Teaching Robotics: A Practical Roadmap for Educators

Transform your classroom with a proven, award-winning robotics program that develops the exact skills your students need for their future—no prior robotics experience required.

Why This Book?
This isn’t just another robotics resource. It’s a complete blueprint developed and refined across multiple schools, year levels, and student populations. Whether you’re teaching your first robotics lesson or looking to elevate your existing program, this book guides you step-by-step through a three-phase journey that transforms not just what students learn, but how they think about challenges, collaboration, and their own capabilities.

The Approach That Works
Students don’t just “learn coding”—they become mission-critical problem-solvers. Through an engaging jungle rescue scenario, students develop robotics skills while experiencing the excitement of game-based challenges. This approach naturally cultivates innovation, complex problem-solving, creativity, critical thinking, and genuine collaboration—the dispositions that define success in an unpredictable future.

What Makes This Program Different?

-Self-paced missions with built-in differentiation: Regular and advanced levels ensure every student is appropriately challenged

–Peer marking systems: Students become mentors, deepening their own understanding while supporting classmates

–Real-world applications: From basic training to community showcases, students see the purpose behind their learning

–Teacher-friendly: Designed for educators learning alongside their students—expertise not required

The Three-Phase Journey

Phase 1: Basic Training & Jungle Rescue – Students master fundamental robotics and coding through 20 progressive missions, culminating in an authentic obstacle course challenge.
Phase 2: Sumo Challenge – Focus shifts to sophisticated engineering, 3D design, and complex programming as students compete in whole-school and inter-school competitions.
Phase 3: Community Showcase – Students design and create STEM projects addressing real-world issues, presenting to audiences of thousands and experiencing TED-style presentations.

What’s Included

✓ Comprehensive implementation guide: Equipment requirements, classroom management strategies, assessment approaches, and troubleshooting solutions

✓ 20 structured missions: Carefully sequenced to build skills progressively, with clear objectives and success criteria for ages 8-13

✓ Complete building instructions: SunnyCoaster robot and Sandman designs optimised for learning

✓ Student workbook materials: Ready-to-use mission sheets with regular and advanced challenges

✓ Differentiation strategies: Support struggling learners while extending advanced students

✓ Award-winning insights: Practical wisdom from an educator recognised internationally for robotics education excellence

Who This Is For

• Primary and secondary teachers introducing robotics for the first time
• Educators wanting to scale their existing robotics program
• STEM coordinators building whole-school robotics culture
• Teachers running lunchtime clubs or after-school programs
• Anyone passionate about developing future-ready skills in students

Evidence of Impact
This program has been rigorously tested and measured. Schools implementing this approach have seen significant academic gains across Mathematics, Science, and Technology, alongside transformative cultural shifts where students become self-directed learners, girls lead competition teams, and robotics becomes a celebrated part of school identity.

From an Award-Winning Educator
Developed by a recipient of the 2019 Peter Doherty Award for outstanding contribution to STEM education and speaker at i-Educate and the International Conference on Robotics and Automation. This resource distils years of classroom refinement into an immediately actionable format.

Start Your Robotics Journey Today
Your students are capable of achieving remarkable things. This book gives you everything you need to help them discover that for themselves.

Compatible with LEGO MINDSTORMS and LEGO SPIKE Prime robotics kits. Suitable for ages 8-13 years.