Class 9 – Coding, AI and Robotics Curriculum
Introduction
Certified AI curriculum is aligned with international boards like CBSE / IB / IGCSE / ICSE / CSTA / CIE and specifically designed grade-wise AI syllabus for students of grade 5 to introduce them to technological activities in Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Coding, and much more with Python.
- Prerequisites: None
- Kits Required: AI & Robotics Lab, or AI Classroom Bundle
- Programming Software: PictoBlox (Python Coding)
Learning Outcomes
After completing this curriculum, students will have a basic understanding of robotics, coding, and artificial intelligence with the help of a wide variety of projects in Python.
Apart from the aforementioned learning outcomes, this curriculum will also help them develop important skills such as problem-solving and debugging techniques, critical thinking, logical reasoning, and creativity.
30
Lessons
30+
Activities
50+
Learning Hours
9
Grade
Curriculum Lesson Plan
Module 1: Coding
Lesson 1: Introduction to Python Programming
- Objective: Learn about about the concept of programming, and it’s applications in the real world. Describe, about Python programming language, and how Python codes can be written in Pictoblox Python interface.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches different sections of the PictoBlox Python interface as well as the palettes in it, and start their journey in coding. Prepare a coding project, to animate Tobi (a sprite) introducing itself.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 2: Animation With Python
- Objective: Learn about different sections of the PictoBlox and start their journey in coding.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches how to Create a coding project within the PictoBlox environment, wherein they will create an animation of Tobi (a sprite) walking around.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 3: Variable Basics
- Objective: Learn about what are Operators and Variables in Python. Understand all the Operators and Data Types in Python.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches how to Create different types of basic models that with the use of operators and variables.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 4: Getting Started with Quarky
- Objective: Quarky. Understand different functions related to Quarky and implement them while writing the code.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches how to Prepare a coding project, to display emotions on Quarky. Prepare a coding project, to create a name badge with quarky.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 5: Functions in Python
- Objective: Learn about different functions used in Python. Implement various Python functions in the codes.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches how to different user defined functions used in python. Prepare a code to calculate various properties of cube. Prepare a code to calculate Right angle Trigle.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 6: Conditional Programming
- Objective: Learn about different control flow structures in Python and if-else statement in python.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches how to Analyse the problem, decide and evaluate conditions. Prepare code for identifying whether a given shape is triangle or not.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 7: Loops in Python-While Loop
- Objective: Learn about different types of loops available in python. Describe about the usage, and working of a loop and Analyse and decide on an appropriate combination of Loops and Conditions.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches how to Prepare a coding project on number counter using quarky. Prepatre a coding project on Average Age.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 8: Loops in Python-For Loop
- Objective: Learn about the usage, and working of the for loop. Analyze and decide on an appropriate combination of Loops and Conditions.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches how to Prepare coding projects on Individual LED Control and LED looping using Quarky and Pictoblox python interface.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 9: Working with Strings
- Objective: Learn about the way Python stores and uses strings. Describe the way strings are traversed with a loop.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches string functions. Prepare a coding project on working with string. Prepare a coding project on String Case.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 10: Lists in Python
- Objective: Learn about the concepts of mutable sequence types in python Describe the usage of list for storing a large amount of data in memory.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches how to Create, access and manipulate list objects Use various functions & methods to work with a list.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 11: My Friends List
- Objective: Learn about the concept of mutable sequence types in Python. Appreciate the use of a list to conveniently store a large amount of data in memory.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches to Create, access & manipulate list objects. Use various functions & methods to work with a list. Prepare a coding project to create a friends list.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Module 2: Artificial Intelligence
Lesson 12: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
- Objective: Learn about the difference between human intelligence and artificial intelligence. Appreciate the advantages of using AI. Correlate with the real-world applications of AI to generate an AI mindset.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches the application of AI in their daily lives. Identify the 3 domains of AI.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 13: Getting an AI Education
- Objective: Learn about the various areas where Artificial Intelligence is relevant in our lives. Correlate with the real-world applications of AI to generate an AI mindset.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches how to Describe the way AI is playing a pivotal role nation building and development
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 14: Face Detection
- Objective: Learn about Face detection in image Describe about various Face detection functions in PictoBlox.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches how to Implement the face detection functions while writing the code. Prepare a coding project on face detection in python using pictoblox.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 15: Face Emotion Detection
- Objective: Learn about the concept of face detection. Implement the face detection in real-life projects.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches to Prepare a coding project on face expression detection using Pictoblox. Prepare a expression Detector using Quarky by applying concepts of AI.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 16: Face Filters
- Objective: Learn about the real-world applications of AI to generate an AI mindset.
- Activity 1: This
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 17: Computer Vision Object Detection Part-1
- Objective: Learn about how computers can be made to gain a high-level understanding of digital images or videos to automate tasks that the human vision can do.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches the AI concept of Computer Vision. Object detection functions in PictoBlox.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 18: Computer Vision Object Detection Part-2
- Objective: Learn about object localization and applications of Computer Vision.
- Activity 1: This activty teaches how to write a code that will perform object detection. The object detection will be performed on an image that we upload on the PictoBlox stage as a backdrop.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 19: Waste Management System – Part 1
- Objective: Learn about waste and differentiate types of waste i.e. Biodegradable & Non-Biodegradable Waste, waste management, Explicate the advantages of waste management system.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches Advantages of waste management How to make a waste management system?
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 20: Waste Management System – Part 2
- Objective: Learn about how to Build our own waste management system using PictoBlox and Quarky.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches to create our own waste management system i.e.which would be able to classify the solid waste types using Quarky and object detection in PictoBlox.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 21: Introduction to Machine Learning – Part 1
- Objective: Learn about Machine learning Training data & ML models ML in PictoBlox.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches to Classifying images into different classes based on their characteristics: Mask On, Mask Off, or Mask Incorrect..
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 22: Introduction to Machine Learning – Part 2
- Objective: Learn about the machine learning process and ML models in PictoBlox to construct ML projects.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches how to Construct an ML model that categorizes whether a person is wearing a mask accurately or not.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Module 3: Robotics
Lesson 23: Basics of Robotics
- Objective: Learn about What is a robot, Advantages of robots, and Applications of robots.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches bout robots and their uses, as well as how to make their own robot using Quarky.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 24: Robotics Motion
- Objective: Learn about What is a robot? Advantages of robots Applications of robots How to make a robot using Quarky?
- Activity 1: This activity teaches how to Implement the concepts learned to make an activity to make your robot move forward, left, right, and back.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 25: Wirelessly Control Robot
- Objective: Learn about how to make a robot move using keys?
- Activity 1: This activity teaches to Implement the concepts learned to make an activity to make your robot move forward, left, right, and back with keys.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 26: Introduction to Sensors
- Objective: Learn about What are line-following robots? How does the IR sensor work?
- Activity 1: This activity teaches how to Calibrating the IR sensor and how to make a Line Following Robot.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 27: Introduction to Actuators
- Objective: Learn about what are an actuator and a servo motor? Assemble an Obstacle avoidance robot and Calibrate a servo motor.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches to Implement the concepts learned to make an activity to rotate the servo motor’s shaft at different angles, such as 0, 90, and 180 degrees.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 28: Face Expression Detector
- Objective: Learn about the real-world applications of AI to generate an AI mindset.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches to Create a Servo Sweep activity and another activity of a Face Tracking Robot using Quarky by applying concepts of AI.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 29: Obstacle Avoidance Robot – Part 1
- Objective: Learn about what is an Obstacle Avoidance Robot? Assemble an Obstacle Avoidance Robot.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches to Implement the concepts learned to make an activity to assemble the Obstacle Avoidance Robot.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 30: Obstacle Avoidance Robot – Part 2
- Objective: Learn about how to Program and test Obstacle Avoidance Robot.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches how to Implement the concepts learned to make an activity to program and test Obstacle Avoidance Robot.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
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Certified AI curriculum is aligned with international boards like CBSE/IB/IGCSE/ICSE/CSTA/CIE and specifically designed grade-wise AI syllabus for students of grades 3rd to 12th to introduce them to technological activities in Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Coding, and much more.
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