Is using Robotics in the classroom justifiable?

STEM education still holds one of the most important positions among the various genres of education. This could partly be attributed to the fact that most high-paying jobs are awarded to candidates from STEM fields. Even schools can be assumed as driving factors towards this purported tilt towards STEM. Many efforts are undertaken by schools to bring effective STEM education for middle-school and high school students, but research shows that introducing STEM early plays a key role in cognitive development and interest in the subjects later on. Much of math and science courses in schools are theoretical, and elementary school teachers are paving the way to look for engaging ways to bring STEM to life in their classrooms.

Robotics in the classroom:

In elementary school, students are learn with their eyes and hands – drawing, molding, and manipulating objects. They slowly transition from the process of manipulating objects to learning more about them by reading. 

To help with the same, teachers focus on inquiry-based learning to make these subjects comprehensible and interesting for students. This method of training helps teachers provide students with facts that they can assimilate. However, this way of training has its own shortcomings. Students who may be found wanting in cognitive skills may find it hard to visualize hard concepts in STEM such as Physics and electronics which happen in environs that are not easy imaginable. 

Using a fun platform such as robotics in these subjects would allow teachers to make curricular connections. This would allow them to justify teaching subjects like computer science, a subject that is currently required in only a handful of regions.Robotics makes it easy to learn such subjects

In such an environment, using robotics kits would be ideal. Although choosing the ideal kits should be a task onto itself. Not all robotics kits require many hours of building to get started, and others work right out of the box. Some robotics kits are just about plug and play. They work right out the box and do not actually have a construction theme behind them. Such kits defeat the purpose of learning.

This is where Kidobotikz kits come into play. In developing our kits we prioritized ease-of use-and created a learning scheme that is the right mix of fun and learning. This we kids are both entertained and engaged by the learning process.

Happy roboting!