📚 Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Syllabus –On

Point Education Centre

🎯 Purpose:
To develop 21st-century learners capable of solving
real-world problems through robotics and AI by
integrating theory with hands-on activities and
project-based learning, targeting key domains such as
STEM, digital transformation, competition
readiness, and cognitive development.

📅 Duration: 2 Academic Terms (can be modified to 1

year, weekly sessions)
 Term 1: Fundamentals & Foundations
 Term 2: Applications, Advanced Projects &
Competitions

🧠 Learning Outcomes (By End of Course):

Students will be able to:
✔️Understand and explain core concepts in robotics and
AI
✔️Design, code, and assemble robotic systems
✔️Apply AI and robotics to real-world problems in
industries
✔️Manage and present robotics competition projects
✔️Think critically and solve complex problems
collaboratively

📘 SYLLABUS STRUCTURE

🔹 TERM 1: FOUNDATIONS & CORE SKILLS

🧩 Unit 1: Introduction to Robotics
 What is robotics?
 History and evolution of robots
 Types of robots (humanoids, autonomous,
industrial, etc.)
 Role of robotics in modern society
Activities:
 Robot trivia game
 Video analysis: “Robots Around the World”
 Sketch and label different robots

⚙️Unit 2: Machines, Microcontrollers &

Automation
 Inputs, outputs, sensors, actuators
 Microcontrollers (e.g., Arduino, Micro:bit)
 Basic electronics & circuits
 Automation and feedback loops
Activities:
  Build a sensor-controlled light system
 Code a traffic light simulation

👾 Unit 3: Fundamentals of Coding & Computational

Thinking
 Algorithms and sequences
 Conditional statements & loops
 Block-based coding (Scratch)
 Transition to text-based coding (Python basics)
Activities:
 Code a robot to follow a line
 Design a maze-solving algorithm

🤖 Unit 4: Artificial Intelligence Basics

 What is AI?
 AI vs. Human Intelligence
 Applications of AI in daily life
 Machine learning (introduction using games &
visuals)
Activities:
 Classify animals using a simple machine learning
model
 Use Google Teachable Machine to train a basic
image classifier
🔹 TERM 2: APPLICATIONS & PROJECTS
🌍 Unit 5: AI & Robotics in Real-World Industries
Sectors & Topics:
 Healthcare (robotic surgery, AI diagnosis)
 Agriculture (drone planting, smart irrigation)
 Mining & Disaster Management (autonomous
rescue bots)
 Education (AI tutors, learning analytics)
 Space Exploration (rovers, satellite AI)
 Manufacturing & Services (automation, smart
assistants)
Activities:
 Case study presentations
 Design a robot to help farmers/teachers/doctors
 Field visit or virtual tour of an AI-integrated
industry (optional)

🧪 Unit 6: AI Tools & Computer Vision

 Image recognition
 Object detection
 Voice assistants
 Ethics in AI and privacy concerns
Activities:
  Train a chatbot
 Build a basic object recognition model
 Debate: “Can Robots Be Trusted?”
🏆 Unit 7: Robotics Competition Project
Management
 Understanding the problem statement
 Research & brainstorming
 Planning and timeline creation
 Robot assembly and prototyping
 Documentation and project reporting
 Presentation skills & teamwork
Capstone Project:
 Prepare a competition-style robotics project
 Teams build and code a working robot to solve a
defined real-world problem
 Submit project plan, report, and demo
📝 Assessment Strategy
Type Description
🔎 Formative Mini-challenges, quizzes, code
Assessments reviews
Robot builds, simulations, team
🛠️Practical Tasks
labs
Explaining systems, pitching
💬 Presentation Tasks
project ideas
Full competition-style project with
🏁 Final Project
rubric
 Type Description
Journal entries/logbooks on
📘 Reflection
AI/robotic learning
🧰 Required Materials & Tools
 Laptops/Tablets with Wi-Fi
 Microcontrollers (Arduino, Micro:bit, or Raspberry
Pi)
 Sensors (ultrasonic, light, temp, etc.)
 Robotics kits (Lego Mindstorms, DIY kits)
 Scratch and Python environments
 Access to AI tools (e.g., Teachable Machine,
chatbots, Vision APIs)

📌 21st Century Skills Embedded

 💡 Critical Thinking
 🤝 Teamwork & Communication
 🔍 Research & Inquiry
 💻 Tech Fluency
 📈 Project Planning & Reporting
📘 Lesson Plan – Unit 1: Introduction to Robotics
Age Group: 10–17
Duration: 2–3 lessons (40–60 mins each)
🎯 Objectives:
 Define robotics and identify real-world
applications.
  Recognize the different types of robots (industrial,
service, medical, space, etc.).
 Understand the history and future of robotics.
🔧 Materials:
 Videos of real robots in action
 Printable worksheets with robot types
 Slides or posters showing robot evolution
 Whiteboard or smart board
🧠 Activities:
1. Brainstorming: What is a robot? Where have you
seen one?
2. Video Tour: Watch a short documentary (e.g.,
"Robots in Our World")
3. Matching Game: Match robots with their
functions
4. Sketch It Out: Design your own future robot
📝 Assessment:
 Exit quiz with multiple choice and short answers
 Robot type classification activity
🧩 Extension:
 Research: “Robots in space or hospitals”
 Create a short presentation on your favourite robot
⚙️Lesson Plan – Unit 2: Machines, Microcontrollers
& Automation
Duration: 3–4 lessons
Objectives:
 Identify inputs, outputs, and sensors
 Understand what a microcontroller is and how it
works
 Build simple circuits and automation tasks
Materials:
 Arduino kits or Micro:bits
 Breadboards, wires, sensors (LEDs, buzzers)
 Battery packs or laptops
Activities:
1. Microcontroller Tour: Demo of inputs and
outputs
2. Hands-On Lab: Blink an LED using
Micro:bit/Arduino
3. Group Task: Build a basic light-sensing circuit
4. Connect It Game: Match sensor → action (e.g.,
temperature → fan)
Assessment:
 Successfully connect and code an LED
 Oral check-in: “What does a sensor do?”
Extension:
 Add a button or sound sensor to control an LED or
buzzer
👾 Lesson Plan – Unit 3: Coding & Computational
Thinking
Duration: 3–4 lessons
Objectives:
 Understand algorithms, loops, conditions
 Use block-based coding (Scratch or MakeCode)
 Transition to Python basics
Materials:
 Computers/tablets
 Scratch or MakeCode environment
 Python IDE (e.g., Thonny)
Activities:
1. Block Logic Challenge: Drag-and-drop maze code
2. Code the Bot: Make a sprite or bot move/respond
3. Translate It: Turn Scratch code into simple
Python
4. Debug-a-thon: Fix a broken code snippet
Assessment:
 Code a “dance” or light pattern using logic
 Write or explain a small algorithm
Extension:
 Code a calculator or password checker in Python
🤖 Lesson Plan – Unit 4: Artificial Intelligence Basics
Duration: 2–3 lessons
Objectives:
 Define AI and list where it’s used
 Understand difference between AI and human
thinking
 Explore machine learning concepts
Materials:
 Slides or videos
 Google Teachable Machine
 AI game apps or simulations
Activities:
1. True or False: AI vs Human
2. AI Match: Match job/task to AI tool
3. Hands-On: Use Teachable Machine to train a
model
4. Discussion: Should robots think like humans?
Assessment:
 Define AI in your own words
 Complete a table showing AI uses in real life
Extension:
 Create a poster “5 Smart Things AI Can Do”
🌍 Lesson Plan – Unit 5: AI & Robotics in Real-
World Industries
Duration: 3–4 lessons
Objectives:
 Identify how AI and robotics are applied in key
industries
 Compare impact in different sectors
 Brainstorm solutions to local problems using
robotics
Materials:
 Case study handouts
 Video clips (AI in farming, mining, surgery, etc.)
 Poster paper
Activities:
1. Industry Circles: Students rotate to different
sector tables
2. Mini Presentations: “Robots that Help Humans”
3. Design Lab: Create a robot to solve a problem in
your community
4. Quiz Game: Match robot → industry
Assessment:
 Poster or oral presentation
 Write how robotics could improve agriculture or
education
Extension:
  Interview someone in a tech-related field (live or
virtual)

🧠 Lesson Plan – Unit 6: AI Tools & Computer

Vision
Duration: 2–3 lessons
Objectives:
 Use AI tools like chatbots, vision APIs
 Understand ethical issues in AI
 Experiment with image/voice recognition
Materials:
 Laptops with internet
 Google Vision API or PictoBlox
 Ethics worksheet
Activities:
1. Train a Chatbot using a free platform
2. Vision Demo: Use a webcam to detect objects
3. Ethics Debate: “Should AI be used in schools?”
4. Case Card Game: Decide if the AI use is safe or
risky
Assessment:
 Complete “Good AI vs Bad AI” chart
 Explain how an AI tool works
Extension:
  Create a basic chatbot about your school

🏆 Lesson Plan – Unit 7: Robotics Competition

Project
Duration: 4–6 lessons (can be stretched over 4–6
weeks)
Objectives:
 Apply full design thinking to create a robot
 Practice research, teamwork, documentation,
reporting
 Build a robot to solve a challenge
Materials:
 Full robotics kits
 Project journal templates
 Poster boards & timers
Activities:
1. Challenge Brief: Understand the problem
2. Plan & Sketch: Use planning sheets
3. Build & Test: Code, test, improve robot
4. Prepare Report: Document process & solution
5. Team Pitch: Present to judges or classmates
Assessment:
 Rubric for build quality, innovation, teamwork, and
presentation
  Project report submission
 Peer feedback session
Extension:
 Submit to local or international robotics
competition