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I Want to Hold Your Hand

In this activity, learners construct a robot-like hand to demonstrate how data is collected when using robotic technology. Educators can use this activity to simulate how NASA uses robotic explorers to collect information about places where humans cannot travel. This lesson plan includes helpful diagrams, assessment questions, and several extension ideas....

Keywords:: Social Sciences, The Nature of Technology, Problem Solving, History/Policy/Law, NSDL, Conducting Investigations, General, Information and Communication, Science and Society, Technology and Society, Robot, Invention and Innovation, Troubleshooting and Maintenance, Measurement, Mathematics, Data Collection, Artificial-intelligence, Risks and Benefits, Robotics, Computing and Information, Engineering, General Science, Technology, The Design Process, Computer Science, Education

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Science and Technology / Computer Science

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Material Type:: Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:: July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:: July 27, 2016
Authors:: Becky Jaramillo, NASA
Michelle Fargo, NASA
Shannon Ricles, NASA
Submitter:: Barbra Bied Sperling

Primary Audience:: Grade School
Technical Format:: Website
Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Language:: English
Cost Involved:: No
Source Code Available:: No
Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States