Yale Secondary School - Grade 9 Course

Information Technology 9: Introduction to Robotics

Yale Secondary School is excited to offer grade 9 students this new and innovative engineering program. Students will be introduced to the highly acclaimed and popular Lego NXT Mindstorms robotics platform. In the course, students will learn how to engineer complex mechanical devices while simultaneously learning how to program the robot to complete a number of tasks and challenges. Students will work together in engineering teams to solve tasks and challenges and compete against other teams in class competitions. The course will integrate core math, science, technology and employability skills needed for successful life long learning..

Course Assessment:
1. Training Modules and demonstrations = 50%
2. Mini Challenges = 30%
3. Final Challenge = 20%