Robotics Skill Builder: Ecosystems

Ecosystems Skill Builder

Grade 3 Robotics Ecosystems Skill Builder Medium 5 Questions 8 Views

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Robotics Skill Builder: Ecosystems

Ecosystems Skill Builder

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Grade: Grade 3

Subject: Robotics

Topic: Ecosystems

Time: 20 Minutes

Difficulty: Medium

Questions: 5

Instructions:
Read each question carefully. Use what you know about ecosystems and simple robotics ideas. Answer in complete sentences when needed. Show your thinking.

Skills Practiced:

Ecosystems
Robotics
Critical Thinking
Problem Solving

1Question

What is an ecosystem?

2Question

Name two living things and two nonliving things that could be found in a pond ecosystem.

3Question

A robot is being used to explore a forest ecosystem. What are two ways the robot could help scientists learn about the forest?

4Question

Why is it important for a robot in an ecosystem to move carefully and quietly?

5Question

Design a simple robot for studying a desert ecosystem. What sensor or tool should it have, and how would that help scientists?

Answer Key

#	Answer
1	An ecosystem is a place where living things like plants and animals live together with nonliving things like water, air, and sunlight.
2	Living things: fish and frogs. Nonliving things: water and sunlight.
3	The robot could take pictures of plants and animals and measure things like temperature or humidity.
4	It is important so the robot does not scare animals away or damage plants and other parts of the ecosystem.
5	A simple desert robot could have a heat sensor. This would help scientists learn how hot the desert is and how animals and plants survive there.