Etiqueta: Education

Earth Day with Dash

Celebrate Earth Day by turning Dash into your class’s eco‑hero with these hands‑on coding challenges that bring recycling, plant power, clean‑up missions, the water cycle, and wildlife rescue to life. Each activity weaves environmental science and block‑based programming into a fun, meaningful experience for young learners. 1. Recycle Relay (Gripper Kit) Objective: Teach students about […]

Celebrar o Mês Nacional da Poesia com Dash

Poetry and Coding? You Bet. April is National Poetry Month—a perfect time to celebrate language and creativity in your classroom. In the two lesson plans featured here, your students won’t just read and write poems: they’ll also program a Dash robot to bring those poetic lines to life. By merging verse analysis with hands-on coding, […]

Dizer as horas com o traço

Looking for a hands-on way to bring time-telling to life for your elementary school students? In this engaging lesson, your students will join forces with Dash to draw analog clocks on a whiteboard mat, depicting different times. Learners will practice telling time in hours, half-hours, and even minutes. Not only will they sharpen their time-telling […]

10 Inspiring Books Featuring Female STEM Pioneers

In celebration of Women’s History Month, we’re casting a spotlight on 10 inspiring female pioneers who broke barriers and laid the groundwork for future generations of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. These narratives, rich in perseverance, intellect, and the relentless pursuit of discovery, not only educate but inspire while showcasing the indelible impact […]

They’re Playin’ Dash-ketball: Get Ready for March Madness!

It’s that time of year again! March Madness is about to begin and Dash is getting in on the action with a basket ball challenge that kids love. If you’d like teach important measurement skills while students are having fun with Dash and the launcher, download our free lesson plan: Dash’s Basketball Challenge: Measurement. In […]

From Slalom to Snowballs: Winter Olympic STEM Challenges with Dash

The Winter Olympics are here, and that can only mean one thing in your classroom… it’s time for Dash to go for gold. 🥇 In this special collection of Winter Olympic–inspired Dash activities, students won’t just learn about the Games… they’ll engineer them. They’ll design courses, choreograph robot routines, build accessories, and solve real coding […]

Programado para a amizade: Celebrar o Dia dos Namorados com o Dash

Make collaboration, kindness, and coding the heart of your Valentine’s Day celebration! Downloadable Dash Valentines Print out a special set of Dash-themed valentines for students to share with their classmates.  You could even turn valentine delivery into a coding challenge. Suit up Dash with a DIY Gripper or Bulldozer attachment, and have students code Dash […]

Celebrate International Lego Day with Dash

Build, Code, and Create a Robot Petting Zoo 🧱🤖🐾 January 28 is International LEGO Day, and we’re celebrating with an activity that puts creativity front and center—where students decide what to build, how it looks, and how it behaves. By combining LEGO® building with Dash and a classroom-tested coding lesson, students can design and program […]

20+ Actividades de inverno MARAVILHOSAS para o Dash

Coding in a Winter Wonderland There are many ways to reinforce physical coding and applied robotics during this holiday season. You can use these winter wonderland ideas as morning warm-ups or for Friday free time, or you can create rotation stations to tackle them all at once during a classroom celebration. Pick and choose your […]

Lesson Plan: Dash the Thankful Turkey

🦃 Activity Title: Dash the Thankful Turkey Objective: Students will program “Dash the Turkey” to travel around a mat, stopping at spaces to share things they’re thankful for. Materials: Dash robot Sketch Mat or any coding mat (can also tape a grid on the floor) 4–6 “Thankful Spot” cards (one per square you choose) Paper […]