Key Stages: 1 - 2

Description

7 discs.

A collection of programmes, clips and films on the topic of robots.

Boxed set includes:

Teacher notes - detailed disc contents and useful weblinks.

Robots, 2005, U - Animated feature film. Rodney Copperbottom is an inventor who travels to Robot City to sell his ideas to the tycoon Big Weld.

The Iron Giant, 1999, U - Animated feature based on the story by Ted Hughes. A young boy discovers a huge metal robot in the forest near his home.

Short Circuit, 1986, PG - Lighthearted comedy in which an $11 million military robot becomes energised by a freak power overload.

Little Robots (13 episodes, CBeebies) - Stop-frame animation about Tiny and his Little Robot friends, who create their own world from the scrapheap on which they find themselves abandoned.

Robots clips - A selection of short clips showing how robots are used in the home, factories and in space.

Big Hero 6, 2014, PG - Visually striking animation following a youthful science prodigy and his giant inflatable robot.

We make every effort to ensure resources are appropriate for school use, however please watch prior to use to ensure suitability for your class.