Bristlebots
Activity Details
Grade Levels: 3-8
Standards: NGSS Science and ELA
- 4-PS3-4. Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.
- 3-5-ETS1-1. Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
- 3-PS2-1. Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
- PS3B: Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer
Essential Questions:
- How can you reuse other materials around you to make something new?
- What other features could you add to your BristleBot? Why?