Get ready to roll into Earth Day with Dash. In this post, we present three lesson plans that combine environmental themes and robotics using Dash—giving your students a chance to learn about life cycles, seed dispersal, and weather patterns in a hands-on, interactive way. Plus, we’ll look at how some inspiring teachers on Instagram are bringing Earth Day to life in their own classrooms too.
We hope you’ll take this opportunity to spark curiosity, foster collaboration, and get everyone excited about protecting our planet—one coding challenge at a time!
Dash Robot Life Cycles STEAM Project
Students will work in groups of 3-4 to create a Life Cycle project. They will research the life cycle of their plant or animal, write the most important facts of each stage, label it on the presentation poster, and program their Dash robots to teach others about their life cycle.
Seed Dispersal: Dash the Seed
In this lesson, students will create a foldable explaining a variety of seed dispersal methods. Students will then write a program demonstrating a seed dispersal method.
Climate and Weather: Dashing through the Seasons
In this lesson, students will work in groups to determine a weather-dependent activity related to a season. Using lights, sounds, and movement, they will program Dash to act out a scene related to a seasonal activity.
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