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EYFS Activities: Let's explore… robots

Robots play a part in many aspects of our lives and are a fun learning topic, explains Marianne Sargent

Our lives are inextricably linked to and in many ways controlled by technology. Robots play a large part in our everyday existence, working behind the scenes to provide a whole range of services and products that we take for granted on a daily basis. Plan a topic on robots to introduce children to the benefits of technology, robotics and modern engineering, while having a little bit of fun along the way.

ROBOTS IN LIFE

Unfortunately, there are no up-to-date children's information books about the role of robots in our everyday lives. Possibly the most recent is the Discover Science title Robots by Belinda Weber and Clive Gifford (Kingfisher, 2011). But you can find photos online to create a slide show of examples of how robots make our lives easier. For example:

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