Instruction Guide: ESR Team Building / Ice Breaker
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Pair Programming
Have students watch this Pair Programming video from Code.org:
Discuss the Do's and Don'ts at the end of the video.
Extend the Pair idea to cover Robotics hardware & software:
- One student is the hardware engineer - they touch the robot
- One student is the software engineer - they touch the computer
- We switch roles every few minutes.
Team Building with Pairs - LEGO Listen
Provide two sets of these parts in separate bags
Directions
- Have students sit back-to-back, each with a bags of identical parts
- While both students are sitting SILENTLY, have student A build something out of some (elementary) or all (middle school) of the parts in their bag in 60 seconds while student B sits quietly, opening their bag, but not building anything or peeking at student A.
- Begin a 4 minute timer and:
> Have student A describe how to assemble their creation one step at a time to student B
> Student B must remain COMPLETELY SILENT and NOT TOUCH student A during the build - Once time is up, have students compare their builds and decide if the builds are Exact, Close, or Not Close.
- Reverse roles and try again scoring for Exact, Close or Not Close.
- After the second build, have students discuss the challenges they are facing and what strategies might help then get to Exact.
- Share this pdf to learn the names of the parts in the LEGO Listen bag
- Try again LEGO Listen again, this time using part names and any other strategies your squad discussed
- Discus final results:
- Did following verbal instructions get easier with practice?
- Did giving verbal instructions get easier with practice?
- Did a common language help?
- What else did you learn?
Squad Team Building
The Robot Dance Off in Unit 2 may be used as a squad-level Team Building challenge, however, if time permits you may choose one of the Team Building Activities under the ALL POSTS section of this webpage for the entire class:
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