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Rise of the Robots

Machines are becoming more and more human. Are we ready?

By Allison Friedman
From the February 2019 Issue
Featured Skill: Vocabulary and Grammar,
Common Core Standards
  • Anchor Standards
    L.4, L.5, L.6
  • Grade 4
    L.4.4, L.4.5, L.4.6
  • Grade 5
    L.5.4, L.5.5, L.5.6
  • Grade 6
    L.6.4, L.6.5, L.6.6
TEKS Standards
  • Grade 4
    4.2a, b, d, e
  • Grade 5
    5.2a, b, d, e
  • Grade 6
    6.2a, b, d, e

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Further Reading

Strengthen the article’s STEM connection with this fun, photo-packed book about all things robotics. Don’t be surprised if it inspires your students to start tinkering on robo-friends of their own!

Watch Fred in Action

You have to see super-realistic robots to believe them. This short video introduces Fred, the humanlike ‘bot featured in our article, and the company that made him.

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In the article "Rise of the Robots," find four verbs that mean to make, two adjectives that mean fake; made by humans, and one noun that means people who design or make machines. Then write a paragraph using at least three of them.

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