Classroom Resource

Robotics in Medicine

Subject Area

Digital Literacy and Computer Science

Grade(s)

5, 6, 7

Overview

In this video from SciTech Now, learn how robotics is changing today's medical landscape. Robotic instruments are used to help surgeons perform ultra-precise surgeries, sometimes even replacing the surgeon! Bionic limbs are used to help paralyzed patients stand and walk again, improving the patients’ health and spirit. It’s an exciting time to be in the robotic engineering field, as these medical bots continue to improve. This video can be played during a lesson on exploring and predicting how advances in computing technologies affect job-opportunities and/or processes now and in the future.

See the "Designing a Robotic Instrument" handout and sample answers in the Support Materials section for a hands-on activity to get students engaged with the design process and robotic engineering in relation to medicine and human anatomy.

Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 5

DLCS18.5.15

Explore and predict how advances in computing technologies affect job opportunities and/or processes now and in the future.

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Vocabulary

  • predict
  • advances
  • computing technologies
  • processes

Knowledge

Students know:
  • advances in computing technologies can affect job opportunities positively and negatively.
  • advances in computing technology have affected current processes as well as those in the future.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • identify and discuss how advances in computing technologies affect job opportunities
  • identify and discuss how advances in computing technologies affect processes now and in the future

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • with new computing advances, job opportunities can change.
  • advances in computing technologies affect processes now and in the future.
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 6

DLCS18.6.15

Identify emerging technologies in computing.

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Knowledge

Students know:
  • how to research for emerging technologies.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • gather information about new products.
  • share information in a legal and responsible way.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • technology is ever
  • changing.
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 7

DLCS18.7.14

Discuss current events related to emerging technologies in computing and the effects such events have on individuals and the global society.

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Knowledge

Students know:
  • all technologies impact society in some way.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • identify impacts of emerging technologies.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • emerging technologies can have both positive and negative impacts to societies (Ex: a technology can improve efficiency but reduce the number of jobs available).
Link to Resource
https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/stn15.sci.stem.biorobotic/robotics-i…

CR Resource Type

Audio/Video

Resource Provider

PBS
Accessibility

Accessibility

Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles
License

License Type

CUSTOM

Custom License Type (URL)

https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/help/terms-of-use/

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