Learn about the many different types of work robots can do, by finding examples in one’s classroom, home, and community. Begin to form a general definition of robots. Consider how robots of the future may be used in one’s community.

Examine the role of rules in our daily lives. Explore the impact of rules on family, the environment, and school. Think critically about the difference between rules for some and rules for all.

Investigate different ways that humans have used and manipulated resources from the natural world to meet their community’s needs. Develop a definition of what it means for something to be “natural” or “made by humans.” Create a mobile that illustrates some of the ways that humans affect and use a particular natural resource (plant or animal) within a specific habitat and/or community.

Make connections between hypothetical scenarios and real-life experiences by role playing as a fictional character, meeting new and unfamiliar people from a different world. Create an imagined avatar that is like oneself, but also adapted to a different environment and society. Think critically about the challenges that might be faced by people from two different worlds meeting for the first time. Draw from real world technology and ideas to design tools or devices that would support harmonious interaction between these characters. Think about how these imagined tools, if invented, could help future generations.

Develop a foundational understanding of the concept of “equality” and make personal connections to an equality-related challenge (e.g., selecting a toy or career path based on personal interest) faced by a group within the community. Write a first-person narrative that advocates for a proposed solution or change from the perspective of an individual facing constraints on their choices, due to them being different from others in the same situation.

Think critically about the qualities that define a good leader, consider which of these qualities are important in different scenarios, and identify qualities of leadership in oneself. Select and apply qualities they feel are important to create a profile of a new leader for a local band of comic book heroes working to solve a problem in their community.