Teacher Resources
Sharks That Walk, Robots That Remember, and a Baseball Big Win
Pre-Watch Hook
"Can you think of a time you had to remember where you had been (like in a maze, store, or game), and what strategy helped you not get lost? "
Ask the class before hitting play to activate prior knowledge.
Main Takeaway
"Careful design, discovery, and practice help people solve problems—whether building smarter robots, identifying new animals, or working as a team in sports."
engineers
Definition: People who design and build things to solve problems.
"Engineers might design a tiny robot that can explore a dark pipe and still find its way back out."
memory
Definition: The ability to store and remember information.
"If a robot has good memory, it can remember the turns it took and avoid going in circles."
species
Definition: A group of living things that are very similar and can have babies like them.
"Scientists can discover a new species in the ocean and write down what makes it different from other animals."
championship
Definition: A special contest that decides which team is the best after many games.
"The team practiced hard all season so they could stay calm and focused during the championship."
