4weeks
8sessions
60min/session
Learning Objectives
- Developing logical thinking through simple cause-and-effect relationships: input → processing → output.
- First steps in electronics: LED, resistor, button, buzzer, ultrasonic sensor, LDR.
- Developing engineering thinking through building, testing, troubleshooting, and improving.
- Developing skills to present a project to parents.
Required Materials and Organization
- Arduino-compatible board, breadboard, wires, RGB LED, standard LEDs, buttons, resistors, buzzer, HC-SR04, LDR, cardboard/boxes for the model.
- Suitable for beginners; no prior experience required.
Weekly Structure
Week 1
Robo-Dinosaur – Basics and RGB Eyes
Session 1
3 Moods of the Dinosaur (RGB + Button)
Safety, Arduino as the “brain,” breadboard, GND, RGB LED, button, and first interactive logic.
Session 2
The Dinobot’s Real Eyes (2 x RGB)
Building two RGB “eyes,” switching modes, blinking, and an “angry mode.”
Week 2
Senses – Distance and Sound
Session 3
The Dinosaur Sees (HC-SR04)
Measuring distance and reacting in three zones with different colors.
Session 4
The Dinosaur Roars (Buzzer)
Adding sound and syncing sound + color based on distance.
Week 3
Control Panel and Commands
Session 5
4 Buttons = 4 Commands
Selecting modes via buttons and light indicators on the panel.
Session 6
The Dinobot Talks – 4 Sounds
Different tones/rhythms for different “emotions” and commands.
Week 4
Light, Final Model, and Presentation
Session 7
The Dinobot Falls Asleep When It’s Dark
LDR sensor and automatic behavior based on light — “Guard” mode.
Session 8
Final Assembly, Testing, and Demo Day
Finishing the enclosure, final testing, presenting to parents, and taking the project home.
What Parents Get
- A clear week-by-week course structure and a visible final project.
- Hands-on work in every session, not just theory.
- A final project presentation, with the child taking their creation home.
- A suitable framework for beginner students of elementary school age.