K-5 Robotics Fulfillment Center Tour

Students gain exposure to the careers of the future to learn how Amazon’s fulfillment system works and meet the real-life engineers who bring the technology to life.

In this tour, students explore the following careers: hardware engineer, software development engineer, systems/solutions engineer.

The 45 minute, interactive tour is aligned to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards. The Teacher Toolkit includes a facilitation guide, worksheets, and other resources to support learning during the tour. Recommended for grades K-5.

The Elementary FC Tour is aligned to the following CSTA standards.

• 1A-CS-01: Select and operate appropriate software to perform a variety of tasks, and recognize that users have different needs and preferences for the technology they use.
• 1A-CS-02: Use appropriate terminology in identifying and describing the function of common physical components of computing systems (hardware).
• 1A-CS-03: Describe basic hardware and software problems using accurate terminology.
• 1A-DA-05: Store, copy, search, retrieve, modify, and delete information using a computing device and define the information stored as data.
• 1A-AP-08: Model daily processes by creating and following algorithms (sets of step-by-step instructions) to complete tasks.
• 1A-AP-11: Decompose (break down) the steps needed to solve a problem into a precise sequence of instructions.
• 1A-AP-12: Develop plans that describe a program’s sequence of events, goals, and expected outcomes.
• 1A-AP-15: Using correct terminology, describe steps taken and choices made during the iterative process of program development.
• 1A-IC-16: Compare how people live and work before and after the implementation or adoption of new computing technology.
• 1B-CS-01: Describe how internal and external parts of computing devices function to form a system.
• 1B-CS-02: Model how computer hardware and software work together as a system to accomplish tasks.
• 1B-CS-03: Determine potential solutions to solve simple hardware and software problems using common troubleshooting strategies.
• 1B-DA-07: Use data to highlight or propose cause-and effect relationships, predict outcomes, or communicate an idea.
• 1B-AP-11: Decompose (break down) problems into smaller, manageable subproblems to facilitate the program development process.
• 1B-IC-18: Discuss computing technologies that have changed the world, and express how those technologies influence, and are influenced by, cultural practices.
• 1B-AP-15: Test and debug (identify and fix errors) a program or algorithm to ensure it runs as intended.

The tour is aligned to the following Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) disciplinary core ideas, crosscutting concepts, and science and engineering practices.

• K-2-ETS1-1 Engineering Design: Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.
• 3-5-ETS1-1 Engineering Design: Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
• 3-5-ETS1-2 Engineering Design: Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
• 3-5-ETS1-3 Engineering Design: Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.

Kahoot!: The fun, game-like tour is available for FREE on Kahoot! to all interested classrooms and families. Students can play each other while learning about Amazon’s fulfillment process. No account required.