Art Bots: Making Art with Robots
This is a great lesson if you would like to incorporate technology into
your classroom. It can be adapted for any grade level as the robots can
be very basic or more complex. Our example shows two different types
of robots: one constructed with inexpensive materials and another
adapted from a remote control car.
For the simple robot, we used a large paper cup, tape, rubber bands,
an electric toothbrush and markers. The markers act as the “legs” of
the robot and the electric toothbrush makes it move. Once assembled
and turned on, the robot will move around on a piece of paper and will
make colorful abstract art.
Be sure to check out the video of these lesson plans as they go
through each step of the process and will get your creative juices
flowing. We know your students will be equally excited about the
lessons.
The best part of these lesson plans is that if you need additional funds
for your classroom, both of the lessons will work with an Art to
Remember fundraiser. We will even send you free paper!
The other bot shown in our example is equally simple to assemble, but
opens up a world of possibilities with technology. Depending on your
resources, you could even incorporate programming and have the
students code a program where the bot draws a picture or pattern.
To view the STEAM lessons video, click here, and for more information
on fundraising, check out this page.
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