Giving Advice
Kinds of Robots
Special Robots
Girls Can Code
Good 'ol vocabulary
100

I want to be an engineer.  

 'You should start studying math and science a lot, but don't forget to take courses to help your creativity, like art, dance and music!

100

The first robot we met this unit was pictured working at the Institute of Robotidcs and Mechatronics in Germany.  This is the task it was doing in the picture.

What is opening a jar/ taking the lid off a jar?

100

Other than the social robot we met while watching The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, what other two kinds of robots did we see, both based on things we find in nature.

What are a snake robot and a butterfly robot?

100

Boys and girls are both good at these two subjects in school.

What are science and math? 

100

This means to make it easier for people to do something. 

What is help?

200

I don't understand my math homework.

You should ask your math teacher, ask a classmate who is good in math, go online and check YouTube for help, go online and check the Kahn Academy for help.

200

A robot rescue vehicle could be used to do very dangerous jobs, such as this.

What is if there is a fire, it can go into the burning building and look for people?

200

This is the name of the special project first tested in a swimming pool, and now underwater in one of the richest coral environments that we have.

What is Squishy Robot Fingers / Squishy Fingers?

200

In Girls Who Code, the clubs are free and they teach girls how to code, which is defined as this.

What is write special instructions for computers?

200

This is a highly unpleasant physical sensation caused by illness or injury.

What is pain?

300

I want to be a computer programmer.

You should study math, science, computers, start a coding club, ask your computer teacher lots of questions, look online for good university programs in that field.

300

Paro looks and acts like a baby seal with movable head and flippers.  When patients hold his robot, they feel relaxed and happy.  Sometimes their pain levels improve, so its no wonder Paro is this kind of robot.

What is a therapy robot?

300

This is the name of the social robot we saw on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon who won at rock-paper-scissors. 

Who is Sophia?

300

Very few girls study these two subjects in college and so very few work in these fields after graduation.

What are computer science and engineering?

300

This means to plan and prepare a system, and decide on all the details of it.

What is to design?

400

My male classmate thinks that only boys should be in math and science classes.

You should tell him he is incorrect, and show him examples of great women scientists and engineers.

400

In factories, robots do a lot of these kinds of jobs, involving very boring repetitive tasks, like putting car parts together.  

What are assembly line jobs?

400

One of Chad Jenkins’ projects is the PR2 robot. The PR2 robot is a special robot. It helps these kinds of patients.  

What are patients with disabilities?

400

In Girls Who Code, the girls write special instructions for computers, then use these instructions to make these.

What are computer programs?

400

This is the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes. 

What is engineering? 

500

I think math and science is really boring.

You should think about how technologies, like robots, have changed the world for the better!

500

Doctors can use medical robots for this, because they can make very careful movements or even control the robot from far away.  

What is surgery?

500

This is the name of a new kind of robot, that looks like a robot dog. It can’t jump, but it can walk on four legs, and it can run. It can load the dishwasher but it can't understand voice instructions. 

What is SpotMini?

500

This country had the narrowest percentage of gender divide for studying or working in engineering.

What is Indonesia?

500

To cause to go or be taken to a particular destination: 

What is send? 

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