Duration: 30 minutes
SPIRIT Skills:
- Empathy
- Emotional awareness, regulation and communication
Brief Description:
Each group presents their robot to the rest of the class. They explain the emotion scenario they worked on, show how their robot is designed to respond empathetically, and act out the 7 scene using their prototype. The class observes and may ask questions or offer feedback.
How does this develop particular SPIRIT skills
- Encourages articulation of emotional understanding
- Promotes appreciation of others’ perspectives and creative solutions.
What do we want to achieve regarding SPIRIT skill development (student understanding and/or behaviour)?
- Students will articulate their understanding of empathy in their own words
- They will observe and learn from peers’ interpretations of emotional needs
- They will strengthen confidence in presenting ideas and listening actively.
Academic/Curriculum Objective connection
- Oral presentation and storytelling skills
- Design thinking communication
- Social-emotional learning and reflective practice.
Materials and tools needed for implementation
- Robot prototype
- Scenario card
- Any visual aids or drawings the team prepared
Preparation notes
- Give each group a set amount of time and a simple structure (e.g., 1 min scenario, 1 min robot, 1–2 min demo)
- Coach students on how to listen respectfully and ask meaningful questions
- Encourage applause and positive comments after each presentation.
Guided Questions
- What made your robot a good friend in this situation?
- How does your robot show it understands emotions?
- Did anything surprise you about how your group worked together?
- What would you add or change if you could improve your robot?
Stage Debriefing Questions (Optional)
- Which robot responses felt the most comforting or useful?
- What did you notice about how different groups approached the same emotion?
Tips and Tricks for dealing with stage challenges
- Support shy students by letting them share smaller parts of the presentation
- If a group is struggling, help them prepare a script or key points
- Keep presentations on time to allow all groups to present.