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TERM 3 · WEEK 3Robot Engineering: Rescue Mission

TERM 3 · WEEK 3

Robot Engineering: Rescue Mission

Year 4 learners building a rescue robot in a science engineering lab.

Build your rescue robot, explain your choices, then guide it through Robot Rescue Run.

0 / 7 missions complete

ENGLISH

Robot Word Lab

01 · Robot Word Lab

Let’s investigate the words for Robot Engineering: Rescue Mission. Look for what changes, then explain what you notice.

WHAT AM I LEARNING?

Use roots/base words, prefixes and suffixes to build and explain technical vocabulary.

YOUR MISSION

Build and explain: recharge, movement, protective, detector.

Need help? See the steps
TEACH · LEARN THE IDEA

A suffix is an ending added to a word. -ful can mean “full of” or “having”, -less can mean “without”, and -est can show the most. A prefix is a word part added to the beginning of a word. It changes the word’s meaning.

  1. STEP 1Read or tap each word.
  2. STEP 2Look closely at the word part the mission is teaching.
  3. STEP 3Sort, build or compare the words.
  4. STEP 4Explain the pattern in your own words.
ROBOT WORD LAB

Power up the technical vocabulary

4 SYSTEMS

A morpheme is a word part that carries meaning. Tap where each word splits, then choose what the parts mean together.

recharge

1 · BREAK THE WORD
2 · BUILD THE MEANING
System waiting

movement

1 · BREAK THE WORD
2 · BUILD THE MEANING
System waiting

protective

1 · BREAK THE WORD
2 · BUILD THE MEANING
System waiting

detector

1 · BREAK THE WORD
2 · BUILD THE MEANING
System waiting
Start with one word. Look for the smallest parts that still carry meaning.

ENGLISH

Robot Specification Desk

02 · Specification Desk

Read the Robot Engineering: Rescue Mission information first. Talk the idea through, then answer one small question at a time.

WHAT AM I LEARNING?

Identify how a technical description links named parts and features to their functions.

YOUR MISSION

Read the Robot Ranger R4 specification. Identify the movement part, the adjustable feature, the heat-detecting part and a sentence that explains function rather than appearance.

Need help? See the steps
TEACH · LEARN THE IDEA

Start with the steps below. They show you what to look for and what to do.

  1. STEP 1Read once to understand what it is mostly about.
  2. STEP 2Read the question again and find the part that helps.
  3. STEP 3Say your answer aloud using because, then check it against the text.
  4. STEP 4Record a useful clue from the source.
  5. STEP 5Explain what that clue tells you.
ROBOT SPECIFICATION DESK

Read how parts and functions work together

R4 FILE
ROBOT RANGER R4TRAINING SPECIFICATION
A · TRACKED BASE

Moves the robot over rough ground and controls forward, backward and turning movement.

B · SLIDING ARM

Extends and retracts so the reach can be adjusted for different rescue jobs.

C · THERMAL CAMERA

Detects heat so the operator can search for warm people or animals when visibility is poor.

D · STORAGE POD

Carries small first-aid supplies, water and emergency equipment.

Remember: a technical description explains what a part does, not only what it looks like.

Which part controls how the robot moves?

Choose the best evidence from the specification.

Which feature makes the arm adjustable?

Choose the best evidence from the specification.

Which part helps find a warm person in low visibility?

Choose the best evidence from the specification.

Which sentence explains a function rather than appearance?

Choose the best evidence from the specification.
Use the specification, not a guess. The answer is written in the part descriptions.

MATHS

Build Your Rescue Bot

03 · Design Bay

This is your real-world Robot Engineering: Rescue Mission challenge. Work out what the problem asks you to find or make.

WHAT AM I LEARNING?

Build a purposeful rescue robot by choosing a body, movement system, sensor and rescue tool, then testing and improving it for the rescue mission.

YOUR MISSION

Tap a body, movement system, sensor and tool to build your robot. Deploy it in the science-lab training mission, use the feedback to improve its parts, and try again. You may give it a name.

Need help? See the steps
TEACH · LEARN THE IDEA

Your purpose is why you are writing.

  1. STEP 1Read the whole challenge once.
  2. STEP 2Find the numbers, facts or rules you need.
  3. STEP 3Choose a useful strategy.
  4. STEP 4Show your solution clearly enough that someone else could follow it.
RESCUE ROBOT MISSION CONTROL

Build your rescue robot

MISSION 01

Tap parts to build your robot. Watch each new part appear, then send your robot on the rescue mission.

MISSION · SCIENCE LAB FIRE — TRAINING SIMULATION

Smoke is filling the science lab

A small paper fire is burning away from electrical equipment. A fallen box and scattered debris are blocking part of the safest route. Build a robot that can travel across debris, find heat through smoke and control the fire.

YOUR ROBOT0 / 4 parts

1. Pick a body

1
ROBOT BODY

Choose a body

2
MOVEMENT SYSTEM

How should your robot travel?

3
SENSOR

How should your robot detect danger?

4
RESCUE TOOL

What should your robot use to help?

YOUR RESCUE ROBOTRESCUE ROBOT
4 parts

Swap any part above to improve your design.

DEPLOYMENT STATUS BUILD ALL 4 PARTS
Start by choosing a robot body. Every part you choose will appear on your robot.

MATHS

Robot Geometry Lab

04 · Geometry Lab

Work through one maths question at a time. Your answers will be checked before the next mission unlocks.

WHAT AM I LEARNING?

Identify and describe polygons and line symmetry, then recognise and describe translation, reflection and rotation.

YOUR MISSION

Complete the robot engineering tests: classify polygons by side and vertex count; identify lines of symmetry in a square and non-square rectangle; identify a slide as translation, a flip as reflection and a quarter-turn as a 90° rotation.

Need help? See the steps
TEACH · LEARN THE IDEA

Start with the steps below. They show you what to look for and what to do.

  1. STEP 1Read the question and decide what you need to find.
  2. STEP 2Notice the important numbers and units.
  3. STEP 3Choose a strategy and work it out.
  4. STEP 4Type the answer, then check that it makes sense.
ROBOT GEOMETRY LAB

Test shapes, symmetry and transformations

7 TESTS
⬡POLYGON

A closed 2D shape made from straight sides. Count sides and vertices carefully.

│SYMMETRY

A line of symmetry divides a shape into matching mirror halves.

→ ↻ ↔TRANSFORM

Translation = slide. Rotation = turn. Reflection = flip.

A shield panel has 6 straight sides. What polygon is it?

System not tested yet.

Which polygon has 5 sides and 5 vertices?

System not tested yet.

How many lines of symmetry does a square have?

System not tested yet.

How many lines of symmetry does a non-square rectangle have?

System not tested yet.

The robot slides 3 squares right without turning. What transformation is that?

System not tested yet.

A scanner shape is flipped across a mirror line. What transformation is that?

System not tested yet.

The robot makes a quarter-turn clockwise. How many degrees is the turn?

System not tested yet.
Complete all seven engineering tests. Correct systems stay powered up.

ENGLISH

Robot Technical File

05 · Technical File

YOUR WRITING JOB: Use the rescue robot you built. Write two organised paragraphs: first explain its name, purpose and rescue job; then explain how at least three parts function. Use precise technical vocabulary and function language such as 'is used to', 'helps', 'allows' or 'because'.

WHAT AM I LEARNING?

Write an informative technical description that explains a designed object's purpose, parts and functions using precise vocabulary.

YOUR MISSION

Use the rescue robot you built. Write two organised paragraphs: first explain its name, purpose and rescue job; then explain how at least three parts function. Use precise technical vocabulary and function language such as 'is used to', 'helps', 'allows' or 'because'.

Need help? See the steps
TEACH · LEARN THE IDEA

A cause is why something happens. An effect is what happens because of it. Your purpose is why you are writing. First get your ideas ready. Then build the writing one part at a time.

  1. STEP 1Introduce what you are writing about.
  2. STEP 2Give your first important idea.
  3. STEP 3Add another useful detail, reason or example.
  4. STEP 4Finish so the reader understands your message.
ROBOT TECHNICAL FILE

Explain how your rescue robot works

ENGINEER COPY

This is your working engineering sheet. The robot you built appears here, and you explain how the chosen systems help with a rescue problem.

YOUR MISSION LOADOUT No completed rescue robot yet
MOVEMENTNot selected
SENSORNot selected
TOOLNot selected

Build and deploy your robot so its parts appear here.

1 · PURPOSE

Name your robot. Explain the rescue job it was designed to do and who or what it helps.

2 · PARTS + FUNCTIONS

Explain how at least three parts work. Tap your part-name chips if you want to insert the exact technical vocabulary.

✓ clear purpose✓ two organised paragraphs✓ at least three parts explained✓ technical vocabulary
Use your own saved robot design. Explain what the parts do, not just what they look like.

MATHS

Robot Rescue Run

06 · Rescue Zone
GAME BREAK

Drive the robot you built through the rescue course. Tap left or right to move, JUMP over gaps, dodge enemy bots, use checkpoints and reach the rescue beacon.

RESCUE TRAINING COURSE
♥♥♥♥ ⚡ 0 / 24 ★ 0 / 3 00:00

GAME BREAK · RESCUE TRAINING

Robot Rescue Run

Guide the robot you built through a four-zone rescue course. Jump over gaps, dodge enemy bots and reach the safety beacon.

RUN A/D or arrows JUMP Space / W / ↑ · forgiving edge jumps BOOST Shift / X · each pickup gives 2 boosts
Goal: reach the rescue beacon. Optional: collect 24 Energy Orbs and 3 Star Fragments. Checkpoints: restore all 4 hearts automatically.

Robot Engineer Debrief

07 · Engineer Debrief

This part is about your own learning. There are no right or wrong feelings.

WHAT AM I LEARNING?

Reflect on using word parts, technical descriptions, geometry and transformations to design and explain a rescue robot.

YOUR MISSION

Choose how independently you worked, then finish: 'One thing I understand better now is…'

Need help? See the steps
TEACH · LEARN THE IDEA

Choose what feels true for you, then write one thing you understand better now.

  1. STEP 1Choose how the week felt.
  2. STEP 2Write one thing you understand better now.

How did this week feel?

There are no right or wrong answers. Choose what feels true for you.

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