Class 7 – 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.
- Prerequisites: None
- Kits Required: AI & Robotics Lab, or AI Classroom Bundle
- Programming Software: PictoBlox (Block 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.
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
7
Grade
Curriculum Lesson Plan
Module 1: Coding
Lesson 1: Introduction to PictoBlox
- Objective: Learn about what exactly coding is with an analogy to mathematics and examples on applications of coding, from daily life.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches different sections of the PictoBlox and create a coding project animate Tobi (a sprite) to walk around on the stage.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 2: Variables in Real Life
- Objective: Learn about what a variable is in coding, with an analogy to, refilling a soup bowl and describe common data types used in coding with appropriate examples.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches how to declare their own variables in PictoBlox to store data to track a sprite’s variable position ( Its X and Y coordinates) on the stage area.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 3: Name Badge
- Objective: Learn about Describe about Quarky board and it’s features and Connect their PictoBlox with Quarky from both their computer/mobile.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches how to create a project to make an activity to display LED animation expressions on the Quarky LED panel and another project of displaying Name on Quarky.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 4: Math Operations in Programming
- Objective: Learn about what are arithmetic, relational and logical operators and Implement arithmetic operations in PictoBlox and update the values of variables based on that.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches to write a script that takes two numbers as inputs, performs addition on them and display the resulting value on the stage area.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 5: Loops
- Objective: Learn about the concept of loops in programming and the benefits of using loops.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches how to Write a script to display numbers from 1 to 9 on Quarky, using the concept of loops.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 6: Sequencing with Block Coding
- Objective: Learn about what is a nested loop, explain what is sequencing and explain why sequencing is important in programming.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches Reduce steps in a sequential script using loops and conditional operators.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 7: Fun with Functions
- Objective: Learn about Define and call a function in coding, Make functions in code.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches how to Make a script for Functions with no parameters and with parameters.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 8: Properties of a Circle
- Objective: Learn about how redundancy can be reduced using Functions and the advantages of Functions.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches make a program that calculates the area and parameter of a circle.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 9: Understanding Collections
- Objective: Learn about what is the collection and Understand the advantages of collection.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches how to Make a script using collections in PictoBlox.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 10: Understanding Arrays
- Objective: Learn about Arrays in Pictoblox.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches how to make a script for Array Creation in pictoblox.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 11: My Friends List
- Objective: Learn about How to iterate object through an array.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches how to access or change elements of an array.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 12: Perfect Squares
- Objective: Learn about how to use conditions in loops, interpret how many times a loop will repeat itself.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches to testing numbers from 1 to 100 and check if the numbers are a perfect square or not.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 13: Sorting Algorithm
- Objective: Learn about the selection sorting algorithms and how selection sort algorithms works by sorting an array of numbers.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches to technique known as “Selection Sort“ and through the list, arrange the elements of an array in ascending or descending order.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Module 2: Artificial Intelligence
Lesson 14: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
- Objective: Learn about the difference between human intelligence and artificial intelligence, advantages of using AI. and Correlate with the real-world applications of AI to generate an AI mindset.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches the concept of Artificial Intelligence, some of it’s real life application & advantages of using this emerging technology.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 15: AI in 21 st Century
- Objective: How AI is shaping Smart Cities, which will help them correlate with the real-world applications of AI to generate an AI mindset.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches AI as a career option and its future, and it's AI’s Contribution to National Building & Development.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 16: Face Detection
- Objective: Learn about the role of facial recognition technology. Use dedicated Blocks for face recognition in PictoBlox.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches how to Make a script that detects the face using the camera and reports the expression of the faces detected on the stage.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 17: Computer Vision Object Detection – Part 1
- Objective: Learn about how does Human vision works and the AI concept of Computer Vision.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches how to Build a model that detects a book using Object Detection blocks 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 activity teaches how to initialize a bounding box using blocks in Pictoblox and find the objects in the given image.
- 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 and explain waste management.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches the advantages of waste management system and the definition of wastes types.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 20: Waste Management System – Part 2
- Objective: Learn about how to Build their own waste management system using PictoBlox and Quarky.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches how to make waste classifying bot, which would be able to classify the solid waste types using Quarky and object detection in PictoBlox.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 21: Speech Recognition
- Objective: Learn about how humans learn to speak and Contrast between human-readable languages and machine-readable languages.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches how to Convert their speech to machine-readable format using the Artificial Intelligence extension in PictoBlox.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 22: Natural Language Processing
- Objective: Learn about how natural language processing works and Grasp the significance of natural language processing in solving real-world problems.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches how to get hands-on experience on creating NLP model using AI blocks in PictBlox.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 23: Home Automation System
- Objective: Learn about what is home automation and advantages & applications of home automation.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches how to Make their own voice recognition-based home automation system using Quarky.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Module 3: Robotics
Lesson 24: Basics of Robot
- Objective: Learn about robotics, general classification of robotics, and some advantages of Robots over Humans and give examples of some robot uses.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches how to connect their Quarky robots wirelessly with the help of Bluetooth, so that the robot can be controlled remotely.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 25: Line Following Robot – Part 1
- Objective: Learn about concept of Line Follower Robot and importance and applications of line-following robots.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches how a color sensor works & observe how infrared radiation is reflected and absorbed by different colors.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 26: Line Following Robot – Part 2
- Objective: Learn about the logic behind Line following robot.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches how to create a line following robot
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 27: Line Following Robot – Part 3
- Objective: Learn about the logic behind Line following robot.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches how to make a Simplified line following robot
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 28: Road Safety with Sign Detection
- Objective: Learn about sign detection, which will lay a foundation for them to build a self-driving car using PictoBlox and Quarky.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches how to write a script to make the Quarky, detect different signs, and say the name of the detected sign.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 29: Quarky as an AI Delivery Bot – Part 1
- Objective: Learn about how do AI delivery robots work, Advantages of AI delivery bot and How does AI make them smart.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches the Applications of AI delivery bots and how to make an AI delivery bot using Quarky?
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
Lesson 30: Quarky as an AI Delivery Bot – Part 2
- Objective: Learn about how AI delivery bots work, and the advantages of AI delivery bots.
- Activity 1: This activity teaches how to Make your own AI delivery bot.
- Mode: Practical (Coding Basics)
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