Real-World Robots

Mastery Evidence

• Describe what a robot is (a machine that follows instructions to do a task)
• Name at least three real robots and what they do
• Explain that robots are not alive and do not have feelings — they follow instructions people wrote

Assessment Prompt

“If [child] saw a robot vacuum cleaner, could they explain how it's different from a person cleaning — that it follows instructions rather than thinking for itself?”