If you liked Robot Pet...

If your class had fun completing the I am Your Robot Pet activity then keep their interest going with these fun activities. Capture their imagination and further their understanding about the needs of animals. 

Robot companion

Children chose a pet, and design a robot companion that meets this animal's needs. Start by explaining what functions the robot companion has to meet the animal's needs, and consider whether there are needs that only a human can meet. Then, either:

• Write an imaginative story or comic strip about a pet with a companion robot and a human friend, and how the pet feels about them both.
   
• Create posters, film and advert, draw, paint or write an instruction manual for their robot companion, including information about how to meet the real pet's needs.

Adopt a human

Imagine that instead of humans choosing pets, pets can choose the humans they want to live with. What sort of owner would the pet choose to make sure their needs are met? Then, either:

• Design adverts from a pet who is seeking a new owner, including information about how their needs can be met
   
• Write an imaginative story or comic strip about a pet searching for a new human owner