Maqueen Lab // Lesson Plans

8 print-ready A4 lessons — one per Lab
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Each lesson plan below is a self-contained A4 print-friendly brief for one Lab. Hit the 💾 PDF button on any lesson page to save a clean A4 single-page copy. Standards are pre-mapped (FR Cycle 3/4 + NGSS + CCSS-M + CSTA) — copy-paste directly into your lesson record.

For the cross-cutting standards index, year-long unit progression, and 4-hour workshop schedule, see the Curriculum mapping.

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Joystick Lab

joystick-lab.md · A4 · 45 min

Drive a real robot with a virtual stick. Cause→effect, vector inputs, parking challenge.

8-1245 minFR Cycle 3
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Distance Lab

distance-lab.md · A4 · 45 min

Live ultrasonic sensing. Sensor → number, time-of-flight, ±1 cm parking precision.

9-1345 minNGSS waves
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Music Lab

music-lab.md · A4 · 40 min

Frequency = pitch, duration = rhythm. Sequence Twinkle Twinkle, layer a beat.

7-1240 minFR Musique
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Servo Lab

servo-lab.md · A4 · 45 min

PWM = analog control. Calibrate ±5°, record a 5-step choreography, play it back.

8-1345 minCCSS-M angles
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IR Lab

ir-lab.md · A4 · 40 min

Invisible light + coded keys. Map your own remote bindings; predict line sensors.

10-1340 minFR Phys-Chim
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Lights Lab

lights-lab.md · A4 · 40 min

Additive RGB. Paint 4 NeoPixels, build a 6-step animation loop, discuss accessibility.

7-1240 minCSTA loops
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Vision Lab

vision-lab.md · A4 · 50 min

Drive with your face/pose. Discuss AI limits, privacy, and bias — all processed in-browser.

11-1450 minEMI / AI
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Co-Pilot Lab

copilot-lab.md · A4 · 45 min

Voice commands. Design your own grammar; explore where speech recognition breaks.

11-1445 minCSTA decompose