Free tools you can use now
Simulators let you write and test code before you have a robot in front of you.
Free activities to download
Ready-to-run EduTrend Contents independent robotics learning workshops for primary, middle and high school. Each free download includes a step-by-step session plan, facilitator notes, three student worksheets and an assessment checklist. Full 20-week programmes are available in EduStore.
Scratch Robot Pet
Primary · Ages 7–10
Foundation · 45 min
Pupils code a robot pet in Scratch that reacts to key presses and clicks, uses a loop to move and a condition to show when it is “hungry”.
Expected vs Happened
Primary · Ages 8–11
Developing · 45 min
Pupils practise writing down what they expected and what actually happened, using the note to find bugs in MakeCode simulator programs.
Nightlight Robot
Middle School · Ages 10–14
Intermediate · 90 min
Students use the micro:bit light sensor to switch on LEDs when a room gets dark, optionally raising a card flag with a servo, and tune the threshold for their room.
My Robotics Learning Record
Middle School · Ages 12–14
Intermediate · 50 min
Students create a learning record for a project, with a photo, goal, what went wrong and how they fixed it, and learn safe ways to share work online.
Virtual Parking Sensor
High School · Ages 15–18
Advanced · 75 min
Students build a virtual Arduino parking assistant in a browser simulator with an ultrasonic sensor and buzzer that beeps faster as an object gets closer.
Liked the free activities? Go further with a 20-week programme.
Each free activity comes from a full EduTrend Contents programme: a Family Guide or Teacher's Guide with one-page session plans for 20 weeks, plus an Assessment Toolkit with rubrics, trackers and certificates. Choose the one for your child's age or your class below. Instant PDF download after checkout.
EDT-361 · 20 WEEKS · $29
Young Robot Builders at Home
Family · Ages 6–11 with a grown-up
Scratch pets, simulators, getting unstuck, nightlight.
EDT-362 · 20 WEEKS · $39
Independent Robot Coders
Primary · Ages 7–11
Free tools, debugging habits and a home project.
EDT-363 · 20 WEEKS · $39
Self-Directed Robotics Lab
Middle school · Ages 11–14
Simulators, remixes, personal project, portfolio.
EDT-364 · 20 WEEKS · $45
Independent Robotics Pathway
High school · Ages 15–18
Robot maths, simulation, open projects, pathways.
Photos: ThisisEngineering, Gabriel Vasiliu / Unsplash
Resources for Students (Robotics)
Learn robotics independently with five free printable activities, from a Scratch robot pet and getting-unstuck habits to a nightlight robot, a learning record and a virtual parking sensor. For longer learning, choose a 20-week programme for families, primary, middle or high school.
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