Nevada Robotics Curriculum

Books and Bots is curriculum developed by Nevada Robotics staff that partners popular story books with VEX 123 robotics lessons to promote literacy and teach computer science. All lessons meet state computer science, math, and ELA standards. Lessons may also meet art standards. Each lesson provides the opportunity for teachers to incorporate Social Emotional Learning competencies. Books & Bots lessons are accompanied by a School-Home Connection. These handouts are for students to take home to their parents and guardians and provide information about the Books & Bots lesson. They also include home activities and extensions that children can do with their families. Each School-Home Connection includes a DRI scientist profile so children can learn about the research that is happening around the state and world. 

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Two students working together to build a robot.

PreK

Always Anjali

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Always Anjali – Anjali’s Letter Game

Always Anjali – Anjali’s Word Search

Brown Bear, Brown Bear

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Brown Bear, Brown Bear – Animals, Animals Everywhere

Brown Bear, Brown Bear – Colorful Animals

Brown Bear, Brown Bear – Rhyming Word Match

Brown Bear, Brown Bear – What Do You Hear?

 

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom – Chicka Boom Bot – Blue Bot

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom – Chicka Boom Bot – VEX 123

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom – Name Numbering

Fry Bread

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Fry Bread – Fry Bread Matching

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

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If You Give a Mouse a Cookie – Mouse Match-Up

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie – Pictures and Numbers

 

Mousetronaut

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Mousetronaut – Collecting and Sorting Shapes

Mousetronaut – Key Collecting & Shape Recognition

Mousetronaut – Small But Mighty

Mousetronaut Goes to Mars – Blastoff!

 

Mousetronaut Goes to Mars

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Mousetronaut Goes to Mars – Blastoff!

 

The Color Monster

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The Color Monster – Emotion Collection

The Color Monster – Emotion Match-Up

The Color Monster – Make a Monster

The Rainbow Fish

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The Rainbow Fish – Scales, Scales, Scales

The Rainbow Fish – Sequencing Scales

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar – Caterpillar Crawl – Blue Bot

The Very Hungry Caterpillar – Caterpillar Crawl – VEX 123

The Very Hungry Caterpillar – Caterpillar Sequence

Where Are You From?

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Where Are You From? – Learning Letters

Where Are You From? – Match-Up Magic

Kindergarten

Always Anjali

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Always Anjali -Anjali’s Word Search

Always Anjali – Name Spelling

Brown Bear, Brown Bear

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Brown Bear, Brown Bear – Animals, Animals Everywhere

Brown Bear, Brown Bear – Colorful Animals

Brown Bear, Brown Bear – What Do You Hear?

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom – Chicka Boom Bot

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom – Name Numbering

Earth Hour

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Earth Hour – Turn off the Lights!

Fry Bread

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Fry Bread – Reading Fry Bread

Mousetronaut

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Mousetronaut – Build a Mouse – Program a Journey

Mousetronaut – Collecting and Sorting Shapes

Mousetronaut – Key Collecting & Shape Recognition 

 

Mousetronaut Goes to Mars

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Mousetronaut Goes To Mars – Countdown to Blastoff!

Mousetronaut Goes to Mars – Mars Rover Rock Collector

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

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If You Give a Mouse a Cookie – Mouse Match-Up

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie – Pictures and Numbers

 

The Color Monster

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The Color Monster – Emotion Collection

The Color Monster – Emotion Match-Up

The Color Monster – Make a Monster

The Rainbow Fish

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The Rainbow Fish – Scales, Scales, Scales

The Rainbow Fish – Sequencing Scales

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar – Caterpillar Crawl

The Very Hungry Caterpillar – Caterpillar Sequence

Where Are You From?

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Where Are You From?– Metrical Match-Up

Where Are You From? – Phonics

1st Grade

Fry Bread

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Fry Bread – Reading Fry Bread

 

Mousetronaut

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Mousetronaut – Build a Mouse – Program a Journey

Mousetronaut – Key Collecting

 

 

Mousetronaut Goes to Mars

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Mousetronaut Goes to Mars – Skip Count to Mars

Mousetronaut Goes to Mars – Mars Rover Rock Collector

 

Penny the Fourth Pig

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Penny the Fourth Pig – Engineering Design Process

Penny the Fourth Pig – Engineer It!

The Color Monster

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The Color Monster – Monster Math!

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

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The True Story of the Three Little Pigs – Point of View

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs – Wolf Walk

Where Are You From?

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Where Are You From? – Grammar Time

Where Are You From? – Metrical Match-Up

2nd Grade

Always Anjali

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Always Anjali – 123 Language

Mousetronaut

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Mousetronaut – Build a Mouse – Program a Journey

Mousetronaut – Key Collecting & Sorting

Mousetronaut – Small But Mighty

Mousetronaut – The Great Shape Race

Mousetronaut Goes to Mars

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Mousetronaut Goes to Mars – Mars Rover Rock Collector

 Mousetronaut Goes to Mars  – Rock Collecting 

Penny the Fourth Pig

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Penny the Fourth Pig – Engineering Design Process

Penny the Fourth Pig – Engineer It!

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

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The True Story of the Three Little Pigs – Point of View

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs – Wolf Walk

Where Are You From?

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Where Are You From? – Adjective or Adverb

Where Are You From? – Grammar Time

Where Are You From? – Metrical Match-Up

Where Are You From? – Writing worksheet

3rd Grade

Always Anjali

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Always Anjali – Lesson plan

Earth Hour

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Earth Hour – Energy Savings 

Fry Bread

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Fry Bread – Correct Sequencing & Adding

Fry Bread – Fractions

Mousetronaut

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Mousetronaut – Build a Mouse – Program a Journey

Mousetronaut – Shape Classification

Mousetronaut Goes to Mars – Mars Rover Rock Collector

 

Penny the Fourth Pig

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Penny the Fourth Pig – Engineering Design Process

Penny the Fourth Pig – Engineer It!

 

Where Are You From?

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Where Are You From? – Grammar Time

4th Grade

Always Anjali

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Always Anjali – lesson plan

Earth Hour

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Earth Hour – Energy Savings

Fry Bread

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Fry Bread – Fractions

Fry Bread – Recipe for a Group

Mousetronaut

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Mousetronaut – Angle Classification

Mousetronaut – Build a Mouse – Program a Journey

Mousetronaut Goes to Mars

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Mousetronaut Goes to Mars – How Far To Mars

Mousetronaut Goes to Mars – Mars Rover Rock Collector

Mousetronaut Goes to Mars – Mission to Mars

 

Penny the Fourth Pig

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Penny the Fourth Pig – Engineering Design Process

Penny the Fourth Pig – Engineer It!

 

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

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The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs – Point of View

Where Are You From?

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Where Are You From? – Figurative Language Game

5th Grade

Always Anjali

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Always Anjali – lesson plan

Earth Hour

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Earth Hour – Energy Savings

Fry Bread

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Fry Bread – Fractions

Fry Bread – Half the Recipe

Mousetronaut

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Mousetronaut – Build a Mouse – Program a Journey

Mousetronaut – Coordinate Plan & Ordered Pairs

Mousetronaut – Map the Mission

Mousetronaut Goes to Mars

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Mousetronaut Goes to Mars – Mars Rover Rock Collector

 Mousetronaut Goes to Mars – Mission to Mars

Penny the Fourth Pig

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Penny the Fourth Pig – Engineering Design Process

Penny the Fourth Pig – Engineer It!

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

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The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs – Point of View

Where Are You From?

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Where Are You From? – Figurative Language activity

Where Are You From? – Figurative Language lesson 

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Lesson Highlight:

Earth Hour

Books and Bots for Energy Saving Tips Project Promotes Energy Conservation Using Foundational STEM Skills

Nevada Robotics and PowerShift by NV Energy are partnering to promote energy saving tips using robots as a learning tool. As part of the Books and Bots for Energy Saving Tips project, PreK-5  educators across Nevada will receive professional development on how to use robots and the story book,  Earth Hour by Nanette Heffernan, to teach both energy saving tips and coding skills and strategies.  Earth Hour introduces readers to the worldwide celebration of Earth and encourages us to turn out the lights to conserve energy. Images and text highlight how we use energy in our daily lives.