Tech Explorers: Physical Computing

Name: Tech Explorers: Physical Computing
Brand: Pitsco Education
SKU: 93935
Price: 5511.0 USD
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SKU: SKU:93935

Students bring robotics to life through hands-on exploration of hardware, software, and intelligent systems using the Seeker® robot. Beginning with fundamental concepts of circuitry, programming, and systems thinking, students progress to designing, coding, and engineering robots that solve real-world challenges across logistics, entertainment, space exploration, and agriculture. Along the way, they learn how sensors, motors, and code work together to create responsive, purposeful machines – while building collaboration, creativity, and critical-thinking skills. From programming Seeker to deliver groceries or simulate Mars missions to designing career-based robotics projects, students experience how computing powers innovation in the modern world.

Students bring robotics to life through hands-on exploration of hardware, software, and intelligent systems using the Seeker® robot. Beginning with...

Grades 6-8

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Specifications

Quantity: 1
Students Served: 2 students per Seeker robot
Curriculum Hours: 40
The Pitsco Learning Portal is 100% web-based
Browser Compatibility: Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge
Device Compatibility: Windows, Chromebook, and Mac

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Grades 6-8

Student-facing, video-based curriculum

Seeker brings computer science and robotics to life, helping students connect the dots between the concepts they're learning and their real-world applications.

Seeker comes with five units comprising nine weeks of curriculum featuring block-based coding. Each unit includes:

Computer science, technology, robotics, and entrepreneurial concepts
Quick engineering adaptations to the robot
Connections to multiple careers
Cross-curricular integrations
Writing component utilizing the Innovation Notebook
Testing and debugging code on a physical and simulated robot
Quizzes and checkpoints to assure understanding and review concepts

The content features an engaging storyline whereby the students act as an innovation specialist for a start-up company that has invented Seeker. The students will work alongside a variety of career professionals to learn about the issues they face and then program and adapt the robot to assist them. Each unit focuses on a different career cluster, and learners will explore how programmable robots can be utilized in that cluster. Students work through the curriculum in pairs, fostering the development of workplace readiness skills such as communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and perseverance.

Pitsco Learning Portal

The Seeker content is accessible through the 100% web-based Pitsco Learning Portal, which features a variety of learning and classroom management tools.

Teachers can create their classrooms, enroll students using no identifiable credentials, utilize the provided Seeker course or create their own course, utilize the provided assignments or create their own, track student progress, and more.
Students can view the content and access the programming environment at the same time, enabling them to follow along as they code. Student progress is automatically saved through the platform.
Students will also utilize the simulator to test and iterate their code on a digital robot.