Seeker®

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.