How did sixth graders study astronomy with Ozobots?

Sixth graders at George Washington School in West Hempstead completed a science lesson, using Ozobots, to learn about the moon and earth.

Ozobots are small robots that teachers can use to introduce coding and STEAM concepts to their students. The Ozobots respond to colors, which tell the robot what direction to go or how to move. 

During this science lesson, students learned how the earth and moon rotate and revolve. Students were tasked with coding the robots to do a model simulation of rotation and revolution of the earth and the moon around the sun.

George Washington STELLAR teacher Dara Perlow and sixth grade teacher Jenna Mottola, partnered with the district’s director of ENL and instructional technology, Katie DiGregorio, to bring STEAM into the classroom with this activity.