
Featured Product Lessons
ORA Essentials: Lesson 1 – Meet ORA
Students will learn about industrial cobots like ORA in order to understand the real-world application of six-axis robotic arms. They will label the parts of ORA, experience a demonstration of its safety features, then create a safety protocol.
Academic Standards: CSTA, ISTE, NGSS, TEKS, STEL
Grade Levels: 6-12
Subjects: Computer Science, Engineering/Tech
Soccer Challenge Mat Lesson 1: The Invite & Dribbling
Students will dive into programming with Ozobot as they master dribbling through cones, honing precision, control, and the teamwork spirit of soccer!
Academic Standards: CSTA, ISTE, NGSS
Grade Levels: 4-8
Subjects: Computer Science, Engineering/Tech
Mars Challenge Mat Lesson 1: Landing on Mars
Embark on a Mars mission with Ozobot as students master programming to navigate the Martian terrain, using teamwork and precision for interplanetary exploration.
Academic Standards: ISTE, CSTA, CCSS
Grade Levels: 4-8
Subjects: Computer Science, Engineering/Tech
