“The alignment with NGSS supports the work that we are trying to implement and is where we are finding the support and connection to build authentic connections to curriculum.”

- Maureen Smith, K-12 Science Instructional Support Specialist at Broome Tioga BOCES, NY & UBTECH Early Innovator

With the Golf Club robot, students program the robot’s servo to swing. This robot provides a hands-on way for students to learn the concepts of force and motion. Students continuously test and modify their robotics design to make their golf club swing with greater power, precision, and accuracy.

“UKITs put more of the lead into the hands of the students. It really allows me to SEE them in the process of problem-solving and creativity. I like how much of the process is student-led.”

- Lee Ann Carnell, STEAM Teacher at Metro Nashville Public Schools, TN & UBTECH Early Innovator

With the Grabber robot, students learn how to program a servo to make their robot grab objects successfully. This robot helps students gain real-world context to life sciences by using the Grabber robot to mimic the beak of a red-shouldered hawk!

The Dinosaur robot introduces a greater challenge for students as they program multiple servos to make their robot walk. Students use their dinosaur project to understand how robots can help evaluate conditions too dangerous for humans and support search-and-rescue efforts.