Lesson 263: Draw your own robot helper

💡 TECHNOLOGY & FUTURE SKILLS (40 Lessons) • 🟡 C. How Machines Think

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Objective

I can draw my own robot helper and say how it helps people. I can explain that people built it, people write its rules, and people are more important than any machine.

Materials

Mini-lesson — Designing a kind robot helper

Today you will design your own robot helper. You can decide what it looks like and how it helps people.

Robots are tools made by people

  • People choose the shape of the robot.
  • People choose its job and write rules and code.
  • Robots follow these rules. They do not choose their own feelings or plans.

Think about kind, safe jobs

  • Your robot might help tidy toys or carry books.
  • It might help water plants or sort recycling.
  • It should not be used to scare, hurt, or be unkind to anyone.

People stay in charge

  • Trusted adults decide what your robot may do.
  • They can change the rules if something is not safe.
  • They can turn the robot off if they need to.

Explaining your robot

  • Good designers can talk about their ideas.
  • You can say "My robot helps by..." and "People are in charge of...".
  • This helps you remember that robots are helpers, not the boss.

Good questions to ask

  • "Who built this robot?"
  • "How does it help people or the Earth?"
  • "Who is in charge of this robot?"

Adults can say: "When we draw robots, we choose kind jobs for them. We remember that people write the rules and people are always more important than machines."

Picture strip: "Designing a robot helper"

Guided Practice — Plan your robot helper

You and an adult will plan your robot helper before you draw it.

  1. Ask your child: "What is one job you would like help with?" Examples: tidying toys, carrying bags, watering plants, or sorting books.
  2. Decide together one main job for the robot. Say: "This robot's job is to..."
  3. Ask: "How does your robot help?" Help your child name kind actions like "tidy", "carry", or "remind".
  4. Ask: "Who is in charge of your robot?" Support your child to answer: "Trusted adults and our family rules."
  5. Talk about what the robot may not do, such as "It may not shout" or "It may not break things". This shows that people write the rules.
  6. Say a full sentence together, like: "My robot helps with toys. People built it and people are the boss."
  7. Now start sketching the robot in pencil before the full drawing. Encourage your child to add helping tools (like a basket, a watering can, or a soft claw) instead of anything scary.
Tracing Pad
Tracing snapshot for print
Tip: As you trace, say a sentence such as "My robot helps with jobs. People wrote its rules."

Practice — My "robot helper" page

Use this practice to help your child turn their idea into a clear picture and words.

  1. At the top of a new page, write or trace the title: "My robot helper".
  2. In the middle of the page, help your child draw their robot helper. Add tools that show how it helps (baskets, soft arms, watering can, etc.).
  3. On one side of the robot, draw or list 3 ways it helps, such as: "tidies toys", "carries bags", "waters plants".
  4. Under the robot, write or trace: "People built this robot and wrote its rules."
  5. At the bottom of the page, write or trace: "My robot helps with jobs. People are more important than machines."
  6. Ask your child: "If this robot did something unkind, who could change the rules or turn it off?" Help them answer: "Trusted adults."
  7. Read the page together. Use it as a reminder that their ideas matter and people always stay in charge of robots and AI tools.

Quick Check — Draw your own robot helper

Answer each question about robot helpers, rules, and who is in charge.

1) Who makes robot helpers?

Robots and AI tools are created by people.

2) What is a kind job for a robot helper?

We choose safe, helpful jobs for robots.

3) Who is in charge of a robot helper in your home or school?

People stay in charge of tools and machines.

4) Which sentence is true about robot rules?

Programs and rules are created by people.

5) Which sentence is true about robot feelings?

Only people and animals have real feelings.

6) When you draw a robot helper, what should you think about first?

Robot ideas should focus on helping and kindness.

7) If a robot helper did something unkind, what should happen?

Adults can fix problems with tools and machines.

8) Which sentence is true about people and robots?

Humans matter more than any tool or device.

9) If you want to change your robot idea, what can you do?

Designs can change as we think about safety and kindness.

10) What is one big goal of this lesson?

We want children to enjoy designing helpers while knowing that humans decide what is right.

Assessment (parent/teacher)

Exit ticket (student)

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