LabsLand Teach lessons

• Arduino robot (visual)
• 55 min
• Lower secondary / early high school
• English

Arduino Visual Robot (1/4): first safe movement

Students program the Arduino visual robot to move safely, test start and stop behavior, and record evidence from the real remote robot.

• Program a real mobile robot with motor and time blocks.
• Connect left/right motor speeds with forward motion, turns, and stopping.

Includes student questions and response prompts.

• Arduino robot (visual)
• 55 min
• Lower secondary / early high school
• English

Arduino Visual Robot (2/4): buttons, LEDs, and modes

Students use visual blocks to read buttons, control LEDs, and build simple robot modes with observable real-hardware evidence.

• Use robot buttons as decision inputs.
• Use LEDs and serial messages to communicate robot state.

Includes student questions and response prompts.

• Arduino robot (visual)
• 55 min
• Lower secondary / early high school
• English

Arduino Visual Robot (3/4): proximity without crashes

Students use proximity sensor readings in visual code to avoid crashes, test thresholds, and explain how sensor input changes robot behavior.

• Read proximity sensors before making a decision.
• Choose a simple threshold from observations.

Includes student questions and response prompts.

• Arduino robot (visual)
• 60 min
• Lower secondary / early high school
• English

Arduino Visual Robot (4/4): marker-aware robot challenge

Students combine movement, sensors, markers, and reaction rules in a visual-programming robot challenge with documented test evidence.

• Use line sensors as evidence of light/dark surface reflectance.
• Design a short reactive behaviour with input, decision, and output.

Includes student questions and response prompts.