Technology is all around us! In this exciting STEM incursion, students discover how technology helps people solve everyday problems through a series of five engaging missions. As young inventors, coders and technology detectives, students explore digital technologies, develop early coding skills and create their own robot while building confidence, creativity and problem-solving skills through hands-on learning.
Mission 1 – Mouse Robot Adventure
Students become junior programmers as they use Code Mouse Robots to navigate a themed challenge mat. Working collaboratively, they create simple sequences of directional commands, predict outcomes and refine their code until their robot successfully reaches its destination.
Mission 2 – Technology Detectives
Can you tell the difference between digital and non-digital technology? Students investigate a collection of familiar everyday objects before sorting them into digital and non-digital categories. Through discussion and exploration, they discover how different technologies make our lives easier at home, at school and in the community.
Mission 3 – Build-a-Robot Workshop
Students step into the inventor’s workshop to design and build their own robot using a variety of craft materials. Following a simple design process, they assemble, decorate and personalise their robot before taking it home as a reminder of their STEM adventure.
Mission 4 – Toy Discovery Station
Students explore a range of traditional and modern toys, investigating how they work and the purpose they serve. Through guided discussion, they compare different types of technologies and discover that technology doesn’t always require batteries or screens.
Mission 5 – Interactive Technology Exploration
Students experience a variety of engaging digital technologies through supervised exploration. As they interact with different devices, they discuss how technology can be used to learn, create and solve problems while practising responsible use of digital tools.
Students Will
- Recognise the difference between digital and non-digital technologies.
- Develop early coding and computational thinking skills.
- Follow a simple design process to create a robot.
- Build confidence through collaboration and problem-solving.
- Discover how technology helps people in everyday life.
- Take home their own robot creation.