Materials
- cardboard boxes, tins in different sizes
- paint
- glue
- as much used material as possible (waste)
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Increase the challenge other materials such as iron, wood, metal, parts of broken toys, etc. can be used. Batteries, wind, water or other types of energy sources can be added to this.
Implementation
The children work in a group and decide whether they want to build the robot alone or in a team. All materials are laid out on a table. The children use their imagination and create their individual robot. They may want to be supported by the pedagogical staff. There is no specific outcome. The only requirement is it has to be a robot.
The children slip into the role of designers, constructors, technicians, mechatronics engineers, according to their individual wishes.
Preparation
Make the materials accessible
Variation
- It is helpful if during the creation of the robot, the purpose of the robot is always considered with the: for cleaning, transport, pleasure.
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Have the children come up with a problem or a challenge they face in their everyday
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Shitty robot challenge: Instead of making useful robots, robots that can help people or solve different problems in your kindergarten, have the children create shitty robots. Robots that have no point, no purpose.
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